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Former Longwood All-American In Ninth Pro Season
Kersey, Blazers Look For Return conference finals series against Utah, firing
Former
Longwood
a .551 rate
All-A
points a game. During the year he collected
from the
field
more rebounds
26 outings
10 or
sey and the
shy of his career best.
Portland
ble-doubles (points, rebounds).
1
in his ninth
vanced
numbers with the Blazers
He
Finals
ranks on Portland's all-time
games played
(5th, 17,622). scoring (7th, 8365),
Some
sons.
(4th, 4085), steals (4th,
to return to the
finals again this year.
rebounds. 3.2 assists, utes in 77
games
Western Conference in the
Fmals.
He
1
.5 steals
as the Blazers title
and
A/ilh
also blocked 71 shots to
late \n the
season by a
final three regular
is
averaged 16,2 points, 7.7
In the playoffs he
from the
field.
was reportedly worth about $1
.5
for his vicious
1
He enjoyed an outstanding
i
in the
is
88 season he was
fifth in
NBA's Most improved
in
Division
(259) and first
steals (25
1
team AU-American
in
Division
among College
players. Following his senior season,
the 1987-
Player award.
MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS AT LONGWOOD 1982-83
1983-84 •
Drafted second round by the Port-
NABC
•
third
team Division
II
All-
land Trailbla
•
NABC
first
team Division
II
All-South Atlantic Region Second
All-
Team Portsmouth Invita All-Tournament
Virginia All-State (College Divisio
Virginia College Division Player of
(Street
Small College AU-An
1
&
Smith's)
the Year 1
Athletic
Conf
Player of the Year
All-South Atlantic Region First T(
Top Rebounder in NCAA Di II. 14.2 per game nd Team All-East by Eastern Basketball magazine Virginia All-State (College Division)
1980-81 1981-82 1982-83 1983-84
CAREER
197-313 165-282 144-257 27 214-411
.629 .584 .560 .521
/8-133 62-98 76-125 100-165
.585 .633 .608 .606
249 260 270 383
103 720-1263
.570
316-521
.607
1162
78 23
2,';
472 392
16.9
11.8
10.8
364
14.6
14.2
528
19.6
11.3
1756
17.0
8.9
17.0
in
Division
million.
voting for the
II,
Kersey was also named Player of the Year both the Mason-Dixon Conference and the state of Virginia
NBA
in as-
).
was Star team tional
the leading rebounder
member
in the
and an All-
Portsmouth
Invita-
Tournament.
In addition to all the points, rebounds. steals
and blocked shots. Kersey
be best remembered
who went
at
will
Longwood
all-out all the time.
perhaps
as a player
His accom-
plishments speak for themselves.
KERSEY'S
in a
all-
1987 he
in
II
records for most
blocked shots (7) and rebounds (26)
The
In
Va.
campaign. Kersey averagd 14.2 car-
sists
runner-up to Michael Jordan in the
Slam Dunk Championship. After
NBA
Longwood, Jerome
game, and ranks among career leaders
one of the
NBA.
1984
in the
a native of Clarksville.
oms and 19.6 points. He holds Longwood
dunks and hustling,
Jerome
most exciting players
1
is
bounds. The top rebounder his last
A
the 1995-96 season.
good through
pact
season games.
rebounds and 30.8 minutes, shooting
on the NBA's
Kersey
In his four-year career at
with
November. 1990 which
in
all-out style of play,
left
list
a four-year contract exlen-
Portland
Known
shoulder contusion and a sore right ankle, he
missed the
points. That's 67th
Kersey signed
rank second on the team.
Hampered
286
the
lost to the Bull:
856) and blocked
Kersey also ranks third on
time playoff scoring register.
and 33.2
won
rebounding
Portland's all-time playoff scoring 1
Last year Kersey averaged 12.6 pomts, 8.2
for
lists
draft,
scored 1.756 points and grabbed 1,162 re-
(3rd, 625), minutes played
shots (4th. 497). i
is
are mounting.
past three sea
have picked the Trailbl
Longwood's Lancer
The 46th player taken
two of the
observers
return to
when he scored 38 points in Longwood Alumni Basketball game.
Hall in October the sixth
season with Portland. His career
have ad10 the
first official
two
989-90) and 22 dou-
Kersey, a 6-7. 225-pound small forward,
Trailblazers
NBA
(just
NOW?
Active in fundraising support for the Boys
and Girls Club of Portland, Kersey made his
while scoring 19.5
Jerome Ker-
in
at
NBA Finals
To
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