Kelly Tripucka 
#28 SF | 6-6, 228lbs | Trailblazers | Experience: 2 years
Born: 2/16/1959 (25) | College: Notre Dame

 Attributes
  INS JPS FT 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA  
 Current: 95 49 81 65 48 45 48 20 37 46 61 17 76 61 90 92  
 Potential: A C A B C C C D D C B F          
 Health: Good
 Status: Active Roster

 Contract
  1983  1984  1985  1986  1987  1988  1989  1990 
 Value: $81,656  $90,876  $0  $0  $0  $0  $0  $0 
 Option: None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None 
 Bird Years: 2                

 Season Averages
 Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 1983 NPSBL POR 81 81 32.6 20.9 1.9 2.5 4.8 2.9 1.64 1.0 0.1 3.4 .508 .844 .241  
 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     240 177 33.2 22.2 1.8 2.5 4.2 3.0 1.42 1.0 0.1 3.7 .517 .834 .292  

 Shooting Averages
 Season LGE TEAM FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% INM INA IN% JSM JSA JS% 3PM 3PA 3P%  
 1983 NPSBL POR 7.0 13.9 .508 6.6 7.8 .844 5.3 8.0 .663 1.5 5.1 .302 0.2 0.7 .241  
 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     7.5 14.5 .517 7.0 8.4 .834 5.7 8.6 .653 1.6 5.0 .320 0.2 0.8 .292  

 Season Totals
 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 1983 81 81 2642 571 1124 534 633 14 58 1690 150 349 391 84 238 84 9 273 -41 
 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 240 177 7977 1801 3485 1672 2005 59 202 5333 428 1024 1016 248 715 248 28 887 371 

 Efficiency
 Season LGE TEAM TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF  
 1983 NPSBL POR .602 1.50 19.2 11.7 25.6 6.3 8.6 7.4 21.0 412.1 13.7 -0.5 107.7 107.9  
 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     .610 1.53 16.7 11.7 26.7 6.1 8.4 7.3 21.8 1307.4 43.6 1.5 108.6 106.0  

 Playoff Averages
 Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 1983 NPSBL POR 22 22 31.6 20.2 1.5 2.5 4.6 2.4 1.91 1.5 0.2 3.0 .512 .855 .400  
 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     29 29 33.1 21.1 1.7 2.7 4.4 2.6 1.72 1.6 0.2 3.3 .507 .844 .350  

 Playoff Shooting
 Season LGE TEAM FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% INM INA IN% JSM JSA JS% 3PM 3PA 3P%  
 1983 NPSBL POR 6.9 13.4 .512 6.2 7.2 .855 5.2 8.1 .642 1.4 4.6 .297 0.3 0.7 .400  
 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     7.2 14.3 .507 6.3 7.5 .844 5.6 8.5 .654 1.4 5.1 .284 0.2 0.7 .350  

 Playoff Totals
 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 1983 22 22 696 151 295 136 159 6 15 444 32 88 101 33 53 33 4 67 6 
 1982 7 7 264 59 119 48 59 1 5 167 16 37 28 14 22 14 1 28 -30 
 Career 29 29 960 210 414 184 218 7 20 611 48 125 129 47 75 47 5 95 -24 

 Playoff Efficiency
 Season LGE TEAM TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF  
 1983 NPSBL POR .608 1.51 19.5 10.2 25.6 5.2 9.2 7.2 17.6 74.0 2.5 0.3 108.6 108.7  
 1982 NPSBL LAL .579 1.40 14.4 11.3 27.1 7.0 9.1 8.0 16.1 21.9 0.7 -4.3 106.6 111.9  
 Career     .600 1.48 18.1 10.5 7.5 5.7 9.1 7.4 17.2 95.9 3.2 -0.8 108.0 109.6  

