Kelly Tripucka
School:
Height:
6-6
Position:
Forward/Guard
Hometown:
Bloomfield, NJ
- NCAA consensus second-team All-American in 1979 and 1981
- All-American Recognition: 1979 (United States Basketball Writers Association 1st Team, National Association of Basketball Coaches 2nd Team, United Press International 2nd Team, Associated Press 3rd Team), 1980 (United Press International 3rd Team) and 1981 (United Press International 1st Team, National Association of Basketball Coaches 2nd Team)
- Academic All-America as sophomore
- Ranked 29th in the nation in free-throw percentage in 1979
- Third-leading scorer and rebounder for fourth-place team in 1978 NCAA Tournament (23-8 record)
- Averaged 16 points and 4.8 rebounds in 11 NCAA Tournament games from 1978 through 1981 (6-5 record)
- Selected by the Detroit Pistons in first round of 1981 NBA draft (12th pick overall).
Season | G | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PT | 3PTA | 3PT% | FTM | FTA | FT% | RB | RBA | PTS | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
31 | 141 | 247 | .571 | 80 | 108 | .741 | 161 | 5.2 | 362 | 11.7 | ||||
29 | 143 | 277 | .516 | 129 | 151 | .854 | 125 | 4.3 | 415 | 14.3 | ||||
23 | 150 | 270 | .556 | 115 | 151 | .762 | 151 | 6.6 | 415 | 18.0 | ||||
29 | 195 | 354 | .551 | 137 | 168 | .815 | 169 | 5.8 | 527 | 18.2 | ||||
Totals | 112 | 629 | 1148 | .548 | 461 | 578 | .798 | 606 | 5.4 | 1719 | 15.3 |