Kelly Tripucka 
#1 SG | 6-6, 231lbs | Trailblazers | Experience: 5 years
Born: 2/16/1959 (28) | College: Notre Dame

 Attributes
  INS JPS FT 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA  
 Current: 91 50 79 61 43 43 45 26 34 46 61 17 76 66 90 97  
 Potential: A C A B C C C D D C B F          
 Health: Good
 Status: Active Roster

 Contract
  1986  1987  1988  1989  1990  1991  1992  1993 
 Value: $1,435,655  $1,504,020  $1,572,385  $0  $0  $0  $0  $0 
 Option: None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None 
 Bird Years: 5                

Season Averages

 Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 1986 NPBSL POR 49 49 32.9 17.0 1.4 4.1 3.9 2.9 1.36 1.2 0.2 3.0 .446 .843 .309  
 1985 NPBSL POR 82 82 31.5 15.5 1.5 2.8 3.9 2.9 1.36 1.1 0.2 3.0 .496 .814 .313  
 1984 NPBSL POR 82 82 29.6 18.2 1.4 2.2 4.1 3.0 1.40 1.0 0.1 2.8 .514 .847 .368  
 1983 NPBSL 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 NPBSL 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 NPBSL 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     453 390 32.2 19.7 1.6 2.7 4.1 2.9 1.40 1.1 0.1 3.3 .506 .834 .312  

Shooting Averages

 Season LGE TEAM FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% INM INA IN% JSM JSA JS% 3PM 3PA 3P%  
 1986 NPBSL POR 5.6 12.5 .446 5.4 6.4 .843 4.0 7.1 .560 1.2 4.0 .291 0.4 1.4 .309  
 1985 NPBSL POR 5.2 10.5 .496 4.9 6.0 .814 3.6 5.9 .610 1.3 3.7 .354 0.3 0.8 .313  
 1984 NPBSL POR 6.1 11.9 .514 5.6 6.6 .847 4.4 7.0 .623 1.4 3.9 .356 0.3 0.9 .368  
 1983 NPBSL 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 NPBSL 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 NPBSL 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     6.6 13.1 .506 6.2 7.4 .834 4.9 7.7 .633 1.5 4.5 .328 0.3 0.9 .312  

Season Totals

 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 1986 49 49 1613 274 614 264 313 21 68 833 71 271 190 61 140 61 10 148 264 
 1985 82 82 2581 425 857 399 490 21 67 1270 121 352 322 89 236 89 15 243 595 
 1984 82 82 2427 500 972 461 544 28 76 1489 113 294 339 80 243 80 12 233 531 
 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 453 390 14598 3000 5928 2796 3352 129 413 8925 733 1941 1867 478 1334 478 65 1511 1761 

Efficiency

 Season LGE TEAM TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF  
 1986 NPBSL POR .553 1.36 17.6 12.9 22.9 4.7 12.0 8.5 15.4 118.3 3.9 5.4 105.9 98.6  
 1985 NPBSL POR .592 1.48 19.7 14.5 21.1 5.3 9.2 7.4 15.9 206.7 6.9 7.3 110.0 99.9  
 1984 NPBSL POR .614 1.53 18.9 13.6 25.0 5.1 8.1 6.6 19.6 328.4 10.9 6.5 111.6 101.0  
 1983 NPBSL POR .602 1.50 19.2 11.7 25.6 6.3 8.6 7.4 20.9 410.4 13.7 -0.5 107.7 107.9  
 1982 NPBSL 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 NPBSL 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     .603 1.51 17.6 12.6 25.0 5.6 9.0 7.3 19.7 1959.1 65.3 3.9 109.1 103.2  

Playoff Averages

 Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 1985 NPBSL POR 10 10 31.9 13.8 0.7 2.9 2.8 2.3 1.22 0.8 0.2 3.5 .490 .771 .385  
 1984 NPBSL POR 20 20 29.0 25.0 1.8 2.3 4.0 2.1 1.93 0.8 0.1 4.0 .568 .800 .438  
 1983 NPBSL 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 NPBSL 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     59 59 31.5 21.2 1.5 2.6 4.0 2.4 1.70 1.2 0.2 3.6 .529 .819 .388  

Playoff Shooting

 Season LGE TEAM FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% INM INA IN% JSM JSA JS% 3PM 3PA 3P%  
 1985 NPBSL POR 4.8 9.8 .490 3.7 4.8 .771 3.1 5.3 .585 1.2 3.2 .375 0.5 1.3 .385  
 1984 NPBSL POR 9.2 16.2 .568 6.2 7.8 .800 7.5 11.5 .648 1.4 3.9 .359 0.4 0.8 .438  
 1983 NPBSL 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 NPBSL 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     7.5 14.2 .529 5.8 7.1 .819 5.8 9.0 .645 1.4 4.4 .318 0.3 0.8 .388  

Playoff Totals

 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 1985 10 10 319 48 98 37 48 5 13 138 7 36 28 8 23 8 2 35 3 
 1984 20 20 580 184 324 124 155 7 16 499 35 81 79 15 41 15 2 80 80 
 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 59 59 1859 442 836 345 421 19 49 1248 90 242 236 70 139 70 9 210 59 

Playoff Efficiency

 Season LGE TEAM TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF  
 1985 NPBSL POR .580 1.41 16.5 13.5 18.5 2.3 9.9 6.0 10.3 -0.9 0.0 0.3 103.6 102.4  
 1984 NPBSL POR .638 1.54 15.4 8.0 29.9 6.4 8.8 7.6 23.8 115.2 3.8 4.0 111.7 104.0  
 1983 NPBSL POR .608 1.51 19.5 10.2 25.5 5.2 9.2 7.2 17.6 74.0 2.5 0.3 108.6 108.7  
 1982 NPBSL 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     .611 1.49 16.9 10.0 25.9 5.3 9.2 7.2 18.1 210.2 7.0 1.0 108.4 106.6  

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

Awards and Achievements

 Season Award
 Total Player of the Game: 55
 Total Player of the Week: 1
 Total Playoff MVP: 1
 Total Sixth Man of the Year: 1
 Total Championships: 1
 1981 NPSBL Rookie Game Participant
 1981 NPSBL Sixth Man of the Year
 1982 NPSBL Rookie Game Participant
 1984 NPSBL Playoff MVP
 1984 New Peoples Sim Basketball League Champion

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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