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'{{Infobox NBA biography | name = Rich Kelley | image = | width = | caption = | number = 53, 44, 50 | position = [[Center (basketball)|Center]] / [[Power forward (basketball)|Power forward]] | height_ft = 7 | height_in = 0 | weight_lb = 235 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1953|03|23}} | birth_place = [[San Mateo, California]] | nationality = American | high_school = [[Woodside High School (Woodside, California)|Woodside]] ([[Woodside, California]]) | college = [[Stanford Cardinal men's basketball|Stanford]] (1972–1975) | draft_year = 1975 | draft_round = 1 | draft_pick = 7 | draft_team = [[New Orleans Jazz (NBA team)|New Orleans Jazz]] | career_start = 1975 | career_end = 1986 | years1 = {{nbay|1975|start}}–{{nbay|1978|end}} | team1 = [[New Orleans Jazz (NBA team)|New Orleans Jazz]] | years2 = {{nbay|1979|full=y}} | team2 = [[New Jersey Nets]] | years3 = {{nbay|1979|end}}–{{nbay|1981|end}} | team3 = [[Phoenix Suns]] | years4 = {{nbay|1982|full=y}} | team4 = [[Denver Nuggets]] | 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-Pac-12 Conference men's basketball teams|All-Pac-8]] (1973–1975) | stats_league = NBA | stat1label = [[Point (basketball)|Points]] | stat1value = 6,199 (7.6 ppg) | stat2label = [[Rebound (basketball)|Rebounds]] | stat2value = 5,678 (7.0 rpg) | stat3label = [[Assist (basketball)|Assists]] | stat3value = 2,092 (2.6 apg) | bbr = kelleri01 | medal_templates = {{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 Kelley''' (born March 23, 1953) is a retired American [[basketball]] player. Kelley played college basketball at Stanford University and was the 1st round pick (#7 overall) of the New Orleans Jazz in the 1975 NBA draft. Kelley played ten NBA seasons. ==College career== 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 University]]. The 7-foot, 235-pound<ref>https://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> 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> In 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>https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/rich-kelley-1.html</ref> ==NBA career== 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 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). 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 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>https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/k/kelleri01.html</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>https://gostanford.com/hof.aspx?hof=85</ref> * In 2009, Kelley was inducted into the Woodside High School Community Hall of Fame.<ref>http://www.woodsidehs.org/PARENTSCOMMUNITY/Community-Hall-of-Fame/index.html</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *[https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/k/kelleri01.html Career statistics] {{United States Squad 1974 FIBA World Championship}} {{1975 NBA Draft}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Kelley, Rich}} [[Category:1953 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:All-American college men's basketball players]] [[Category:American men's basketball players]] [[Category:Basketball players at the 1975 Pan American Games]] [[Category:Basketball players from California]] [[Category:Centers (basketball)]] [[Category:Denver Nuggets players]] [[Category:Memphis Sounds draft picks]] [[Category:New Jersey Nets players]] [[Category:New Orleans Jazz draft picks]] [[Category:New Orleans Jazz players]] [[Category:Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States]] [[Category:Pan American Games medalists in basketball]] [[Category:People from San Mateo, California]] [[Category:Phoenix Suns players]] [[Category:Power forwards (basketball)]] [[Category:Sacramento Kings players]] [[Category:Stanford Cardinal men's basketball players]] [[Category:United States men's national basketball team players]] [[Category:Utah Jazz players]]'