Jack Sikma

Jack Sikma

Sikma as an All-American at Illinois Wesleyan
Personal information
Born	(1955-11-14) November 14, 1955 (age 68) Kankakee, Illinois, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight	230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school	St. Anne (St. Anne, Illinois)
College	Illinois Wesleyan (1973–1977)
NBA draft	1977: 1st round, 8th overall pick
Selected by the Seattle SuperSonics
Playing career	1977–1991
Position	Center / power forward
Number	43
Coaching career	2003–2014
Career history
As player:
1977–1986	Seattle SuperSonics
1986–1991	Milwaukee Bucks
As coach:
2003–2007	Seattle SuperSonics (assistant)
2007–2011	Houston Rockets (assistant)
2011–2014	Minnesota Timberwolves (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
NBA champion (1979) 7× NBA All-Star (1979–1985) NBA All-Defensive Second Team (1982) NBA All-Rookie First Team (1978) No. 43 retired by Seattle SuperSonics 2× First-team NCAA Division III All-American (1976, 1977) Third-team NCAA Division III All-American (1975) 3× CCIW Player of the Year (1975–1977)
Career statistics
Points	17,287 (15.6 ppg)
Rebounds	10,816 (9.8 rpg)
Assists	3,488 (3.2 apg)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com
Basketball Hall of Fame as player

Jack Wayne Sikma (born November 14, 1955) is an American former professional basketball center. He was a seven-time NBA All-Star with the Seattle SuperSonics, who drafted him in the first round with the eighth overall pick of the 1977 NBA draft. In 1979, he won an NBA championship with Seattle. Sikma finished his playing career with the Milwaukee Bucks. He was elected to the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 2019.

He was known for his trademark reverse pivot and step back behind-the-head jumper, coined as the "Sikma move",^[1] along with his distinctive blond hair during his playing days, which he wore in a pageboy early in his career and in a curly style later on. During his thirteen-year career, he reached the playoffs eleven times and anomalously established himself as an accurate-shooting center. His style of play would become significantly influential for centers at both the amateur and professional levels. Sikma scored 17,287 points in his NBA career.