Career snapshot
13seasons
943games
13,867career pts
13.6PER (avg)
Most-played franchise:
Indiana Pacers
· 479 games · 1986-87–1991-92
Position rank · 1998-99
#60PPG rank
#71PER rank
#71WS rank
Among 76 Forward players (min. 41 games)
Career highs (single season)
PPG
21.6
1988-89 · IND
RPG
8.3
1986-87 · IND
APG
4.7
1991-92 · IND
PER
16.6
1989-90 · IND
WS
5.5
1995-96 · SAS
Draft
1986
Round 1 ·
Pick 4
from Auburn
Honors & awards
1×
All-Rookie Team
1986
1×
NBA Rookie of the Year
1986
Career by team
Oklahoma City Thunder
1999-00 – 1999-00 · 1 seasons
2.8 PPG
1.4 RPG
0.6 APG
37 games
New Orleans Pelicans
1998-99 – 1998-99 · 1 seasons
6.1 PPG
2.6 RPG
1.2 APG
50 games
San Antonio Spurs
1994-95 – 1997-98 · 3 seasons
9.7 PPG
3.9 RPG
1.3 APG
222 games
Minnesota Timberwolves
1992-93 – 1993-94 · 2 seasons
14.2 PPG
4.5 RPG
3.4 APG
155 games
Indiana Pacers
1986-87 – 1991-92 · 6 seasons
19.0 PPG
6.3 RPG
3.6 APG
479 games
Stats by season
| Season | Team | G | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | PER | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986-87 | IND | 82 | 78 | 36.0 | 18.8 | 8.3 | 3.6 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 46.8 | 35.5 | 74.7 | 15.6 | 5.4 |
| 1987-88 | IND | 79 | 71 | 35.5 | 17.0 | 6.8 | 3.9 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 45.9 | 33.3 | 67.0 | 13.9 | 3.3 |
| 1988-89 | IND | 80 | 79 | 37.7 | 21.6 | 6.5 | 3.6 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 48.9 | 30.7 | 79.2 | 15.2 | 3.0 |
| 1989-90 | IND | 77 | 73 | 35.2 | 19.7 | 5.8 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 48.7 | 37.2 | 78.1 | 16.6 | 5.4 |
| 1990-91 | IND | 80 | 79 | 32.1 | 18.4 | 5.2 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 50.4 | 34.0 | 72.1 | 16.1 | 3.9 |
| 1991-92 | IND | 81 | 81 | 36.1 | 18.5 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 48.0 | 37.3 | 67.5 | 14.5 | 4.6 |
| 1992-93 | MIN | 78 | 75 | 38.3 | 16.8 | 5.6 | 4.4 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 43.3 | 35.5 | 64.9 | 12.2 | 0.0 |
| 1993-94 | MIN | 77 | 37 | 26.4 | 11.6 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 42.2 | 36.8 | 75.9 | 11.7 | 1.2 |
| 1994-95 | SAS | 81 | 1 | 25.1 | 10.8 | 3.2 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 42.3 | 38.7 | 64.7 | 11.5 | 3.6 |
| 1995-96 | SAS | 80 | 16 | 26.6 | 10.9 | 5.2 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 43.7 | 41.0 | 64.4 | 13.6 | 5.5 |
| 1997-98 | SAS | 61 | 11 | 23.9 | 6.7 | 3.3 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 35.9 | 34.4 | 75.7 | 8.3 | 2.1 |
| 1998-99 | NOP | 50 | 21 | 19.8 | 6.1 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 38.8 | 35.0 | 75.0 | — | — |
| 1999-00 | OKC | 37 | 0 | 9.2 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 30.1 | 25.3 | 50.0 | — | — |
Transfers & team changes
Derived from season-by-season team membership.
| Date | Move | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1999 | New Orleans Pelicans | Oklahoma City Thunder | |
| Jul 1998 | San Antonio Spurs | New Orleans Pelicans | |
| Jul 1994 | Minnesota Timberwolves | San Antonio Spurs | |
| Jul 1992 | Indiana Pacers | Minnesota Timberwolves | |
All entries are season change.
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About Chuck Person
Chuck Connors Person is an American former basketball player and coach. Person played 14 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and was the 1987 NBA Rookie of the Year. Person played college basketball for the Auburn Tigers and was selected fourth overall in the 1986 NBA draft by the Indiana Pacers, for whom he played six seasons. He also played for the Minnesota Timberwolves, San Antonio Spurs, Charlotte Hornets and Seattle SuperSonics.