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Sam Worthen

Samuel Lee Worthen (Sam)

Position: Guard
Height: 6-5    Weight: 195 lbs.
Born: January 17, 1958 in Brooklyn, New York
High School: Franklin K. Lane in Brooklyn, New York
College: Marquette University

Drafted by the Chicago Bulls in the 2nd round (3rd pick, 26th overall) of the 1980 NBA draft.

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Totals

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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
1980-81 23 CHI NBA 64 945 95 192 .495 0 4 .000 45 60 .750 22 93 115 115 57 6 91 115 235
1981-82 24 UTA NBA 5 0 22 2 5 .400 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 2 3 4
Career NBA 69 0 967 97 197 .492 0 4 .000 45 60 .750 23 93 116 118 57 6 93 118 239

Per Game

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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
1980-81 23 CHI NBA 64 14.8 1.5 3.0 .495 0.0 0.1 .000 0.7 0.9 .750 0.3 1.5 1.8 1.8 0.9 0.1 1.4 1.8 3.7
1981-82 24 UTA NBA 5 0 4.4 0.4 1.0 .400 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.6 0.8
Career NBA 69 0 14.0 1.4 2.9 .492 0.0 0.1 .000 0.7 0.9 .750 0.3 1.3 1.7 1.7 0.8 0.1 1.3 1.7 3.5

Per 36 Minutes

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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
1980-81 23 CHI NBA 64 945 3.6 7.3 .495 0.0 0.2 .000 1.7 2.3 .750 0.8 3.5 4.4 4.4 2.2 0.2 3.5 4.4 9.0
1981-82 24 UTA NBA 5 0 22 3.3 8.2 .400 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.6 0.0 1.6 4.9 0.0 0.0 3.3 4.9 6.5
Career NBA 69 0 967 3.6 7.3 .492 0.0 0.1 .000 1.7 2.2 .750 0.9 3.5 4.3 4.4 2.1 0.2 3.5 4.4 8.9

Advanced

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Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS
1980-81 23 CHI NBA 64 945 8.9 .538 .495 2.8 10.8 6.9 15.7 2.9 0.4 29.4 13.3 93 105 -0.4 1.0 0.7
1981-82 24 UTA NBA 5 22 1.9 .400 .400 4.8 0.0 2.4 16.3 0.0 0.0 28.6 12.7 80 119 0.0 0.0 0.0
Career NBA 69 967 8.7 .535 .492 2.8 10.5 6.8 15.7 2.8 0.4 29.4 13.3 93 105 -0.4 1.0 0.7

Playoffs

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Totals Shooting Per Game
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
1980-81 23 CHI NBA 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Career NBA 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Playoffs Advanced

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Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS
1980-81 23 CHI NBA 1 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 117 0.0 0.0 0.0
Career NBA 1 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 117 0.0 0.0 0.0

College

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Totals Shooting Per Game
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
1978-79 21 MARQUETTE 29 1035 137 271 77 93 114 351 .506 .828 35.7 12.1 3.9
1979-80 22 MARQUETTE 27 184 382 91 118 120 459 .482 .771 17.0 4.4
Career 56 1035 321 653 168 211 234 810 .492 .796 35.7 14.5 4.2

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Honors

1979-80 NCAA AP All-America (3rd)

Transactions

August 5, 1976: Traded by the New Orleans Jazz (as a 1980 2nd round draft pick) with a 1977 1st round draft pick (Kenny Carr), a 1978 1st round draft pick (Freeman Williams) and a 1979 1st round draft pick (Magic Johnson) to the Los Angeles Lakers for a 1977 2nd round draft pick (Essie Hollis) and a 1978 1st round draft pick (Jack Givens). This exchange was arranged as compensation for Utah signing veteran free agent Gail Goodrich on 1976-07-19.

February 13, 1980: Traded by the Los Angeles Lakers (as a 1980 2nd round draft pick) with Ollie Mack and a 1981 2nd round draft pick (Gene Banks) to the Chicago Bulls for Mark Landsberger.

June 10, 1980: Drafted by the Chicago Bulls in the 2nd round (26th pick) of the 1980 NBA Draft.

October 28, 1981: Waived by the Chicago Bulls.

December 4, 1981: Signed as a free agent with the Utah Jazz.

December 22, 1981: Waived by the Utah Jazz.

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