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Rich Kelley
Personal information
Born	March 23, 1953 (age 71); San Mateo, California, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight	235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school	Woodside (Woodside, California)
College	Stanford (1972–1975)
NBA draft	1975: 1st round, 7th overall pick
	Selected by the New Orleans Jazz
Playing career	1975–1986
Position	Center / power forward
Number	53, 44, 50
Career history
1975–1979	New Orleans Jazz
1979–1980	New Jersey Nets
1980–1982	Phoenix Suns
1982–1983	Denver Nuggets
1983–1985	Utah Jazz
1985–1986	Sacramento Kings
Career highlights and awards
	Third-team All-American – UPI (1975); 3× First-team All-Pac-8 (1973–1975);
Career NBA statistics
Points	6,199 (7.6 ppg)
Rebounds	5,678 (7.0 rpg)
Assists	2,092 (2.6 apg)
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball Reference
Representing United States
Men's basketball
FIBA World Championship

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Richard Ryland Kelley (born March 23, 1953) is an American retired basketball player. Kelley played college basketball at Stanford University and was the first-round pick (7th pick overall) of the New Orleans Jazz in the 1975 NBA draft. Kelley played eleven NBA seasons.

College career

A center/power forward, a graduate of Woodside High School, Kelley played college basketball for Stanford.

The 7-foot, 235-pound^[1] Kelley was drafted as an underclassman in the second round of the 1974 American Basketball Association ABA draft by the New York Nets, but he opted to stay in college for another year.^[2]

While in college, Kelley played for the Team USA in the 1974 FIBA World Championship, winning the bronze medal.^[3]

In in his 76 career games at Stanford, under Coach Howard Dallmar, Kelley averaged a double-double of 18.6 points and 12.4 rebounds, shooting 49% from the floor and 78% from the line. He scored 1412 total points, with 944 total rebounds in his three varsity seasons.^[4]

NBA career

In 1975, Kelley was drafted by the New Orleans Jazz in the first round of the 1975 NBA draft and by the Memphis Sounds in the second round of the 1975 ABA Draft.^[5]

In the NBA Kelley played for the New Orleans/Utah Jazz (1975–79, 1983–85), New Jersey Nets (1979–80), Phoenix Suns (1980–82), Denver Nuggets (1982–83) and Sacramento Kings (1985–86). His best individual season was with the Jazz in 1978–79, in which he averaged 15.7 points and 12.8 rebounds per game (good for second in the league in rebounding that year), and also established a franchise record with 166 blocked shots.

He helped the Suns win the 1980–81 NBA Pacific Division and the Jazz win the 1983–84 NBA Midwest Division.

He currently ranks 94th on the NBA's career offensive rebounds list (1,872).

In 11 seasons, he played in 814 games and played 17,711 minutes, a 48.8 field goal percentage (2,166 for 4,435), 78.3 free throw percentage (1,867 for 2,384), 5,678 total rebounds (1,872 offensive, 3,806 defensive), 2,092 assists, 694 steals, 749 blocked shots, 2,613 personal fouls and 6,199 points. He averaged 7.6 points and 7.0 rebounds in his 814 career games.^[6]

Personal

After retirement, Kelley earned an MBA at Stanford. He is a co-founder of Search Fund Partners, having started the firm in 2004. He currently serves on the Boards of Directors of San Francisco Legal, Avadyne Health, HemaSource, Verengo, H&R Accounts, Asset Recovery Corporation and Medical Positioning, Inc.

Kelley has been involved in numerous small businesses and start-up companies as an operator, owner, and investor. His varied experience includes: CFO of SCORE! Educational Centers, CEO of San Jose Giants, General Partner of the Stanford Terrace Inn, developer of houses and subdivisions, owner of office buildings, investor in successful tech start-ups (Coinstar, PLX Technology, Corcept Therapeutics). He has also invested in many limited partnerships, including venture funds, and has been involved as a search fund investor since 1994.

Honors

Kelley was inducted into the Stanford Athletics Hall of Fame in 1985.^[7]
In 2009, Kelley was inducted into the Woodside High School Community Hall of Fame.^[8]

References

External links

Career statistics

[1] "Rich Kelley Stats".

