Career snapshot
5seasons
403games
5,319career pts
15.1PER (avg)
Most-played franchise:
Indiana Pacers
· 403 games · 1983-84–1987-88
Position rank · 1987-88
#21PPG rank
#17PER rank
#6WS rank
Among 71 Center players (min. 41 games)
Career highs (single season)
PPG
13.7
1984-85 · IND
RPG
8.3
1986-87 · IND
APG
2.6
1985-86 · IND
PER
15.9
1984-85 · IND
WS
9.0
1986-87 · IND
Draft
1983
Round 1 ·
Pick 2
from Missouri
Honors & awards
1×
All-Rookie Team
1983
Stats by season
| Season | Team | G | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | PER | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983-84 | IND | 81 | 73 | 30.0 | 12.0 | 6.9 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 48.0 | 18.8 | 75.3 | 12.6 | 3.6 |
| 1984-85 | IND | 82 | 66 | 28.2 | 13.7 | 7.5 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 47.5 | 9.1 | 79.8 | 15.9 | 5.0 |
| 1985-86 | IND | 79 | 65 | 30.3 | 13.6 | 7.9 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 47.0 | 20.0 | 76.8 | 15.9 | 5.9 |
| 1986-87 | IND | 81 | 81 | 34.1 | 13.2 | 8.3 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 50.3 | 25.0 | 83.7 | 15.9 | 9.0 |
| 1987-88 | IND | 80 | 80 | 33.7 | 13.5 | 8.3 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 49.6 | 20.0 | 80.9 | 15.0 | 6.9 |
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About Steve Stipanovich
Stephen Samuel Stipanovich is an American former professional basketball player. A 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) center who played college basketball for the Missouri Tigers between 1979 and 1983, he and Jon Sundvold helped coach Norm Stewart to four consecutive Big Eight Conference championships and NCAA tournament appearances. Stipanovich was selected by the Indiana Pacers with the second pick of the 1983 NBA draft, which remains the highest a Missouri player has been picked in the NBA draft in school history. Knee problems limited his career to five seasons, and he retired in 1988 with career totals