1. Otis Henry Thorpe was born on August 5,1962 and is an American former professional basketball player who played for several teams in the National Basketball Association.
13 Facts About Otis Thorpe
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Otis Thorpe was an NBA All-Star in 1992 and won an NBA championship with the Houston Rockets in 1994.
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Otis Thorpe had the longest NBA career of any former Friars player.
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Otis Thorpe was drafted by the Kansas City Kings as the ninth overall pick in the first round of the 1984 NBA draft.
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That year, in perhaps his best game of the season, Otis Thorpe nearly missed a triple-double with 35 points, 11 rebounds, and 9 assists.
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Otis Thorpe was traded to the Houston Rockets for Rodney McCray and Jim Petersen in October 1988.
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Otis Thorpe played in 542 consecutive games between 1986 and 1992 and, at one time, held the longest streak of consecutive games played in the NBA.
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On December 7,1993, Otis Thorpe scored a career-high 40 points in a win over the Charlotte Hornets.
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That season, Otis Thorpe was an integral part of the Houston Rockets' trip to the 1994 NBA Finals and subsequent first NBA Championship.
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Otis Thorpe holds the Rockets' all-time record for the highest field goal accuracy.
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When Otis Thorpe finished his last game in 2001, he was the last remaining member of the Kansas City Kings to retire.
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Otis Thorpe holds career averages of 14.0 points and 8.2 rebounds per game.
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Otis Thorpe finished his career with over 17,000 points and 10,000 rebounds in the NBA.