[2] BasketballReference.com Rick Kelley page

[3] 1974 USA Basketball Archived 2007-08-24 at the Wayback Machine

[4] "Rich Kelley College Stats".

[5] BasketballReference.com Rick Kelley page

[6] "Rich Kelley Stats".

[7] "Rich Kelley () – Stanford Athletics Hall of Fame".

[8] "Woodside High School – Community Hall of Fame".

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+{{Short description|American basketball player (born 1953)}}
-{{Infobox NBA biography
+{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
+{{similar names|Richard Kelley (disambiguation)}}
+{{Infobox basketball biography
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-| number          = 53, 44, 50
+| height_ft       = 6
+| height_in       = 11
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-| height_ft       = 7
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-| birth_place     = [[San Mateo, California]]
+| birth_place     = [[San Mateo, California]], U.S.
-| nationality     = American
 | high_school     = [[Woodside High School (Woodside, California)|Woodside]] ([[Woodside, California]])
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 | draft_round     = 1
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-| draft_team      = [[Utah Jazz|New Orleans Jazz]]
+| draft_team      = [[New Orleans Jazz (NBA team)|New Orleans Jazz]]
 | career_start    = 1975
 | career_end      = 1986
+| career_number   = 53, 44, 50
+| career_position = [[Center (basketball)|Center]] / [[Power forward (basketball)|power forward]]
 | years1          = {{nbay|1975|start}}–{{nbay|1978|end}}
-| team1           = New Orleans Jazz
+| team1           = [[New Orleans Jazz (NBA team)|New Orleans Jazz]]
 | years2          = {{nbay|1979|full=y}}
 | team2           = [[New Jersey Nets]]
-| years3          = 1980–{{nbay|1981|end}}
+| years3          = {{nbay|1979|end}}–{{nbay|1981|end}}
 | team3           = [[Phoenix Suns]]
 | years4          = {{nbay|1982|full=y}}
 | team4           = [[Denver Nuggets]]
-| years5          = 1982–{{nbay|1984|end}}
+| years5          = {{nbay|1982|end}}–{{nbay|1984|end}}
 | team5           = Utah Jazz
 | years6          = {{nbay|1985|full=y}}
 | team6           = [[Sacramento Kings]]
 | highlights     =
+* Third-team [[NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|All-American]] – [[United Press International|UPI]] ([[1975 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|1975]])
-* 3× First-team [[List of All-Pacific-12 Conference men's basketball teams|All-Pac-8]] (1973–1975)
+* 3× First-team [[List of All-Pac-12 Conference men's basketball teams|All-Pac-8]] (1973–1975)
 | stats_league    = NBA
 | stat1label      = [[Point (basketball)|Points]]
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 | stat3label      = [[Assist (basketball)|Assists]]
 | stat3value      = 2,092 (2.6 apg)
-| bbr             = kelleri01
-| letter          = k
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-{{MedalCountry | {{USA}} }}
+{{MedalCountry | {{flagu|United States}} }}
 {{MedalSport|Men's [[basketball]]}}
 {{MedalCompetition|[[FIBA World Championship]]}}
 {{MedalBronze |[[1974 FIBA World Championship|1974 Puerto Rico]] | [[1974 FIBA World Championship|Team competition]]}}
-{{MedalCompetition|[[Pan American Games]]}}
-{{MedalGold |[[1975 Pan American Games|1975 Mexico City]] | [[Basketball at the 1975 Pan American Games|Team competition]]}}
 }}
-'''Richard Ryland "Rich" Kelley''' (born March 23, 1953) is a retired American [[basketball]] player.
+'''Richard Ryland Kelley''' (born March 23, 1953) is an American retired [[basketball]] player. Kelley played [[college basketball]] at [[Stanford University]] and was the first-round pick (7th pick overall) of the [[New Orleans Jazz (NBA team)|New Orleans Jazz]] in the [[1975 NBA draft]]. Kelley played eleven NBA seasons.
-A [[center (basketball)|center]]/[[power forward (basketball)|power forward]], a graduate of [[Woodside High School (Woodside, California)|Woodside High School]], Kelley played [[college basketball]] for [[Stanford Cardinal|Stanford]].
+==College career==
