Kelly Tripucka 
#1 SF | 6-6, 227lbs | Lakers | Experience: 1 year
Born: 2/16/1959 (24) | College: Notre Dame

 Attributes
  INS JPS FT 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA  
 Current: 95 45 84 65 48 42 48 18 36 41 61 16 76 59 90 91  
 Potential: A C A B C C C D D C B F          
 Health: Good
 Status: Active Roster

 Contract
  1982  1983  1984  1985  1986  1987  1988  1989 
 Value: $73,096  $81,656  $90,876  $0  $0  $0  $0  $0 
 Option: None  None  Rookie  None  None  None  None  None 
 Bird Years: 1                

 Season Averages
 Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 1982 NPSBL LAL 82 82 34.6 22.9 1.7 2.4 4.5 3.1 1.47 0.9 0.1 3.8 .515 .828 .292  
 1981 NPSBL LAL 77 14 32.5 22.9 1.8 2.6 3.3 2.9 1.13 1.2 0.1 3.9 .528 .831 .345  
 Career     159 96 33.6 22.9 1.7 2.5 3.9 3.0 1.31 1.0 0.1 3.9 .521 .829 .313  

 Shooting Averages
 Season LGE TEAM FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% INM INA IN% JSM JSA JS% 3PM 3PA 3P%  
 1982 NPSBL LAL 7.8 15.2 .515 6.9 8.3 .828 5.9 9.0 .651 1.6 5.1 .321 0.3 1.1 .292  
 1981 NPSBL LAL 7.6 14.4 .528 7.5 9.0 .831 5.7 8.9 .647 1.6 4.9 .337 0.2 0.7 .345  
 Career     7.7 14.8 .521 7.2 8.6 .829 5.8 8.9 .649 1.6 5.0 .329 0.3 0.9 .313  

 Season Totals
 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 1982 82 82 2836 643 1249 564 681 26 89 1876 143 337 370 74 251 74 10 314 212 
 1981 77 14 2499 587 1112 574 691 19 55 1767 135 338 255 90 226 90 9 300 200 
 Career 159 96 5335 1230 2361 1138 1372 45 144 3643 278 675 625 164 477 164 19 614 412 

 Efficiency
 Season LGE TEAM TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF  
 1982 NPSBL LAL .606 1.50 17.1 11.6 27.0 5.6 7.5 6.6 21.3 458.2 15.3 2.6 108.3 104.6  
 1981 NPSBL LAL .624 1.59 13.4 11.9 27.6 6.3 9.4 7.9 23.2 437.0 14.6 2.6 110.0 105.6  
 Career     .615 1.54 15.4 11.7 27.3 5.9 8.4 7.2 22.2 895.3 29.8 2.6 109.1 105.1  

 Playoff Averages
 Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 1982 NPSBL LAL 7 7 37.7 23.9 2.3 3.0 4.0 3.1 1.27 2.0 0.1 4.0 .496 .814 .200  
 Career     7 7 37.7 23.9 2.3 3.0 4.0 3.1 1.27 2.0 0.1 4.0 .496 .814 .200  

 Playoff Shooting
 Season LGE TEAM FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% INM INA IN% JSM JSA JS% 3PM 3PA 3P%  
 1982 NPSBL LAL 8.4 17.0 .496 6.9 8.4 .814 6.6 9.6 .687 1.7 6.7 .255 0.1 0.7 .200  
 Career     8.4 17.0 .496 6.9 8.4 .814 6.6 9.6 .687 1.7 6.7 .255 0.1 0.7 .200  

 Playoff Totals
 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 1982 7 7 264 59 119 48 59 1 5 167 16 37 28 14 22 14 1 28 -30 
 Career 7 7 264 59 119 48 59 1 5 167 16 37 28 14 22 14 1 28 -30 

