Bernard King

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Bernard King

King with the Tennessee Volunteers c. 1976
Personal information
Born	(1956-12-04) December 4, 1956 (age 67) Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school	Fort Hamilton (Brooklyn, New York)
College	Tennessee (1974–1977)
NBA draft	1977: 1st round, 7th overall pick
Selected by the New York Nets
Playing career	1977–1993
Position	Small forward
Number	22, 30
Career history
1977–1979	New Jersey Nets
1979–1980	Utah Jazz
1980–1982	Golden State Warriors
1982–1987	New York Knicks
1987–1991	Washington Bullets
1993	New Jersey Nets
Career highlights and awards
4× NBA All-Star (1982, 1984, 1985, 1991) 2× All-NBA First Team (1984, 1985) All-NBA Second Team (1982) All-NBA Third Team (1991) NBA Comeback Player of the Year (1981) NBA All-Rookie Team (1978) NBA scoring champion (1985) Consensus first-team All-American (1977) Consensus second-team All-American (1976) Third-team All-American – NABC (1975) 3× SEC Player of the Year (1975–1977) No. 53 retired by Tennessee Volunteers
Career NBA statistics
Points	19,655 (22.5 ppg)
Rebounds	5,060 (5.8 rpg)
Assists	2,863 (3.3 apg)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com
Basketball Hall of Fame as player

Bernard King (born December 4, 1956) is an American former professional basketball player at the small forward position in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played 14 seasons with the New Jersey Nets, Utah Jazz, Golden State Warriors, New York Knicks, and Washington Bullets. King is a four-time NBA All-Star, four-time All-NBA selection and led the NBA in scoring in the 1984–85 season. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on September 8, 2013.^[1] His younger brother, Albert, also played in the NBA during his career.