Greg Ballard (basketball)

Greg Ballard

Personal information
Born	January 29, 1955 Los Angeles, California
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school	Garey (Pomona, California)
College	Oregon (1973–1977)
NBA draft	1977 / Round: 1 / Pick: 4th overall
Selected by the Washington Bullets
Playing career	1977–1989
Position	Power forward
Number	42, 4, 5
Career history
1977–1985	Washington Bullets
1985–1987	Golden State Warriors
1987–1988	VL Pesaro (Italy)
1989	Libertas Forlì (Italy)
1989	Seattle SuperSonics
Career highlights and awards
NBA champion (1978) Consensus second-team All-American (1977) 2× First-team All-Pac-8 (1976, 1977)
Career NBA statistics
Points	9,953 (12.4 ppg)
Rebounds	4,858 (6.1 rpg)
Assists	1,733 (2.2 apg)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Gregory Ballard (born January 29, 1955) is a retired American professional basketball player.

Born in Los Angeles, California, Ballard attended the University of Oregon where he played at the collegiate level at the forward position. He was drafted by the Washington Bullets in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1977 NBA Draft and won an NBA Championship with the Bullets in 1978. He played for the Golden State Warriors for the 1986 and 1987 seasons. He finished his career with the Seattle SuperSonics in 1989 with career stats of 12.1 points, 6.2 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game.

Ballard turned to coaching after his playing career wound up, and in 1989 he moved to Italy to serve as an assistant coach for Il Messaggero Roma. Until recently he was an assistant coach for the Atlanta Hawks.^[1]

Notes

1. NBA.com Greg Ballard

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Basketball-Reference.com