Steve Colter

Steve Colter
Personal information
Born (1962-07-24) July 24, 1962 (age 64)
Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight165 lb (75 kg)
Career information
High schoolPhoenix Union (Phoenix, Arizona)
CollegeNew Mexico State (1980–1984)
NBA draft1984: 2nd round, 33rd overall pick
Drafted byPortland Trail Blazers
Playing career1984–1995
PositionPoint guard
Number20, 22, 14, 21, 5
Career history
1984–1986Portland Trail Blazers
1986Chicago Bulls
1986–1987Philadelphia 76ers
1987–1990Washington Bullets
1990–1991Sacramento Kings
1991–1993Omaha Racers
1992Shell Rimula X
1993–1994KK Split
1994–1995Cleveland Cavaliers
Career highlights
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Steve Colter (born July 24, 1962) is an American former professional basketball player who played in eight NBA seasons for six different teams. He played for the Portland Trail Blazers, Chicago Bulls, Philadelphia 76ers, Washington Bullets, Sacramento Kings and Cleveland Cavaliers. A 6'3" guard from New Mexico State, he was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers in the second round (33rd overall) of the 1984 NBA draft.[1]

In his NBA career, Colter played in 526 games and scored a total of 3,319 points. His best year as a professional came during the 1985–86 season as a member of the Trail Blazers, appearing in 81 games (51 starts) and averaging 8.7 points per game. From 1991 until 1994 he did not play in the NBA, but returned to play for the Cleveland Cavaliers for one more season before retiring in 1995.[1] He also became an import in the Philippine Basketball Association played with the Shell Rimula X in 1992.[citation needed]

Colter won a Continental Basketball Association (CBA) championship with the Omaha Racers in 1993.[2]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

NBA

Source[1]

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1984–85 Portland 78 22 18.7 .453 .351 .754 1.9 3.1 1.0 .1 7.1
1985–86 Portland 81 51 23.1 .456 .325 .823 2.2 3.2 1.4 .1 8.7
1986–87 Chicago 27 18 17.5 .345 .000 .846 1.6 3.5 .7 .2 4.9
Philadelphia 43 13 19.7 .471 .500 .721 1.5 2.7 .9 .1 6.8
1987–88 Philadelphia 12 0 12.7 .375 – .778 1.5 2.2 .5 .0 3.1
Washington 56 53 24.3 .469 .300 .791 2.8 4.2 1.0 .3 8.0
1988–89 Washington 80 5 17.8 .444 .140 .749 2.3 2.8 .9 .2 6.7
1989–90 Washington 73 1 13.4 .478 .000 .811 2.4 2.0 .6 .1 4.9
1990–91 Sacramento 19 0 13.2 .411 .357 .700 1.4 1.9 .6 .1 3.1
1994–95 Cleveland 57 7 13.2 .396 .229 .761 1.0 1.8 .5 .1 3.4
Career 526 170 18.2 .448 .289 .778 2.0 2.8 .9 .1 6.3

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1985 Portland 9 0 18.4 .480 .273 .625 1.8 4.1 .6 .0 8.9
1986 Portland 4 4 26.0 .462 .000 1.000 3.8 5.3 1.3 .3 6.5
1987 Philadelphia 2 0 4.0 .500 – – .0 1.0 .0 .0 1.0
1988 Washington 5 5 17.2 .452 – .571 3.0 2.6 .6 .6 6.4
1995 Cleveland 4 0 10.8 .500 .000 .500 .3 .5 .3 .0 3.0
Career 24 9 17.0 .472 .231 .619 2.0 3.2 .6 .2 6.3

References

  1. ^ a b c "Steve Colter NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on February 8, 2023. Retrieved February 24, 2026.
  2. ^ "1992-93 Omaha Racers Statistics". Stats Crew. Retrieved March 12, 2025.


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