Orlando Vernada Woolridge was an American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association from 1981 to 1994.
17 Facts About Orlando Woolridge
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Orlando Woolridge was known for his scoring ability, especially on slam dunks.
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Orlando Woolridge played college basketball for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
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Orlando Woolridge played in the NCAA tournament's Final Four in 1978 as a freshman with teammate Bill Laimbeer.
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Orlando Woolridge started every game as a college sophomore, junior and senior.
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Orlando Woolridge helped guide Notre Dame to NCAA tournament appearances in 1980 and 1981.
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Orlando Woolridge was selected sixth in the 1981 NBA draft by the Chicago Bulls, where he played for his first five seasons.
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Orlando Woolridge was named NBA Player of the week on December 9,1984.
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Orlando Woolridge competed in the NBA Slam Dunk Contest in 1984 and 1985, and was the first to complete what would be called the eastbay funk dunk in 1984 surpassing the scores of Clyde Drexler and Michael Cooper.
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Orlando Woolridge led the Chicago Bulls in scoring in 1986 and was the last player to lead in scoring before Jordan took over.
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Orlando Woolridge averaged 11 points per game in two seasons and provided the Lakers consistent bench scoring around the basket.
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The prolific offense resulted in Orlando Woolridge's averaging 25.1 points per game and a career high 6.8 rebounds per game, but did not result in many team wins.
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Orlando Woolridge was third in the league averaging 29.0 points at the time.
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Orlando Woolridge held NBA career averages of 16.0 points, 4.3 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game.
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Orlando Woolridge played professionally in Italy, with the Italian League club Benetton Treviso.
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Orlando Woolridge later coached the Arizona Rhinos of the ABA from 2008 to 2009.
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Orlando Woolridge was a cousin to Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame member Willis Reed.