Uwe Blab

Uwe Konstantin Blab (born March 26, 1962) is a German former professional basketball player who had a five-year career in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Uwe Blab
Personal information
Born (1962-03-26) March 26, 1962
Munich, West Germany
NationalityGerman
Listed height7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)
Listed weight252 lb (114 kg)
Career information
High schoolEffingham (Effingham, Illinois)
CollegeIndiana (1981–1985)
NBA draft1985 / Round: 1 / Pick: 17th overall
Selected by the Dallas Mavericks
Playing career1985–1993
PositionCenter
Number33
Career history
1985–1989Dallas Mavericks
1989–1990Golden State Warriors
1990San Antonio Spurs
1990Basket Napoli
1991–1993ALBA Berlin
Career highlights and awards
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

High School and College

Blab attended Effingham High School in Illinois, which won second place in the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) State Basketball tournament in 1980. He played college basketball for the Indiana University Hoosiers,[1] averaging 16 points per game in his senior season. He helped IU win the Big Ten championship in 1983 and then advance to the NCAA Tournament's "Elite Eight" the following season.

Olympic Career

Blab made the West German men's basketball team after graduating from Indiana University in 1984. The team qualified for the Summer Olympics that year. They lost in the quarterfinals to the USA and wound up finishing in 8th place. Eight years later, Blab was able to participate in the 1992 Summer Olympics, this time for a unified Germany. They fared little better than their previous attempt, again losing in the quarterfinals, this time to what was then named the Unified Team (this featured players from the now collapsed Soviet Union) and finished in 7th place. [2]

NBA

Drafted seventeenth overall by the Dallas Mavericks in the 1985 NBA Draft,[3] he never proved to be a significant contributor. His first four seasons were with the Mavericks, and he played for both the Golden State Warriors[4] and the San Antonio Spurs in his final year.[5] He finished with NBA career averages of 2.1 points and 1.8 rebounds per game at the center position.

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

Regular season
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1985–86 Dallas 4808.5.468.5371.9.4.1.32.6
1986–87 Dallas 3005.3.392.4641.2.4.1.31.8
1987–88 Dallas 7319.0.439.7081.8.5.1.42.2
1988–89 Dallas 3705.6.462.8001.2.3.1.41.8
1989–90 Golden State 403312.0.379.5482.5.60.62.1
1989–90 San Antonio 707.1.545.5001.3.10.02.1
Career 235348.4.433.6081.8.4.1.42.1

Playoffs
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1986 Dallas 106.0.667––1.0.0.0.04.0
1987 Dallas 1010.01.000–.2503.0.01.01.03.0
1988 Dallas 302.7.000–1.000.3.3.0.0.7
1990 San Antonio 202.5.000–.5001.0.0.0.01.5
Career 704.1.429–.5001.0.1.1.11.7

References
  1. "Gophers can't stop Blab; Hoosiers roll". The Tuscaloosa News. February 6, 1983. Retrieved January 13, 2010.
  2. Uwe Blab, archived from the original on 2020-04-17, retrieved February 22, 2022
  3. "Wennington in Accord". The New York Times. August 22, 1985. Retrieved January 13, 2010.
  4. "Warriors Sign Blab". The New York Times. September 24, 1989. Retrieved January 13, 2010.
  5. "Two Decades of Deadline Deals". NBA.com. February 20, 2009. Retrieved January 13, 2010.
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