Gregory Kelser was born on September 17,1957 and is an American former professional basketball player and current television color commentator.
11 Facts About Greg Kelser
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Greg Kelser grew up in a military family, spending part of his childhood in Okinawa, Japan.
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In East Lansing, Greg Kelser earned him the sobriquet "Special K", a play on the Kelloggs breakfast cereal.
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Greg Kelser was often on the receiving end of spectacular alley-oop passes from Johnson and later wrote a book about his basketball experiences at MSU.
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Greg Kelser finished his career at Michigan State averaging 17.5 ppg and 9.5 rpg and was named third-team All-American.
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Greg Kelser was the first Big Ten Conference player, and remains the only player in Spartan basketball history, to score over 2,000 points with over 1,000 rebounds.
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Greg Kelser was drafted by the hometown Detroit Pistons as the 4th pick in the 1979 NBA draft.
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Greg Kelser would spend most of two seasons with the Sonics, averaging, 7.0 ppg, and was then traded in 1983 to the San Diego Clippers, where he averaged 11.0 ppg in a career high 80 games played.
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In total, over six NBA seasons, Greg Kelser averaging 9.7 ppg and 4.6 rpg, never playing a full slate of games in any season.
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Greg Kelser finished his degree at Michigan State in 1981, graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Social Sciences.
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Greg Kelser was inducted into the Michigan State University Athletics Hall of Fame in 1996.