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Joel Kramer
Retired American professional basketball player From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Joel Bruce Kramer (born October 30, 1955) is a retired American professional basketball player. Listed at 6 feet 7 inches (2.01 m) and 203 pounds (92 kg), he played the power forward and center positions. After playing college basketball at San Diego State University,[1] he had a five-season career in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1978–1983 with the Phoenix Suns.
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Early life
Kramer was born in San Diego, California, and is Jewish.[2][3][4] He attended Patrick Henry High School in San Diego.[2][5] There, he played for the basketball team and was League Player of the Year and All-California Interscholastic Federation his senior season.[6]
Basketball career
Kramer played college basketball on a basketball scholarship at San Diego State University, during which he averaged 9.6 points and 7.2 rebounds per game, while shooting .521 from the field.[2] After recovering from a broken foot, he averaged over 9 rebounds per game his last two seasons.[7] In 1977–78, he set a school consecutive free throw record of 33.[8] As a senior, he was named 1978 Pacific Coast Athletic Association Player of the Year.[6][7]
He played basketball for Team USA at the 1977 Maccabiah Games, winning a gold medal.[6]
Kramer was selected with the 19th pick of the third round by the Phoenix Suns in the 1978 NBA draft.[2] He had a five-year career in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1978–1983, primarily at center and power forward.[2] In his rookie season, he played in 82 games, tying for the NBA lead, and in 1980–81 he was third in the NBA with 82 games played.[2]
After playing for the Suns, Kramer continued his playing career in Israel with Maccabi Tel Aviv, for whom he played for just a few months after signing for a reported $100,000 a year.[9][10] He was released in January 1984.[10]
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Post-playing career
Kramer was inducted into the Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1993.[6] He was inducted into the San Diego Aztecs Hall of Fame in 1997.[7]
Kramer has held executive roles with CBIZ, an American accounting and financial services firm, working as the managing director of the Phoenix office's tax division as of October 2022[update].[11]
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| 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 |
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