-The 7-foot, 235-pound<ref>http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/k/kelleri01.html</ref> Kelley was drafted as an underclassman in the second round of the 1974 [[American Basketball Association|ABA]] Draft by the [[New York Nets]], but he opted to stay in college for another year.<ref>[http://www.basketballreference.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=KelleRi01 BasketballReference.com Rick Kelley page]</ref>  The following season Kelley was drafted by the [[Utah Jazz|New Orleans Jazz]] in the first round of the [[1975 NBA Draft]] and by the [[Memphis Sounds]] in the second round of the 1975 ABA Draft.<ref>[http://www.basketballreference.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=KelleRi01 BasketballReference.com Rick Kelley page]</ref>
+A [[center (basketball)|center]]/[[power forward (basketball)|power forward]], a graduate of [[Woodside High School (Woodside, California)|Woodside High School]], Kelley played [[college basketball]] for [[Stanford Cardinal men's basketball|Stanford]].
-In the NBA Kelley played for the [[Utah Jazz|New Orleans Jazz/Utah Jazz]] (1975–79 and 1983–85), [[New Jersey Nets]] (1979–80), [[Phoenix Suns]] (1980–82), [[Denver Nuggets]] (1982–83) and [[Sacramento Kings]] (1985–86).
+The 7-foot, 235-pound<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/k/kelleri01.html|title = Rich Kelley Stats}}</ref> Kelley was drafted as an underclassman in the second round of the 1974 [[American Basketball Association]] ABA draft by the [[New York Nets]], but he opted to stay in college for another year.<ref>[http://www.basketballreference.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=KelleRi01 BasketballReference.com Rick Kelley page]</ref>
-He helped the Suns win the [[1980-81 NBA season|1980-81]] NBA Pacific Division and the Jazz win the [[1983-84 NBA season|1983-84]] NBA Midwest Division.
+While in college, Kelley played for the [[United States men's national basketball team|Team USA]] in the [[1974 FIBA World Championship]], winning the bronze medal.<ref>[http://www.usabasketball.com/history/mwc_1974.html 1974 USA Basketball] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070824211234/http://www.usabasketball.com/history/mwc_1974.html |date=2007-08-24 }}</ref>
-He currently ranks 94th on the NBA's career offensive rebounds list (1,872).
+In in his 76 career games at Stanford, under Coach [[Howard Dallmar]], Kelley averaged a [[double-double]] of 18.6 points and 12.4 rebounds, shooting 49% from the floor and 78% from the line. He scored 1412 total points, with 944 total rebounds in his three varsity seasons.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/rich-kelley-1.html|title=Rich Kelley College Stats}}</ref>
-In 11 seasons he played in 814 games and played 17,711 minutes, a 48.8 field goal percentage (2,166 for 4,435), 78.3 free throw percentage (1,867 for 2,384), 5,678 total rebounds (1,872 offensive, 3,806 defensive), 2,092 assists, 694 steals, 749 blocked shots, 2,613 personal fouls and 6,199 points.
+==NBA career==
-He played for the [[United States men's national basketball team|US national team]] in the [[1974 FIBA World Championship]], winning the bronze medal.<ref>[http://www.usabasketball.com/history/mwc_1974.html 1974 USA Basketball]</ref>
+In 1975, Kelley was drafted by the [[New Orleans Jazz (NBA team)|New Orleans Jazz]] in the first round of the [[1975 NBA draft]] and by the [[Memphis Sounds]] in the second round of the 1975 ABA Draft.<ref>[http://www.basketballreference.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=KelleRi01 BasketballReference.com Rick Kelley page]</ref>
+In the NBA Kelley played for the [[Utah Jazz|New Orleans/Utah Jazz]] (1975–79, 1983–85), [[New Jersey Nets]] (1979–80), [[Phoenix Suns]] (1980–82), [[Denver Nuggets]] (1982–83) and [[Sacramento Kings]] (1985–86).  His best individual season was with the Jazz in 1978–79, in which he averaged 15.7 points and 12.8 rebounds per game (good for second in the league in rebounding that year), and also established a franchise record with 166 blocked shots.
-After retirement, he earned an MBA at Stanford.  He is a co-founder of Search Fund Partners, having started the firm in 2004. He currently serves on the Boards of Directors of San Francisco Legal, Avadyne Health, HemaSource, Verengo, H&R Accounts, Asset Recovery Corporation and Medical Positioning, Inc.
+He helped the Suns win the [[1980–81 NBA season|1980–81]] NBA Pacific Division and the Jazz win the [[1983–84 NBA season|1983–84]] NBA Midwest Division.