 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 40 7 13 13 4 1 11 13 23 16 21 2 3  
 Playoff 39 6 8 9 5 1 7 15 24 14 16 1 2  
 Career 46 7 13 13 5 2 11 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 +/-
 10/18 PHX W 32 6 12 7 8 0 1 19 1 4 9 3 1 0 5 2
 10/19 SDC L 40 8 23 5 6 0 2 21 2 5 4 4 1 0 5 -21
 10/22 KCK L 33 7 10 9 12 0 0 23 0 1 6 3 2 0 6 -4
 10/23 DAL L 30 8 16 0 0 0 2 16 2 7 0 3 1 0 2 -20
 10/28 KCK W 41 4 15 7 10 0 0 15 3 8 8 5 2 0 3 -1
 10/29 IND L 39 13 25 12 13 2 2 40 1 2 5 3 4 0 3 -11
 11/1 PHX W 28 12 17 4 4 0 1 28 1 1 2 4 2 0 6 17
 11/2 SAS W 27 9 14 3 4 0 2 21 2 3 4 3 4 0 4 0
 11/5 POR L 34 5 13 8 9 0 1 18 1 3 4 3 0 0 5 -9
 11/6 ATL W 33 6 16 5 6 0 1 17 0 2 5 4 1 1 1 22
 11/9 GSW W 40 13 21 13 18 0 1 39 0 1 8 3 3 0 4 11
 11/11 PHX L 33 8 16 8 11 0 0 24 4 5 4 1 3 0 5 3
 11/13 DAL W 27 9 14 8 8 0 0 26 1 2 5 3 1 1 4 26
 11/14 PHI L 42 7 10 3 4 0 0 17 5 8 4 4 0 0 2 -11
 11/18 WAS L 12 2 3 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 2 0 0 4 -24
 11/19 HOU W 35 10 15 5 8 0 1 25 2 8 2 0 0 0 4 15
 11/23 DET W 42 6 15 14 15 0 1 26 1 5 8 3 3 0 3 17
 11/25 GSW L 18 4 5 3 4 0 0 11 1 1 4 0 0 0 4 -25
 11/29 CHI W 32 6 10 8 12 0 1 20 1 6 5 4 1 0 4 6
 12/1 DEN W 21 4 7 5 5 0 0 13 2 4 2 1 2 0 4 8
 12/3 SEA W 37 8 18 5 6 1 1 22 5 8 8 3 0 0 5 15
 12/5 PHI L 41 3 14 7 9 1 2 14 3 6 2 5 3 0 2 -8
 12/7 POR W 40 7 15 11 17 0 0 25 2 4 2 5 1 0 5 4
 12/10 DEN L 24 7 10 2 2 0 0 16 0 2 5 1 1 0 4 1
 12/11 BOS W 26 9 11 4 4 0 0 22 0 0 2 3 0 0 4 15
 12/14 NYK W 41 11 19 14 15 0 2 36 4 7 3 4 0 0 1 13
 12/15 CLE L 32 8 16 1 3 0 1 17 0 3 3 5 1 0 4 -15
 12/17 IND L 34 6 11 6 6 0 1 18 4 8 8 2 1 0 4 -12
 12/18 GSW L 32 11 21 5 6 1 2 28 2 4 6 3 1 1 6 -14
 12/22 SDC L 38 7 20 8 11 0 1 22 2 5 6 2 0 0 3 -19
 12/24 SDC L 26 6 12 6 10 0 0 18 1 3 2 2 1 0 4 -17
 12/26 LAL W 41 13 21 12 13 2 2 40 5 8 8 3 2 0 3 3
 12/27 POR L 42 13 22 4 4 1 1 31 6 6 7 4 4 0 5 -19
 12/29 NJN W 46 9 17 10 13 0 0 28 1 8 8 4 0 0 2 0
