Jon Thomas "Sunny" Sundvold
(born July 2, 1961 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota
) is a retired American
professional
basketball player who was selected by the
Seattle SuperSonics in the 1st
round (16th overall) of the 1983 NBA
Draft. A 6'2" shooting guard from the University of
Missouri
, Sundvold played in 9 NBA seasons from
1983–1992. He played for the Sonics,
San Antonio Spurs and
Miami Heat.
Sundvold's best year as a professional came during the
1986-87 season as a member of the Spurs,
appearing in 76 games and averaging 11.2 ppg. In his NBA career, he
appeared in 502 games and scored a total of 3,886 points. Two
seasons later, he played more of a bench role but led all of the
NBA in three point shooting percentage. He also participated in the
NBA All Star
Three Point Contest
in 1989 and 1990.
He played for the
US national
team in the
1982 FIBA
World Championship, winning the silver medal.
References
- 1982 USA Basketball
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