 Playoff Efficiency
 Season LGE TEAM TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF  
 1982 NPSBL LAL .579 1.40 14.4 11.3 27.0 7.0 9.1 8.0 16.1 21.9 0.7 -4.3 106.6 111.9  
 Career     .579 1.40 14.4 11.3 0.0 7.0 9.1 8.0 16.1 21.9 0.7 -4.3 106.6 111.9  

 College Averages
 Season TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 1980 - 35 0 32.2 17.6 2.1 3.9 4.2 1.5 2.72 1.8 0.3 2.2 .466 .813 .200  
 Total   35 0 32.2 17.6 2.1 3.9 4.2 1.5 2.72 1.8 0.3 2.2 .466 .813 .200  

 College Totals
 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 1980 35 0 1126 229 491 157 193 1 5 616 73 208 147 64 54 64 9 78 0 
 Career 35 0 1126 229 491 157 193 1 5 616 73 208 147 64 54 64 9 78 0 

 Career Highs
 Type PTS OREB REB AST STL BLK TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA  
 Season 45 5 9 13 4 2 9 15 27 17 22 2 5  
 Playoff 39 6 8 6 5 1 6 15 24 14 16 1 2  
 Career 46 6 13 13 5 2 9 16 31 20 22 3 5  

 Game Logs
 Date Opp W/L MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS ORB REB AST TO STL BLK PF +/-
 10/20 UTA W 17 3 5 0 0 1 1 7 1 2 3 1 0 0 4 18
 10/22 UTA L 41 9 15 5 5 0 0 23 1 6 2 3 3 0 6 1
 10/23 HOU W 32 9 11 1 2 1 1 20 1 4 2 3 2 0 4 13
 10/25 CLE L 39 6 13 5 6 0 2 17 1 7 3 2 1 0 4 -6
 10/29 ATL W 30 11 17 8 9 1 2 31 1 3 3 2 2 0 2 37
 10/31 CHI W 34 3 8 2 2 0 0 8 1 5 2 4 0 0 2 9
 11/3 GSW L 40 6 15 4 4 0 2 16 0 3 1 4 0 0 4 -7
 11/4 SEA L 39 6 10 0 0 0 0 12 1 4 5 4 0 0 5 -9
 11/8 SEA L 35 5 15 8 10 1 2 19 0 2 7 1 0 0 3 -5
 11/11 HOU W 42 9 16 2 3 0 2 20 1 1 6 3 1 0 4 13
 11/12 DET W 38 3 8 7 10 0 1 13 0 3 13 0 1 0 4 23
 11/15 DAL W 36 15 22 1 2 0 2 31 2 4 3 3 1 0 4 -1
 11/16 SDC W 39 9 15 4 6 0 0 22 1 2 6 1 0 0 1 18
 11/18 CHI W 33 7 17 12 14 0 2 26 0 4 2 6 2 1 3 5
 11/19 DEN W 35 5 16 9 10 0 2 19 3 7 3 6 2 0 5 -12
 11/21 PHX W 35 6 14 3 3 0 3 15 3 4 1 2 1 0 4 9
 11/23 PHI W 41 12 19 8 10 0 0 32 4 7 8 3 0 0 5 24
 11/24 PHI W 40 7 15 4 4 0 0 18 2 3 6 6 3 2 3 1
 11/27 DET W 41 6 17 10 11 0 0 22 2 5 3 3 1 0 4 23
 11/28 CLE L 33 4 10 4 4 0 1 12 2 3 7 8 1 1 4 -30
 12/1 POR L 40 15 27 13 13 2 2 45 1 4 5 4 1 0 4 -9