+He currently ranks 94th on the NBA's career offensive rebounds list (1,872).
+In 11 seasons, he played in 814 games and played 17,711 minutes, a 48.8 field goal percentage (2,166 for 4,435), 78.3 free throw percentage (1,867 for 2,384), 5,678 total rebounds (1,872 offensive, 3,806 defensive), 2,092 assists, 694 steals, 749 blocked shots, 2,613 personal fouls and 6,199 points. He averaged 7.6 points and 7.0 rebounds in his 814 career games.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/k/kelleri01.html|title = Rich Kelley Stats}}</ref>
+==Personal==
+After retirement, Kelley earned an MBA at Stanford.  He is a co-founder of Search Fund Partners, having started the firm in 2004. He currently serves on the Boards of Directors of San Francisco Legal, Avadyne Health, HemaSource, Verengo, H&R Accounts, Asset Recovery Corporation and Medical Positioning, Inc.
 Kelley has been involved in numerous small businesses and start-up companies as an operator, owner, and investor. His varied experience includes: CFO of [[SCORE! Educational Centers]], CEO of San Jose Giants, General Partner of the Stanford Terrace Inn, developer of houses and subdivisions, owner of office buildings, investor in successful tech start-ups (Coinstar, PLX Technology, Corcept Therapeutics). He has also invested in many limited partnerships, including venture funds, and has been involved as a search fund investor since 1994.
+==Honors==
+* Kelley was inducted into the Stanford Athletics Hall of Fame in 1985.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gostanford.com/hof.aspx?hof=85|title = Rich Kelley () – Stanford Athletics Hall of Fame}}</ref>
+* In 2009, Kelley was inducted into the Woodside High School Community Hall of Fame.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.woodsidehs.org/PARENTSCOMMUNITY/Community-Hall-of-Fame/index.html|title = Woodside High School – Community Hall of Fame}}</ref>
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
-*[http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/k/kelleri01.html Career statistics]
+*[https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/k/kelleri01.html Career statistics]
 {{United States Squad 1974 FIBA World Championship}}
-{{1975 NBA Draft}}
+{{1975 NBA draft}}
-{{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. -->
-| NAME              = Kelley, Rich
-| ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
-| SHORT DESCRIPTION = American basketball player
-| DATE OF BIRTH     = March 23, 1953
-| PLACE OF BIRTH    = [[San Mateo, California]]
-| DATE OF DEATH     =
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-}}
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 [[Category:Living people]]
-[[Category:Basketball players at the 1975 Pan American Games]]
+[[Category:All-American college men's basketball players]]
-[[Category:Basketball players from California]]
+[[Category:American men's basketball players]]
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 [[Category:Denver Nuggets players]]
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 [[Category:New Orleans Jazz draft picks]]
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-[[Category:People from San Mateo County, California]]
+[[Category:Sportspeople from San Mateo, California]]
+[[Category:Basketball players from San Mateo County, California]]
 [[Category:Phoenix Suns players]]
-[[Category:Power forwards (basketball)]]
+[[Category:Power forwards]]
 [[Category:Sacramento Kings players]]
 [[Category:Stanford Cardinal men's basketball players]]
 [[Category:United States men's national basketball team players]]
 [[Category:Utah Jazz players]]
-[[Category:American men's basketball players]]
+[[Category:1974 FIBA World Championship players]]

v t e 1975 NBA draft
First round	David Thompson Dave Meyers Marvin Webster Alvan Adams Darryl Dawkins Lionel Hollins Rich Kelley Junior Bridgeman Gene Short Bill Robinzine Joe C. Meriweather Frank Oleynick Bob Bigelow Joe Bryant John Lambert Ricky Sobers Tom Boswell Kevin Grevey
Second round	Bill Willoughby Gus Williams Bruce Seals Clyde Mayes Lloyd Free Cornelius Cash Bob Gross Luther Burden Walter Luckett Dan Roundfield Jim Blanks Steve Green Glenn Hansen John Laskowski Mel Utley Larry Fogle Allen Murphy Jimmy Dan Conner