David Lee Rivers
Position: Guard
Height: 6-0 Weight: 170 lbs.
Born: January 20, 1965 in Jersey City, New Jersey
High School: Saint Anthony's in Jersey City, New Jersey
College: University of Notre Dame
Drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1st round (25th pick, 25th overall) of the 1988 NBA draft.
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| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988-89 | 24 | LAL | NBA | 47 | 0 | 440 | 49 | 122 | .402 | 1 | 6 | .167 | 35 | 42 | .833 | 13 | 30 | 43 | 106 | 23 | 9 | 61 | 50 | 134 |
| 1989-90 | 25 | LAC | NBA | 52 | 11 | 724 | 80 | 197 | .406 | 0 | 5 | .000 | 59 | 78 | .756 | 30 | 55 | 85 | 155 | 31 | 0 | 88 | 53 | 219 |
| 1991-92 | 27 | LAC | NBA | 15 | 0 | 122 | 10 | 30 | .333 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 10 | 11 | .909 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 14 | 30 |
| Career | NBA | 114 | 11 | 1286 | 139 | 349 | .398 | 1 | 12 | .083 | 104 | 131 | .794 | 53 | 94 | 147 | 282 | 61 | 10 | 166 | 117 | 383 |
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988-89 | 24 | LAL | NBA | 47 | 0 | 9.4 | 1.0 | 2.6 | .402 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .167 | 0.7 | 0.9 | .833 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 2.9 |
| 1989-90 | 25 | LAC | NBA | 52 | 11 | 13.9 | 1.5 | 3.8 | .406 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 1.1 | 1.5 | .756 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 4.2 |
| 1991-92 | 27 | LAC | NBA | 15 | 0 | 8.1 | 0.7 | 2.0 | .333 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 0.7 | 0.7 | .909 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 2.0 |
| Career | NBA | 114 | 11 | 11.3 | 1.2 | 3.1 | .398 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .083 | 0.9 | 1.1 | .794 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 3.4 |
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988-89 | 24 | LAL | NBA | 47 | 0 | 440 | 4.0 | 10.0 | .402 | 0.1 | 0.5 | .167 | 2.9 | 3.4 | .833 | 1.1 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 8.7 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 11.0 |
| 1989-90 | 25 | LAC | NBA | 52 | 11 | 724 | 4.0 | 9.8 | .406 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .000 | 2.9 | 3.9 | .756 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 4.2 | 7.7 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 4.4 | 2.6 | 10.9 |
| 1991-92 | 27 | LAC | NBA | 15 | 0 | 122 | 3.0 | 8.9 | .333 | 0.0 | 0.3 | .000 | 3.0 | 3.2 | .909 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 5.6 | 6.2 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 8.9 |
| Career | NBA | 114 | 11 | 1286 | 3.9 | 9.8 | .398 | 0.0 | 0.3 | .083 | 2.9 | 3.7 | .794 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 4.1 | 7.9 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 4.6 | 3.3 | 10.7 |
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | USG% | ORtg | DRtg | OWS | DWS | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988-89 | 24 | LAL | NBA | 47 | 440 | 9.8 | .477 | .406 | 3.5 | 7.1 | 5.4 | 30.4 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 30.3 | 18.9 | 91 | 107 | -0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 1989-90 | 25 | LAC | NBA | 52 | 724 | 9.9 | .473 | .406 | 4.8 | 8.6 | 6.7 | 29.4 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 27.6 | 18.4 | 91 | 110 | -0.8 | 0.6 | -0.2 |
| 1991-92 | 27 | LAC | NBA | 15 | 122 | 7.6 | .431 | .333 | 9.1 | 8.3 | 8.7 | 22.6 | 2.9 | 0.5 | 32.8 | 18.1 | 83 | 106 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| Career | NBA | 114 | 1286 | 9.7 | .471 | .400 | 4.8 | 8.0 | 6.5 | 29.1 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 29.0 | 18.6 | 90 | 109 | -1.5 | 1.2 | -0.3 |
| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| 1988-89 | 24 | LAL | NBA | 6 | 33 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 15 | .333 | .000 | .875 | 5.5 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
| Career | NBA | 6 | 33 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 15 | .333 | .000 | .875 | 5.5 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 1.0 | ||
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | USG% | ORtg | DRtg | OWS | DWS | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988-89 | 24 | LAL | NBA | 6 | 33 | 8.4 | .483 | .333 | 3.8 | 9.8 | 7.0 | 25.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 20.5 | 25.7 | 98 | 116 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | NBA | 6 | 33 | 8.4 | .483 | .333 | 3.8 | 9.8 | 7.0 | 25.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 20.5 | 25.7 | 98 | 116 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | College | G | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| 1984-85 | 20 | NOTREDAME | 30 | 1068 | 168 | 398 | 138 | 173 | 78 | 127 | 61 | 1 | 68 | 474 | .422 | .798 | 35.6 | 15.8 | 2.6 | 4.2 | |||||
| 1985-86 | 21 | NOTREDAME | 28 | 930 | 159 | 353 | 149 | 186 | 84 | 138 | 48 | 5 | 72 | 467 | .450 | .801 | 33.2 | 16.7 | 3.0 | 4.9 | |||||
| 1986-87 | 22 | NOTREDAME | 32 | 1179 | 172 | 380 | 23 | 60 | 134 | 159 | 116 | 163 | 45 | 4 | 78 | 501 | .453 | .383 | .843 | 36.8 | 15.7 | 3.6 | 5.1 | ||
| 1987-88 | 23 | NOTREDAME | 28 | 1027 | 205 | 462 | 44 | 105 | 162 | 199 | 115 | 158 | 47 | 1 | 62 | 616 | .444 | .419 | .814 | 36.7 | 22.0 | 4.1 | 5.6 | ||
| Career | 118 | 4204 | 704 | 1593 | 67 | 165 | 583 | 717 | 393 | 586 | 201 | 11 | 280 | 2058 | .442 | .406 | .813 | 35.6 | 17.4 | 3.3 | 5.0 | ||||
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Honors 1984 McDonald's All American |
June 28, 1988: Drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1st round (25th pick) of the 1988 NBA Draft.
June 15, 1989: Drafted by the Minnesota Timberwolves from the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA expansion draft.
November 2, 1989: Waived by the Minnesota Timberwolves.
November 14, 1989: Signed as a free agent with the Los Angeles Clippers.
November 23, 1991: Signed as a free agent with the Los Angeles Clippers.
January 7, 1992: Waived by the Los Angeles Clippers.
| Season | Team | Lg | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988-89 | Los Angeles Lakers | NBA | $200,000 |
| 1989-90 | Los Angeles Clippers | NBA | *$176,667 |
| 1991-92 | Los Angeles Clippers | NBA | *$130,000 |
| Career | (may be incomplete) | $506,667 |
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