 12/2 PHX L 42 8 19 8 9 1 2 25 0 4 5 2 2 1 3 -11
 12/5 SAS L 17 3 6 2 2 1 1 9 1 3 0 3 0 0 4 -12
 12/6 POR L 39 6 21 3 3 1 1 16 0 2 4 2 0 0 4 -30
 12/8 NYK W 37 11 20 11 11 1 1 34 0 4 3 2 0 0 1 15
 12/10 MIL L 37 10 15 8 13 0 0 28 4 6 5 1 1 0 4 1
 12/12 PHX L 43 13 25 6 10 0 1 32 0 3 5 4 4 1 4 -3
 12/14 SEA L 24 6 10 6 6 0 1 18 0 3 1 3 0 1 4 -8
 12/16 DEN L 27 6 15 3 6 0 0 15 1 3 1 3 2 0 5 -26
 12/19 DAL L 44 9 16 9 12 0 2 27 4 4 8 4 3 0 4 -8
 12/21 POR L 40 10 19 5 5 0 1 25 0 2 4 9 4 0 5 -15
 12/22 SDC L 41 8 20 6 7 0 2 22 3 9 7 4 0 0 5 -11
 12/24 POR L 36 10 19 7 9 0 1 27 2 5 5 3 0 0 4 -7
 12/26 NJN L 12 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 4 -17
 12/27 UTA W 24 4 7 6 6 0 0 14 0 2 4 5 0 0 3 17
 12/30 SDC W 35 5 9 16 17 1 1 27 2 5 5 2 1 0 4 18
 12/31 SAS W 41 15 20 6 8 0 1 36 3 6 7 1 1 0 3 18
 1/3 CLE L 38 7 16 7 9 0 1 21 1 4 5 4 1 0 4 12
 1/5 HOU W 38 6 12 4 4 0 2 16 2 6 9 0 1 0 2 13
 1/7 SEA W 25 3 5 3 3 0 0 9 1 1 7 1 0 0 5 21
 1/9 HOU L 42 13 27 3 3 1 3 30 4 5 6 3 1 0 4 -17
 1/11 SEA W 36 8 24 11 11 0 1 27 2 3 3 2 1 0 0 17
 1/12 DEN W 41 9 14 12 15 0 0 30 1 4 4 2 2 0 2 13
 1/15 UTA W 22 5 13 6 6 0 0 16 3 6 2 1 0 0 4 6
 1/16 GSW L 40 8 18 12 13 0 0 28 3 6 3 3 0 0 5 -8
 1/18 SAS W 45 10 22 15 21 0 0 35 3 5 5 5 1 0 4 12
 1/20 GSW L 42 8 18 6 6 1 3 23 1 3 2 1 2 0 3 -19
 1/22 KCK W 49 6 18 17 22 0 0 29 5 9 7 9 1 0 3 1
 1/23 PHX W 21 6 13 3 4 0 0 15 0 3 3 2 0 0 6 12
 1/27 SAS L 26 8 12 6 8 0 0 22 1 3 2 6 0 0 6 3
 1/28 WAS W 40 7 14 13 14 0 0 27 1 9 2 0 1 0 4 11
 1/31 CHI W 40 6 12 16 20 0 2 28 2 6 3 3 3 0 3 31
 2/1 DAL W 27 5 11 6 8 0 0 16 0 3 3 4 0 0 4 16
 2/3 IND W 32 9 14 4 6 0 0 22 1 3 8 1 3 0 3 36
 2/6 HOU W 36 10 15 5 6 0 0 25 1 5 1 5 0 0 2 25
 2/7 WAS W 39 13 21 9 10 1 5 36 3 4 2 6 1 0 6 7
 2/9 GSW L 30 9 15 4 5 2 3 24 1 2 2 6 0 0 5 -15
 2/10 BOS L 13 4 7 0 0 0 0 8 1 2 4 0 0 1 5 -5
 2/11 ROO W 10 2 4 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 -9
 2/15 PHX W 44 10 16 11 12 0 0 31 1 3 9 1 0 0 3 3
 2/16 NYK W 36 9 15 7 13 0 0 25 3 4 6 5 1 0 3 0
 2/18 SDC L 31 5 14 7 12 0 1 17 3 5 4 3 1 0 1 -26
