Ron Brewer
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| Personal information | |
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| Born | Script error: No such module "person date". Fort Smith, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Died | Script error: No such module "person date". |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Northside (Fort Smith, Arkansas) |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 1978: Script error: No such module "Ordinal". round, Script error: No such module "Ordinal". overall pick |
| Drafted by | Portland Trail Blazers |
| Playing career | 1978–1986 |
| PositionTemplate:Pluralize from text | Shooting guard |
| Number | 10, 17, 22 |
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| Page Module:Infobox/styles.css has no content.Career highlights | |
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| Points | 5,971 (11.9 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 971 (1.9 rpg) |
| Assists | 920 (1.8 apg) |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Ronald Charles Brewer (born September 16, 1955) is an American former professional basketball player. A 6-foot-4-inch (1.93 m) guard from the University of Arkansas, he was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers in the first round of the 1978 NBA draft.
Prep years
Brewer played basketball at Fort Smith Northside High School, leading the Grizzlies to the 1974 Overall Championship and a 30–0 record.[1]
Collegiate career
Following high school, Brewer attended Westark Community College (now the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith).[2] Brewer then signed to play for coach Eddie Sutton at the University of Arkansas. One of the famed "Triplets" along with Sidney Moncrief and Marvin Delph, Brewer was named All-American in 1978. He averaged 18.0 points per game while helping the Arkansas Razorbacks reach the Final Four in the 1978 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, and was also named to the All-Tournament Team.
NBA career
Ron Brewer was selected by the Trail Blazers with 7th pick in the 1978 NBA draft, and was named to the 1978–79 NBA All-Rookie Team, Brewer was drafted directly after Larry Bird and ahead of notable NBA players such as Reggie Theus and Maurice Cheeks.[3] On October 14, 1979, Brewer became the first Trail Blazer to hit a three-point shot in a regular season game.[4]
Brewer went on to spend eight seasons in the league with six teams—the Trail Blazers, San Antonio Spurs, Cleveland Cavaliers, Golden State Warriors, New Jersey Nets, and Chicago Bulls—and finished his career in 1986 with 5,971 total points (11.9 ppg).
Personal life
His son, Ronnie Brewer, also played college basketball at the University of Arkansas, and was selected by the Utah Jazz in the first round of the 2006 NBA draft. They became the first father-son combination in Chicago Bulls history when Ronnie joined that team in 2010. He is currently the head coach at City University in Memphis, Tennessee.
Career statistics
| 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 |
NBA
Source[5]
Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978–79 | Portland | 81 | 30.3 | .494 | .820 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 13.3 | ||
| 1979–80 | Portland | 82 | 82 | 34.3 | .464 | .188 | .840 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 1.2 | .6 | 15.7 |
| 1980–81 | Portland | 29 | 18.9 | .386 | .333 | .765 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 1.2 | .3 | 7.5 | |
| San Antonio | 46 | 19.7 | .468 | .000 | .813 | 1.2 | 2.0 | .6 | .5 | 9.2 | ||
| 1981–82 | San Antonio | 25 | 4 | 23.8 | .504 | .300 | .875 | 2.0 | 2.7 | .9 | .3 | 17.8 |
| Cleveland | 47 | 41 | 36.7 | .465 | .238 | .779 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 1.3 | .5 | 19.4 | |
| 1982–83 | Cleveland | 21 | 18 | 26.8 | .400 | .000 | .863 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.0 | .3 | 11.4 |
| Golden State | 53 | 34 | 26.4 | .438 | .467 | .824 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 1.3 | .4 | 11.3 | |
| 1983–84 | Golden State | 13 | 3 | 16.2 | .466 | .000 | .647 | 1.0 | .5 | .5 | .4 | 5.0 |
| San Antonio | 40 | 5 | 19.6 | .441 | .231 | .820 | 1.3 | 1.1 | .5 | .4 | 8.7 | |
| 1984–85 | San Antonio | 9 | 0 | 9.0 | .382 | – | 1.000 | .3 | .7 | .1 | .1 | 3.7 |
| New Jersey | 11 | 0 | 22.3 | .583 | .000 | .889 | 1.6 | 1.0 | .5 | .5 | 10.4 | |
| 1985–86 | Chicago | 4 | 0 | 4.5 | .333 | – | 1.000 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 1.8 |
| Cleveland | 40 | 3 | 13.8 | .386 | .294 | .892 | 1.3 | 1.0 | .4 | .2 | 5.1 | |
| Career | 501 | 190 | 25.7 | .459 | .248 | .824 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.0 | .5 | 11.9 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Portland | 3 | 31.3 | .564 | .692 | 3.7 | 2.7 | .3 | 3.0 | 17.7 | ||
| 1980 | Portland | 3 | 35.3 | .426 | .000 | .556 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | .3 | 19.0 | |
| 1981 | San Antonio | 7 | 16.9 | .475 | .333 | .724 | .7 | 1.9 | .1 | .9 | 11.4 | |
| 1985 | New Jersey | 3 | 0 | 31.0 | .500 | .000 | .750 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.0 | .0 | 12.0 |
| Career | 16 | 0 | 25.7 | .482 | .143 | .695 | 1.5 | 2.0 | .5 | 1.0 | 14.1 | |
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Ron Brewer". Geocities.com. Archived from the original on July 5, 2003.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Ron Brewer, 1978-1986". NBA.com. Archived from the original on October 26, 2012.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."1978 NBA DRAFT - the Draft Review". May 29, 2007.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Nuggets vs Trail Blazers, October 14, 1979".
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Ron Brewer NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
External links
- NBA career stats @ basketball-reference.com
- http://www.nba.com/historical/playerfile/index.html?player=ron_brewer
- http://www.thedraftreview.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1476
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