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Pervis Ellison
Center ·Oklahoma City Thunder ·NBA

Pervis Ellison

Age59 BornApr 3, 1967 FromUSA Height206 cm (6'9") Weight95 kg CollegeLouisville Draft1989 · #1
Career averages
9.5PPG
6.7RPG
1.4APG
474 games · 11 seasons

At a glance

OKC hub
Career snapshot
11Seasons
474Games
4,492Career points
10.9PER average
Most-played franchise: Washington Wizards · 238 games · 1990-91 to 1993-94
Honors and awards1 total
1×
NBA Most Improved Player1991
All awards
Career highsSingle season
20.0PPG · 1991-92 · WAS
11.2RPG · 1991-92 · WAS
2.9APG · 1991-92 · WAS
13.3PER · 1994-95 · BOS
2.6Win shares · 1995-96 · BOS
Draft1989
1Round
1Overall pick
From Louisville
Position rank1995-96
#44PPG rank
#27PER rank
#25Win shares rank
CenterPosition
Among 66 Center players with 41+ games

Career by team

Oklahoma City Thunder
2000-01 - 2000-01 · 1 seasons
0.7 PPG 1.3 RPG 0.3 APG
9 games
Boston Celtics
1994-95 - 1999-00 · 5 seasons
4.7 PPG 5.0 RPG 0.7 APG
193 games
Washington Wizards
1990-91 - 1993-94 · 4 seasons
13.9 PPG 8.4 RPG 2.0 APG
238 games
Sacramento Kings
1989-90 - 1989-90 · 1 seasons
8.0 PPG 5.8 RPG 1.9 APG
34 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1989-90 SAC 34 22 25.5 8.0 5.8 1.9 0.5 1.7 44.2 0.0 62.8 10.3 0.4
1990-91 WAS 76 30 25.6 10.4 7.7 1.3 0.6 2.1 51.3 0.0 65.0 - -
1991-92 WAS 66 64 38.0 20.0 11.2 2.9 0.9 2.7 53.9 33.3 72.8 - -
1992-93 WAS 49 48 34.7 17.4 8.8 2.4 0.9 2.2 52.1 0.0 70.2 - -
1993-94 WAS 47 24 25.1 7.3 5.1 1.5 0.5 1.1 46.9 0.0 72.2 - -
1994-95 BOS 55 11 19.7 6.8 5.6 0.6 0.4 1.0 50.7 0.0 71.7 13.3 1.8
1995-96 BOS 69 29 20.7 5.3 6.5 0.9 0.6 1.4 49.2 0.0 64.1 13.1 2.6
1996-97 BOS 6 4 20.8 2.5 4.3 0.7 0.8 1.5 37.5 0.0 60.0 6.5 0.0
1997-98 BOS 33 8 13.5 3.0 3.3 0.9 0.6 0.9 57.1 0.0 58.8 13.1 1.1
1999-00 BOS 30 5 9.0 1.8 2.2 0.4 0.3 0.3 44.2 0.0 71.4 9.0 0.5
2000-01 OKC 9 0 4.4 0.7 1.3 0.3 0.0 0.2 28.6 0.0 100.0 - -

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move
Jul 2000 Boston Celtics Oklahoma City Thunder
Jul 1994 Washington Wizards Boston Celtics
Jul 1990 Sacramento Kings Washington Wizards

All entries are season change.

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About Pervis Ellison

Pervis Ellison is an American former National Basketball Association (NBA) player. Nicknamed "Never Nervous Pervis" for his clutch play with the University of Louisville, after leading Louisville to a national championship, Ellison was the first overall pick in the 1989 NBA Draft. His professional career was largely hindered by injuries, though he won the NBA Most Improved Player Award in 1992.