Paul Stanley (basketball)
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Paul Stanley (born 1963) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for Waynesburg University and had a four-year career in the Australian National Basketball League (NBL), where he was the league's scoring champion in 1987.
Personal information | |
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Born | 1963 (age 60–61) |
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
Career information | |
High school | Butler Area (Butler, Pennsylvania) |
College | Waynesburg (1981–1985) |
NBA draft | 1985: undrafted |
Playing career | 1986–1990 |
Position | Forward |
Career history | |
1986 | Melbourne Tigers |
1987 | Hobart Devils |
1988 | Youngstown Pride |
1989–1990 | Hobart Devils |
Career highlights and awards | |
Between 1981 and 1985, Stanley played four seasons of college basketball for the Waynesburg University Yellow Jackets. He graduated as the school's all-time leader in totals points, finishing with 1,916 points in 111 career games. He led the team in scoring as a sophomore (16.4 ppg) and senior (21.7 ppg), and during his senior season, he had a 38-point effort against Westminster.[1]
In 1986, Stanley made his debut in the Australian NBL with the Melbourne Tigers.[2] He scored 40 points or more five time,[2] including having a 50-point game.[3][4] In 25 games, he averaged 33.8 points, 5.8 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.3 steals per game.[2] For the 1987 NBL season, Stanley joined the Hobart Devils.[5] In May 1987, he became the fastest player in NBL history to reach 1,000 career points.[6] He led the league in scoring in 1987, finishing with 920 points in 26 games.[7] He averaged 35.4 points, 5.6 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 2.3 steals per game.[5] His 35.4 points per game is the seventh-best mark in league history for a single year.[8] He was subsequently named to the All-NBL Second Team.[9]
In 1988, Stanley played for the Youngstown Pride in the World Basketball League.[10]
In 1989, Stanley returned to Australia and re-joined the Hobart Devils for the back-end of the season, where in 11 games, he averaged 28.5 points, 6.4 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.0 steals per game.[11] In August 1989, he became the fastest player in NBL history to reach 2,000 career points.[12][13] He began the 1990 season with the Devils, but only played in the first seven games.[14] In his final professional stint, he averaged 24.1 points, 5.7 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game.[14]
Over 69 games in the NBL, Stanley averaged 32.6 points,[14] which ranks first all time in league history for career points per game with a minimum of 60 games.[15] He also shot 124-for-271 (45.76%) from 3-point range, which as of 2017 ranks second all time in league history for 3-point percentage with a minimum of 100 makes.[16]