Allen Leavell
Allen Frazier Leavell (born May 27, 1957) is a retired American professional basketball player from Muncie, Indiana.
Contents
- 1 Career
- 1.1 Amateur
- 1.2 Playing career
- 1.3 Post-NBA
- 2 See also
- 3 References
- 4 External links
Career
Amateur
At Muncie Central High School, Leavell averaged 18 points per game in his final year. A 6'1" (1.85 m), 170:lb (77:kg) point guard, he enrolled in Oklahoma City University and played for the then-Division 1 Men's Basketball Team, averaging 22 points in 1978-1979.
Playing career
Leavell was selected in the fifth round of the 1979 NBA draft by the Houston Rockets, going on to play ten seasons in the National Basketball *ociation (NBA), all as a member of the Rockets, appearing in exactly 700 games in the regular season. On January 25, 1983, he set a franchise record with 22 *ists in a game. Over the whole 1982-1983 season, he was the team's leaders in points, steals, and *ists.
Leavell was waived early in the 1986-87 season by the Rockets and then signed again a few months later after the team lost two players due to drug suspensions.
In his NBA career, he averaged 9.5 points per game and 4.8 *ists per game. Leavell participated in two NBA Finals (in 1981 and 1986), in two losses against the Boston Celtics. He finishes as the third all-time with the Rocket Franchise in both *ists (3,339) and steals (929).
In 1989, he joined the Continental Basketball *ociation playing for the Tulsa Fastbreakers but was suspended after *aulting a referee.
Post-NBA
As someone who played exclusively with the Houston Rockets within the NBA, Leavell remained involved in the team, participating in community outreach and serving as commentator with local outlets.
He is inducted into the Oklahoma City University Hall of Fame.
See also
- List of National Basketball *ociation players with most *ists in a game
- List of NBA players who have spent their entire career with one franchise
References
External links
- Stats at BasketballReference
- Stats at Basketball-Reference