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John Kuester
Guard ·Sacramento Kings ·NBA ·#5

John Kuester

Age71 BornFeb 6, 1955 FromUSA Height188 cm (6'2") Weight82 kg CollegeNorth Carolina Draft1977 · #53
Career averages
3.3PPG
1.1RPG
2.2APG
135 games · 3 seasons

At a glance

SAC hub
Career snapshot
3Seasons
135Games
449Career points
9.0PER average
Most-played franchise: Sacramento Kings · 78 games · 1977-78 to 1977-78
Draft1977
3Round
53Overall pick
From North Carolina
Career highsSingle season
4.8PPG · 1977-78 · SAC
1.5RPG · 1977-78 · SAC
3.2APG · 1977-78 · SAC
11.1PER · 1979-80 · IND
0.1Win shares · 1979-80 · IND
Position rank1977-78
#61PPG rank
#67PER rank
#67Win shares rank
GuardPosition
Among 70 Guard players with 41+ games

Career by team

Indiana Pacers
1979-80 - 1979-80 · 1 seasons
1.2 PPG 0.6 RPG 0.7 APG
24 games
Denver Nuggets
1978-79 - 1978-79 · 1 seasons
1.4 PPG 0.4 RPG 1.1 APG
33 games
Sacramento Kings
1977-78 - 1977-78 · 1 seasons
4.8 PPG 1.5 RPG 3.2 APG
78 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1977-78 SAC 78 0 15.6 4.8 1.5 3.2 0.7 0.0 45.5 0.0 82.9 - -
1978-79 DEN 33 0 6.4 1.4 0.4 1.1 0.5 0.0 30.8 0.0 92.9 6.9 0.0
1979-80 IND 24 0 4.2 1.2 0.6 0.7 0.3 0.0 35.3 0.0 71.4 11.1 0.1

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move
Jul 1979 Denver Nuggets Indiana Pacers
Jul 1978 Sacramento Kings Denver Nuggets

All entries are season change.

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