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Blair Rasmussen
Forward ·Denver Nuggets ·NBA ·#41

Blair Rasmussen

Age63 BornNov 13, 1962 FromUSA Height193 cm (6'4") Weight78 kg CollegeOregon Draft1985 · #15
Career averages
9.6PPG
5.6RPG
0.9APG
532 games · 8 seasons

At a glance

DEN hub
Career snapshot
8Seasons
532Games
5,123Career points
12.0PER average
Most-played franchise: Denver Nuggets · 429 games · 1985-86 to 1990-91
Draft1985
1Round
15Overall pick
From Oregon
Career highsSingle season
12.7PPG · 1987-88 · DEN
9.7RPG · 1990-91 · DEN
1.3APG · 1991-92 · ATL
16.0PER · 1987-88 · DEN
5.2Win shares · 1989-90 · DEN
Position rank1991-92
#51PPG rank
#57PER rank
#38Win shares rank
ForwardPosition
Among 87 Forward players with 41+ games

Career by team

Atlanta Hawks
1991-92 - 1992-93 · 2 seasons
7.8 PPG 4.4 RPG 1.1 APG
103 games
Denver Nuggets
1985-86 - 1990-91 · 6 seasons
10.1 PPG 5.9 RPG 0.8 APG
429 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1985-86 DEN 48 1 6.9 3.2 2.0 0.3 0.1 0.2 40.7 0.0 79.5 8.7 -0.1
1986-87 DEN 74 23 19.2 9.5 6.3 0.8 0.3 0.8 47.0 0.0 73.2 15.5 3.3
1987-88 DEN 79 45 22.5 12.7 5.5 1.0 0.3 1.0 49.2 0.0 77.6 16.0 4.2
1988-89 DEN 77 22 17.0 7.6 3.7 0.6 0.4 0.5 44.5 0.0 85.2 11.6 1.8
1989-90 DEN 81 55 24.6 12.4 7.3 1.0 0.5 1.3 49.7 0.0 82.8 16.0 5.2
1990-91 DEN 70 69 33.2 12.5 9.7 1.0 0.7 1.9 45.8 40.0 67.7 11.7 1.7
1991-92 ATL 81 61 24.3 9.0 4.9 1.3 0.4 0.6 47.8 21.7 75.0 11.6 3.0
1992-93 ATL 22 6 12.9 3.2 2.5 0.2 0.2 0.5 37.5 33.3 69.2 4.8 0.0

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move
Jul 1991 Denver Nuggets Atlanta Hawks

All entries are season change.

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Born on November 13

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About Blair Rasmussen

Blair Allen Rasmussen is a retired American professional basketball player who was selected by the Denver Nuggets in the first round of the 1985 NBA draft. A 7'0" center from the University of Oregon, Rasmussen played for eight seasons in the NBA, from 1985 to 1993.