Bob Sura

Bob Sura
Personal information
Born	March 25, 1973 (age 51); Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school	G.A.R. Memorial; (Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania)
College	Florida State (1991–1995)
NBA draft	1995: 1st round, 17th overall pick
	Selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers
Playing career	1995–2005
Position	Shooting guard / point guard
Number	3, 5
Career history
1995–2000	Cleveland Cavaliers
2000–2003	Golden State Warriors
2003–2004	Detroit Pistons
2004	Atlanta Hawks
2004–2007	Houston Rockets
Career highlights and awards
	First-team All-ACC (1994); 2× Second-team All-ACC (1993, 1995); ACC Rookie of the Year (1992); No. 3 jersey honored by Florida State Seminoles;
Career NBA statistics
Points	5,654 (8.6 ppg)
Rebounds	2,240 (3.4 rpg)
Assists	2,474 (3.8 apg)
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball Reference

Robert Sura Jr. (born March 25, 1973) is an American former professional basketball player who played ten seasons for five different teams in the National Basketball Association (NBA). At 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m), 200 pounds (91 kg), he played as a shooting guard and point guard.

Early life and college career

Born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, Robert Sura played in high school at G.A.R. Memorial. He had a high game of 69 while leading G.A.R. to a streak of 86 consecutive league victories.

After high school, Sura played basketball for Florida State University, playing on the same team as fellow NBA players Charlie Ward and Sam Cassell. Sura holds the all-time scoring record at Florida State with 2,130 points.^[1]

Sura was named the ACC Rookie of the Year his freshman year at Florida State (1991–92).

NBA career

Sura was drafted 17th overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 1995 NBA draft. His best season with the Cavaliers was his last, as he averaged 13.8 points per game during the 1999-2000 season. He was then traded to the Golden State Warriors, and has also played for the Detroit Pistons, Atlanta Hawks and Houston Rockets.

With the Hawks, he gained attention by almost posting three straight triple-double games—the third was subsequently taken away from him by the league when he purposely missed a layup to get his 10th rebound. The NBA defines a field goal attempt as attempting to put the basketball in the basket for a field goal. Since he had no intention to put the basketball in the basket, he could not be credited with a rebound.^[2]

Sura competed in the 3-point tournament during All-Star Weekend as well as the Slam Dunk competition.

Sura is the all-time leading scorer at Florida State, which retired his jersey in 2007.

Throughout the 2005-06 NBA season and 2006-07 NBA season Sura was on injured reserve.

On October 29, 2007, Sura was cut by the Rockets.

Sura has appeared in the PokerStars series The Big Game.^[3]

NBA 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
*	Led the league

Regular season


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1995–96	Cleveland	79	3	14.6	.411	.346	.702	1.7	2.9	.7	.3	5.3
1996–97	Cleveland	82	23	27.7	.431	.323	.614	3.8	4.8	1.1	.4	9.2
1997–98	Cleveland	46	4	20.5	.377	.317	.565	2.0	3.7	1.0	.2	5.8
1998–99	Cleveland	50*	6	16.8	.333	.200	.631	2.0	3.0	.9	.3	4.3
1999–00	Cleveland	73	45	30.4	.437	.367	.697	3.9	3.9	1.2	.3	13.8
2000–01	Golden State	53	42	31.7	.390	.273	.714	4.3	4.6	1.0	.2	11.1
2001–02	Golden State	78	5	22.9	.424	.316	.720	3.3	3.5	1.1	.2	10.0
2002–03	Golden State	55	0	20.5	.412	.329	.696	3.0	3.2	.8	.0	7.3
2003–04	Detroit	53	0	13.3	.410	.250	.696	1.9	1.7	.7	.2	3.8
2003–04	Atlanta	27	18	35.4	.420	.279	.783	8.3	5.3	.9	.2	14.7
2004–05	Houston	61	59	31.5	.427	.355	.750	5.5	5.2	1.1	.1	10.3
Career		657	205	23.7	.414	.325	.689	3.4	3.8	1.0	.2	8.6

Playoffs


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1996	Cleveland	3	0	6.0	.667	–	–	.3	1.0	.3	.0	1.3
1998	Cleveland	3	0	10.3	.200	.000	.667	1.0	1.3	.3	.0	1.3
2005	Houston	7	7	26.1	.435	.538	.667	3.9	2.0	1.0	.0	7.9
Career		13	7	17.8	.426	.467	.667	2.4	1.6	.7	.0	4.8

References

^ "Florida State Basketball 2017-2018" (PDF). Florida State University. p. 88. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
^ NBA.com Bob Sura Triple-Double Disallowed
^ WHERE ARE THEY NOW: BOBBY SURA IS A POKER PLAYER

External links

Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com

[1] "Florida State Basketball 2017-2018" (PDF). Florida State University. p. 88. Retrieved May 3, 2022.

[2] NBA.com Bob Sura Triple-Double Disallowed

[3] WHERE ARE THEY NOW: BOBBY SURA IS A POKER PLAYER

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