 12/31 BOS W 39 6 16 14 15 0 0 26 1 3 3 3 0 0 2 7
 1/3 SAS W 39 11 20 13 14 0 1 35 1 6 5 2 0 0 4 12
 1/4 UTA L 26 2 3 1 2 0 0 5 0 4 6 3 1 0 4 12
 1/7 NJN L 25 3 10 3 4 0 1 9 1 1 3 3 0 0 3 -22
 1/8 SEA L 26 6 13 3 4 0 1 15 2 4 2 2 1 0 3 -17
 1/10 HOU W 45 10 21 7 8 0 2 27 7 13 5 2 2 1 2 6
 1/12 SDC L 36 10 21 10 12 0 0 30 2 10 6 0 0 0 3 -15
 1/16 DAL L 27 5 13 8 8 0 0 18 1 2 8 0 1 0 4 -12
 1/17 SEA L 33 8 14 2 2 0 0 18 1 5 4 1 1 0 4 -24
 1/20 UTA L 31 4 11 6 6 0 0 14 1 3 6 3 0 0 3 -33
 1/21 DAL L 45 4 11 12 12 1 1 21 3 7 4 11 0 0 3 -7
 1/23 CHI L 41 8 13 4 4 0 0 20 3 6 10 5 2 0 2 -16
 1/24 POR L 40 4 16 16 21 1 2 25 1 3 4 4 0 0 5 -21
 1/27 POR L 47 11 20 16 18 0 1 38 3 8 13 5 2 0 2 -11
 1/28 KCK L 31 6 11 1 2 1 1 14 2 2 11 4 3 0 4 -18
 1/30 KCK W 35 12 20 8 12 1 1 33 2 5 4 3 0 0 5 1
 1/31 POR L 21 2 9 7 8 0 0 11 1 1 5 1 1 1 4 -19
 2/4 HOU L 41 6 18 4 4 0 0 16 5 8 6 4 1 0 5 4
 2/6 DEN L 41 4 12 12 12 0 0 20 0 7 10 8 1 0 5 -3
 2/8 DEN L 30 7 11 9 10 0 0 23 2 6 2 4 1 0 4 3
 2/9 DEN W 36 6 9 11 12 0 0 23 0 3 8 2 2 0 6 16
 2/14 ATL L 40 5 23 10 12 0 0 20 6 7 10 5 1 0 4 -16
 2/15 POR L 44 12 21 10 14 0 1 34 0 4 11 2 1 0 5 4
 2/18 SEA W 25 6 7 5 5 0 0 17 4 6 2 3 0 0 3 29
 2/19 UTA L 30 9 13 2 3 0 0 20 0 2 6 1 1 0 5 -17
 2/21 HOU W 26 3 10 10 10 0 1 16 2 3 2 1 0 0 1 18
 2/23 SAS W 32 8 14 7 8 0 0 23 2 6 5 3 2 1 1 13
 2/25 UTA L 35 7 21 6 7 0 1 20 3 4 7 7 3 0 3 -18
 2/26 DAL W 29 7 13 4 4 0 0 18 1 5 3 3 2 0 1 11
 2/29 GSW L 20 6 12 0 0 1 1 13 0 1 3 2 2 0 5 -16
 3/2 LAL W 35 12 18 3 4 0 1 27 2 6 4 3 1 0 3 7
 3/3 DAL W 35 5 8 5 6 0 0 15 2 4 2 3 0 0 2 7
 3/7 SDC L 27 6 9 2 5 0 0 14 1 5 4 2 1 0 4 -5
 3/8 LAL W 22 9 16 4 5 0 0 22 2 5 3 0 0 0 4 8
 3/11 HOU L 32 5 13 6 6 0 1 16 2 3 5 2 3 0 1 -9
 3/12 ATL W 31 5 8 5 6 0 0 15 1 3 2 3 1 0 2 -1
 3/15 SAS W 26 6 11 4 6 0 1 16 7 9 7 0 0 0 1 19
 3/17 GSW W 35 6 11 6 6 0 2 18 0 1 7 6 0 0 3 15
 3/18 SAS W 34 7 14 6 6 0 3 20 1 2 4 3 1 1 4 16
 3/22 WAS L 32 11 23 5 6 0 1 27 2 4 2 5 2 0 4 -20