 2/20 KCK W 24 7 10 4 5 1 3 19 1 1 6 2 0 0 5 3
 2/22 NJN W 40 6 9 15 17 1 2 28 0 2 10 1 1 0 3 8
 2/26 KCK L 39 10 25 3 5 1 2 24 4 5 5 1 1 0 4 -17
 2/27 SAS L 22 6 11 6 6 0 1 18 3 4 1 0 0 0 5 1
 3/3 SEA L 27 4 7 7 8 0 0 15 1 5 5 2 0 0 3 -20
 3/5 GSW L 12 1 3 2 2 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 5 -3
 3/7 UTA W 36 13 19 4 4 0 1 30 0 2 8 4 0 0 2 13
 3/8 SDC W 34 12 21 1 2 2 4 27 3 6 4 3 0 0 4 20
 3/12 UTA L 41 10 20 17 17 0 0 37 4 9 8 4 0 0 6 9
 3/13 POR W 40 8 19 7 11 1 1 24 3 4 8 6 1 0 5 -2
 3/17 UTA W 35 3 9 8 10 0 1 14 5 7 6 2 1 1 4 22
 3/19 GSW L 36 10 19 8 8 0 1 28 3 3 2 3 1 1 4 -5
 3/21 BOS W 25 7 13 2 4 0 0 16 2 4 5 0 1 0 5 7
 3/23 KCK W 37 13 26 4 4 1 1 31 0 3 7 3 2 0 5 2
 3/27 POR L 29 10 20 6 10 1 3 27 2 2 5 2 0 0 4 -15
 3/28 DEN W 21 7 10 9 10 0 0 23 2 4 1 4 0 0 3 20
 4/1 ATL W 31 9 15 7 7 1 3 26 4 7 2 1 2 0 3 37
 4/2 ATL W 37 5 10 12 12 0 0 22 2 2 5 2 2 0 3 3
 4/5 MIL L 36 7 13 11 12 1 2 26 3 6 5 4 1 0 4 -9
 4/6 IND L 39 10 18 7 11 2 3 29 3 7 3 7 1 0 5 -7
 4/10 UTA L 30 7 17 3 4 0 0 17 3 6 4 5 0 0 2 -19
 4/11 HOU W 29 2 6 3 4 0 1 7 0 2 4 4 0 0 6 12
 4/13 PHX W 41 10 16 11 12 0 1 31 0 4 6 3 1 0 4 -4
 4/16 SDC W 43 12 18 7 9 1 2 32 1 7 3 8 1 0 5 2
 4/17 KCK W 34 10 14 6 8 0 1 26 1 5 7 0 2 0 4 4
 4/20 DAL W 37 8 17 2 3 0 0 18 2 3 5 3 2 0 2 16
 4/21 DAL W 42 13 17 14 17 0 1 40 3 4 2 2 1 0 4 21
 4/23 PHX W 25 7 11 3 3 0 1 17 1 3 2 0 1 0 3 10
 4/24 PHX L 29 5 12 2 2 0 0 12 3 6 3 2 1 1 2 -22
 4/26 PHX W 44 10 24 14 16 0 0 34 4 8 6 1 4 0 3 11
 4/27 PHX L 40 11 18 8 9 1 1 31 1 3 3 4 2 0 5 -11
 4/29 PHX L 44 4 11 5 8 0 2 13 1 3 5 5 5 0 5 -14
 5/1 PHX W 51 15 22 9 13 0 0 39 0 6 6 6 1 0 4 12
 5/3 PHX L 31 7 21 7 8 0 1 21 6 8 3 4 0 0 6 -16

 Awards & Achievements
 Season Award
 Total Player of the Game: 25
 Total Sixth Man of the Year: 1
 1981 NPSBL Rookie Game Participant
 1981 NPSBL Sixth Man of the Year
 1982 NPSBL Rookie Game Participant

 Transactions
 Date Action
 7/1/1981 Drafted by the Lakers with pick #12 of round 1.

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