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Greg Ostertag
Center ·Utah Jazz ·NBA

Greg Ostertag

Age53 BornMar 6, 1973 FromUSA Height218 cm (7'2") Weight127 kg CollegeKansas Draft1995 · #28
Career averages
4.6PPG
5.5RPG
0.6APG
756 games · 11 seasons

At a glance

UTA hub
Career snapshot
11Seasons
756Games
3,511Career points
12.8PER average
Most-played franchise: Utah Jazz · 700 games · 1995-96 to 2005-06
Draft1995
1Round
28Overall pick
From Kansas
Career highsSingle season
7.3PPG · 1996-97 · UTA
7.4RPG · 2003-04 · UTA
1.6APG · 2003-04 · UTA
15.3PER · 1996-97 · UTA
5.9Win shares · 1996-97 · UTA
Position rank2005-06
#66PPG rank
#47PER rank
#52Win shares rank
CenterPosition
Among 70 Center players with 41+ games

Career by team

Utah Jazz
1995-96 - 2005-06 · 10 seasons
4.9 PPG 5.7 RPG 0.6 APG
700 games
Sacramento Kings
2004-05 - 2004-05 · 1 seasons
1.6 PPG 3.0 RPG 0.7 APG
56 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1995-96 UTA 57 10 11.6 3.6 3.1 0.1 0.1 1.1 47.3 0.0 66.7 13.2 1.4
1996-97 UTA 77 70 23.6 7.3 7.3 0.4 0.3 2.0 51.5 0.0 67.8 15.3 5.9
1997-98 UTA 63 23 20.4 4.7 5.9 0.4 0.4 2.1 48.1 0.0 47.9 12.5 2.2
1998-99 UTA 48 48 27.9 5.7 7.3 0.5 0.3 2.7 47.6 0.0 62.0 12.8 3.8
1999-00 UTA 81 3 19.8 4.5 6.0 0.2 0.2 2.1 46.4 0.0 63.6 13.5 4.2
2000-01 UTA 81 3 18.4 4.5 5.1 0.3 0.3 1.8 49.5 50.0 55.6 13.3 3.8
2001-02 UTA 74 14 15.0 3.3 4.2 0.7 0.2 1.5 45.3 0.0 48.5 12.7 2.1
2002-03 UTA 81 74 23.8 5.4 6.2 0.7 0.2 1.8 51.8 0.0 51.0 11.5 3.4
2003-04 UTA 78 51 27.6 6.8 7.4 1.6 0.4 1.8 47.6 0.0 57.9 14.3 5.0
2004-05 SAC 56 3 9.9 1.6 3.0 0.7 0.1 0.7 44.0 0.0 34.2 10.0 0.7
2005-06 UTA 60 22 13.5 2.4 3.8 1.0 0.1 1.1 49.2 0.0 50.0 11.6 1.3

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move
Jul 2005 Sacramento Kings Utah Jazz
Jul 2004 Utah Jazz Sacramento Kings

All entries are season change.

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Born on March 6

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About Greg Ostertag

Gregory Donovan Ostertag is an American politician and former professional basketball player. A center, he spent most of his career with the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Kansas Jayhawks.