 3/23 SDC W 24 4 12 9 11 0 0 17 4 7 2 0 1 0 2 11
 3/27 HOU W 34 5 8 5 7 0 0 15 0 4 4 3 1 0 3 23
 3/28 IND W 32 11 16 8 8 1 1 31 1 5 1 3 0 0 2 20
 4/1 SEA L 35 7 11 4 4 0 0 18 1 4 2 5 1 0 2 4
 4/2 UTA W 22 7 8 2 2 0 1 16 1 1 6 2 0 0 2 21
 4/6 GSW W 33 7 16 8 9 0 1 22 1 3 4 2 1 1 2 9
 4/7 KCK L 28 1 8 2 2 0 0 4 1 1 4 1 0 0 2 -13
 4/10 LAL W 33 12 17 7 9 0 1 31 1 2 3 4 1 0 1 -1
 4/11 PHI W 32 4 13 6 6 0 1 14 1 3 4 2 1 0 3 9
 4/13 DET L 37 6 14 4 4 0 1 16 2 4 4 6 1 1 4 -12
 4/15 GSW L 31 7 15 11 12 1 2 26 0 2 5 2 2 0 4 -10
 4/17 DEN L 32 6 15 10 12 0 1 22 2 3 8 2 0 0 3 -6
 4/19 MIL W 20 5 11 9 11 1 3 20 2 2 2 1 0 0 4 13
 4/21 SEA W 34 12 17 5 6 1 2 30 0 3 4 2 2 1 1 6
 4/22 SEA W 28 4 9 10 13 0 0 18 0 0 4 5 1 1 6 -8
 4/24 SEA W 35 7 14 5 6 0 1 19 4 5 5 2 0 0 4 4
 4/25 SEA L 35 8 12 9 11 0 0 25 0 1 5 1 1 0 0 -7
 4/27 SEA W 34 7 10 3 4 1 1 18 1 4 6 5 1 0 2 -5
 5/3 KCK L 28 11 19 4 6 0 0 26 3 7 3 1 2 0 2 1
 5/4 KCK W 34 11 23 7 8 0 2 29 1 3 7 3 1 0 5 14
 5/6 KCK L 33 7 17 7 8 0 0 21 2 3 3 2 1 0 4 -4
 5/7 KCK W 25 8 13 3 4 0 2 19 1 2 4 1 1 0 4 17
 5/9 KCK W 18 4 6 4 4 0 0 12 1 2 2 1 0 0 4 10
 5/11 KCK W 33 8 11 12 14 1 1 29 1 6 6 2 4 0 3 8
 5/15 LAL L 31 5 12 5 7 0 0 15 1 5 5 2 4 0 2 -10
 5/16 LAL W 27 4 9 6 6 0 1 14 3 7 7 7 0 0 4 4
 5/18 LAL W 38 9 15 1 1 0 0 19 0 3 9 4 2 1 3 8
 5/19 LAL L 28 6 15 7 7 0 0 19 3 8 1 5 1 0 3 5
 5/21 LAL W 34 8 16 7 8 0 0 23 1 3 1 2 2 0 2 -1
 5/23 LAL W 36 7 12 9 10 1 1 24 3 7 7 0 4 1 4 5
 5/27 MIL L 31 3 13 6 6 1 2 13 0 2 4 1 1 0 4 -16
 5/28 MIL L 35 5 15 11 12 0 1 21 2 6 2 2 3 0 2 0
 5/30 MIL W 37 7 13 6 8 1 1 21 3 6 3 2 1 0 2 11
 5/31 MIL L 28 4 13 6 7 0 0 14 2 3 4 2 1 0 2 -20
 6/1 MIL L 34 6 11 3 3 0 0 15 0 2 9 1 0 0 4 -16

 Awards & Achievements
 Season Award
 Total Player of the Game: 34
 Total Player of the Week: 1
 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.
 12/16/1983 Traded to the Suns
 2/16/1984 Traded to the Trailblazers

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