Rolondo Blackman

Why he should be inducted:

NBA:
4-time NBA All-Star
Dallas Mavericks all-time leader in points (16,643), field goals, and starts

NCAA:
Two-time All-American
3-time Big 8 defensive player of the year
3-time first team All-Big 8 first team
Named to the 1980 Olympic team
1980 Big 8 player of the year
Named to the All-decade (1980) Big 8 team
Named to the ESPN All-Big XII Silver Anniversary team

Stats:

Regular Season

 Season  Ag Tm  Lg     G   MP   FG  FGA  3P  3PA   FT  FTA  ORB  DRB  TRB  AST STL BLK  TO  PF  PTS
+------------------+----+----+----+----+---+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+---+----+
 1981-82 22 DAL NBA   82 24.1  5.4 10.4 0.0  0.0  2.6  3.4  1.2  1.9  3.1  1.3 0.6 0.4 1.4 1.5 13.3
 1982-83 23 DAL NBA   75 31.3  6.8 13.9 0.0  0.2  4.0  5.1  1.4  2.5  3.9  2.5 0.5 0.4 1.6 1.5 17.7
 1983-84 24 DAL NBA   81 37.3  8.9 16.3 0.0  0.1  4.6  5.7  1.5  3.1  4.6  3.6 0.7 0.5 2.1 1.6 22.4
 1984-85 25 DAL NBA   81 35.0  7.7 15.2 0.1  0.2  4.2  5.1  1.3  2.4  3.7  3.6 0.8 0.2 2.0 1.2 19.7
 1985-86 26 DAL NBA   82 34.0  8.3 16.1 0.0  0.4  4.9  5.9  1.1  2.5  3.5  3.3 1.0 0.3 2.3 1.7 21.5
 1986-87 27 DAL NBA   80 34.5  7.8 15.8 0.1  0.2  5.2  5.9  1.2  2.3  3.5  3.3 0.8 0.3 2.2 1.8 21.0
 1987-88 28 DAL NBA   71 36.3  7.0 14.8 0.0  0.1  4.7  5.3  1.2  2.3  3.5  3.7 0.9 0.3 2.0 1.6 18.7
 1988-89 29 DAL NBA   78 37.8  7.6 16.0 0.4  1.1  4.1  4.7  0.9  2.6  3.5  3.7 0.8 0.3 2.1 1.8 19.7
 1989-90 30 DAL NBA   80 36.7  7.8 15.7 0.2  0.5  3.6  4.3  1.1  2.4  3.5  3.6 1.0 0.3 2.2 1.6 19.4
 1990-91 31 DAL NBA   80 37.1  7.9 16.5 0.5  1.4  3.5  4.1  0.8  2.4  3.2  3.8 0.9 0.2 2.0 1.9 19.9
 1991-92 32 DAL NBA   75 33.7  7.1 15.5 0.9  2.3  3.2  3.5  1.0  2.1  3.2  2.7 0.7 0.3 2.0 1.8 18.3
 1992-93 33 NYK NBA   60 23.9  4.0  9.0 0.5  1.2  1.2  1.5  0.4  1.3  1.7  2.6 0.4 0.2 1.1 2.2  9.7
 1993-94 34 NYK NBA   55 17.6  2.9  6.7 0.5  1.5  0.9  1.0  0.4  1.3  1.7  1.4 0.5 0.1 0.8 1.8  7.3
+------------------+----+----+----+----+---+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+---+----+
 13 Seasons          980 32.7  7.0 14.3 0.2  0.7  3.7  4.4  1.1  2.3  3.3  3.0 0.7 0.3 1.9 1.7 18.0
+------------------+----+----+----+----+---+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+---+----+

Post Season

                +-------------------------------------------------------------------+------------+------------------+
                |                               Total                               |  Shooting  |     Per Game     |
                +-------------------------------------------------------------------+------------+------------------+
 Year Ag Tm  Lg |  G   MP   FG  FGA  3P 3PA   FT  FTA  TRB  AST STL BLK  TO  PF  PTS| FG% 3P% FT%| MP  TRB  AST  PTS|
+---------------+---+----+----+----+---+---+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+---+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+----+
 1984 24 DAL NBA| 10  397   93  175   0   0   53   63   41   40   6   4  24  15  239|  53      84| 40  4.1  4.0 23.9|
 1985 25 DAL NBA|  4  169   47   92   1   2   36   38   26   19   2   2  14   8  131|  51  50  95| 42  6.5  4.8 32.8|
 1986 26 DAL NBA| 10  371   83  167   0   1   42   53   35   32   8   1  20  26  208|  50   0  79| 37  3.5  3.2 20.8|
 1987 27 DAL NBA|  4  153   36   73   0   1   22   24   14   17   2   0   8   7   94|  49   0  92| 38  3.5  4.3 23.5|
 1988 28 DAL NBA| 17  672  126  261   0   3   55   62   55   77  15   3  25  28  307|  48   0  89| 40  3.2  4.5 18.1|
 1990 30 DAL NBA|  3  127   24   54   2   5   10   10    9   13   6   2  13   7   60|  44  40 100| 42  3.0  4.3 20.0|
 1993 33 NYK NBA| 15  214   22   64   4  15   15   18   17   16   3   2  21  22   63|  34  27  83| 14  1.1  1.1  4.2|
 1994 34 NYK NBA|  6   34    3   11   2   4    0    0    3    3   0   0   1   6    8|  27  50    |  6  0.5  0.5  1.3|
+---------------+---+----+----+----+---+---+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+---+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+----+
  8 Seasons     | 69 2137  434  897   9  31  233  268  200  217  42  14 126 119 1110|  48  29  87| 31  2.9  3.1 16.1|
+---------------+---+----+----+----+---+---+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+---+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+----+
Stats from http://www.basketball-reference.com/

College

                   +-------------------------------------------------------------------+------------+------------------+
                   |                               Total                               |  Shooting  |     Per Game     |
                   +-------------------------------------------------------------------+------------+------------------+
 Season  College   |  G   MP   FG  FGA  3P 3PA   FT  FTA  TRB  AST STL BLK  TO  PF  PTS| FG% 3P% FT%| MP  TRB  AST  PTS|
+------------------+---+----+----+----+---+---+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+---+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+----+
 1977-78 kansasst  | 29  967  127  269           61   93  187   45                  315|  47      66| 33  6.4  1.6 10.9|
 1978-79 kansasst  | 28 1056  200  392           83  113  110   79                  483|  51      73| 38  3.9  2.8 17.3|
 1979-80 kansasst  | 31 1103  226  419          100  145  145   97                  552|  54      69| 36  4.7  3.1 17.8|
 1980-81 kansasst  | 33 1239  202  380           90  115  165  102                  494|  53      78| 38  5.0  3.1 15.0|
+------------------+---+----+----+----+---+---+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+---+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+----+
 4 Seasons         |121 4365  755 1460          334  466  607  323                 1844|  52      72| 36  5.0  2.7 15.2|
+------------------+---+----+----+----+---+---+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+---+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+----+
Stats from Jazzy J's College Basketball Stats

Comment:

Blackman was considered by many to be the 2nd greatest shooting guard of the 1980s, behind Michael Jordan.  He excelled in college like few others and would make any all-time Big 8/Big XII team.  He excelled on both ends of the courts.  There are lesser players in the hall.  Blackman needs to be in.


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