Personal information | |
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Born | San Diego, California, U. S. | November 30, 1955
Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
Listed weight | 203 lb (92 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Patrick Henry (San Diego, California) |
College | San Diego State (1974–1978) |
NBA draft | 1978: 3rd round, 63rd overall pick |
Selected by the Phoenix Suns | |
Playing career | 1978–1984 |
Position | Power forward / center |
Number | 50 |
Career history | |
1978– 1983 | Phoenix Suns |
1983–1984 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Career NBA statistics | |
Points | 1,257 (3.8 ppg) |
Rebounds | 916 (2.8 rpg) |
Assists | 343 (1.0 apg) |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Joel Bruce Kramer (born October 30, 1955) is a retired American professional basketball player. Listed at 6 feet 7 inches (2.01 m) and 203 pounds (92 kg), he played the power forward and center positions. After playing college basketball at San Diego State University, he had a five-season career in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1978– 1983 with the Phoenix Suns.
Kramer was born in San Diego, California, and is Jewish. [1] [2] [3] He attended Patrick Henry High School in San Diego. [1] There, he played for the basketball team and was League Player of the Year and All- California Interscholastic Federation his senior season. [4]
Kramer played college basketball on a basketball scholarship at San Diego State University, during which he averaged 9.6 points and 7.2 rebounds per game, while shooting .521 from the field. [1] After recovering from a broken foot, he averaged over 9 rebounds per game his last two seasons. [5] In 1977–78, he set a school consecutive free throw record of 33. [6] As a senior, he was named 1978 Pacific Coast Athletic Association Player of the Year. [4] [5]
He played basketball for Team USA at the 1977 Maccabiah Games, winning a gold medal. [4]
Kramer was selected with the 19th pick of the third round by the Phoenix Suns in the 1978 NBA draft. [1] He had a five-year career in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1978– 1983, primarily at center and power forward. [1] In his rookie season, he played in 82 games, tying for the NBA lead, and in 1980–81 he was third in the NBA with 82 games played. [1]
After playing for the Suns, Kramer continued his playing career in Israel with Maccabi Tel Aviv, for whom he played for just a few months after signing for a reported $100,000 a year. [7] [8] He was released in January 1984. [8]
Kramer was inducted into the Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1993. [4] He was inducted into the San Diego Aztecs Hall of Fame in 1997. [5]
Kramer has held executive roles with CBIZ, an American accounting and financial services firm, working as the managing director of the Phoenix office's tax division as of October 2022 [update]. [9]
Personal information | |
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Born | San Diego, California, U. S. | November 30, 1955
Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
Listed weight | 203 lb (92 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Patrick Henry (San Diego, California) |
College | San Diego State (1974–1978) |
NBA draft | 1978: 3rd round, 63rd overall pick |
Selected by the Phoenix Suns | |
Playing career | 1978–1984 |
Position | Power forward / center |
Number | 50 |
Career history | |
1978– 1983 | Phoenix Suns |
1983–1984 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
Career highlights and awards | |
| |
Career NBA statistics | |
Points | 1,257 (3.8 ppg) |
Rebounds | 916 (2.8 rpg) |
Assists | 343 (1.0 apg) |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Joel Bruce Kramer (born October 30, 1955) is a retired American professional basketball player. Listed at 6 feet 7 inches (2.01 m) and 203 pounds (92 kg), he played the power forward and center positions. After playing college basketball at San Diego State University, he had a five-season career in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1978– 1983 with the Phoenix Suns.
Kramer was born in San Diego, California, and is Jewish. [1] [2] [3] He attended Patrick Henry High School in San Diego. [1] There, he played for the basketball team and was League Player of the Year and All- California Interscholastic Federation his senior season. [4]
Kramer played college basketball on a basketball scholarship at San Diego State University, during which he averaged 9.6 points and 7.2 rebounds per game, while shooting .521 from the field. [1] After recovering from a broken foot, he averaged over 9 rebounds per game his last two seasons. [5] In 1977–78, he set a school consecutive free throw record of 33. [6] As a senior, he was named 1978 Pacific Coast Athletic Association Player of the Year. [4] [5]
He played basketball for Team USA at the 1977 Maccabiah Games, winning a gold medal. [4]
Kramer was selected with the 19th pick of the third round by the Phoenix Suns in the 1978 NBA draft. [1] He had a five-year career in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1978– 1983, primarily at center and power forward. [1] In his rookie season, he played in 82 games, tying for the NBA lead, and in 1980–81 he was third in the NBA with 82 games played. [1]
After playing for the Suns, Kramer continued his playing career in Israel with Maccabi Tel Aviv, for whom he played for just a few months after signing for a reported $100,000 a year. [7] [8] He was released in January 1984. [8]
Kramer was inducted into the Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1993. [4] He was inducted into the San Diego Aztecs Hall of Fame in 1997. [5]
Kramer has held executive roles with CBIZ, an American accounting and financial services firm, working as the managing director of the Phoenix office's tax division as of October 2022 [update]. [9]