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Jon Sundvold

Jon Thomas "Sunny" Sundvold (born July 2, 1961) is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Seattle SuperSonics in the first round (16th pick overall) of the 1983 NBA draft.[1] A 6'2" shooting guard from the University of Missouri, Sundvold played in 9 NBA seasons from 1983–1992. He played for the Sonics, San Antonio Spurs and Miami Heat.

Jon Sundvold
Personal information
Born (1961-07-02) July 2, 1961 (age 63)
Sioux Falls, South Dakota, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High schoolBlue Springs (Blue Springs, Missouri)
CollegeMissouri (1979–1983)
NBA draft1983: 1st round, 16th overall pick
Selected by the Seattle SuperSonics
Playing career1983–1991
PositionShooting guard
Number20
Career history
1983–1985Seattle SuperSonics
1985–1988San Antonio Spurs
1988–1992Miami Heat
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Medals
Representing  United States
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1982 Colombia National team

Early life

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Though born in South Dakota, Sundvold grew up in Blue Springs, Missouri, in suburban Kansas City, where his father Robert was a successful home builder.[2] While a player at Blue Springs High School, Sundvold scored over 2,100 points and was twice selected to the All-State team.[3] He earned a basketball scholarship to Mizzou where he played all four years for Norm Stewart's Tigers.[4] As a senior, he averaged nearly 20 points per game and made 87-percent of his free-throw attempts.[5] Sundvold is one of only two Missouri players to play on four consecutive Big 8 Conference championship teams and was an All-American in 1983.[6] Sundvold also played for the US national team in the 1982 FIBA World Championship, winning the silver medal.[7] Sundvold's older brother Bob is a college basketball coach.[8]

NBA career

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Drafted by Seattle in the 1983 draft, Jon Sundvold made an immediate impact by helping the SuperSonics earn an NBA Playoff berth in his first season.[9] Sundvold's best year as a professional came during the 1986–87 season as a member of the Spurs, appearing in 76 games and averaging 11.2 ppg. Selected by the Miami Heat in the 1988 NBA Expansion Draft, Sundvold played more of a bench role but still led the NBA in three point shooting percentage in 1989, hitting more than 50-percent of his attempts.[10] He also participated in the NBA All Star Three Point Contest in 1989 and 1990. A neck injury forced a premature end to his playing career in 1992.[11] In his NBA career, Sundvold appeared in 502 games and scored a total of 3,886 points.[12]

Post-playing days

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After his nine-year NBA career came to a close Sundvold returned to Columbia, Missouri and put his degree in finance from MU to use. He first worked full-time for BC Christopher Securities, where he'd already been working part-time during the basketball off-season.[13] In 1997 Sundvold stepped out on his own, establishing the investment firm, Sundvold Capital Management.[14] Despite no longer being active on the court, Sundvold has stayed close to the game he loves as a former college basketball analyst for ESPN and CBS and is currently heard as a color analyst on MU Tiger games broadcast by the Missouri Sports Network. Sundvold and wife Tamara are the parents of one son and two daughters and reside in the Columbia, Missouri area.[15] His son Wilson also attended MU and played on the golf team before joining Jon's firm.[16][17] His daughter Caroline is a Mizzou alum and former Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader. His other daughter Anna Kate is also a Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader. On June 8, 2016, Sundvold was named to the MU Board of Curators by Governor Jay Nixon.[18]

Career statistics

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Legend
  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

NBA

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Source[12]

Regular season

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1983–84 Seattle 73 2 17.6 .445 .243 .889 1.2 3.3 .4 .0 6.9
1984–85 Seattle 73 1 15.8 .425 .316 .814 1.0 2.8 .5 .0 5.5
1985–86 San Antonio 70 4 16.4 .462 .350 .813 1.1 3.7 .5 .0 7.1
1986–87 San Antonio 76 42 23.2 .486 .336 .833 1.3 4.1 .5 .0 11.2
1987–88 San Antonio 52 12 19.7 .464 .406 .896 .9 3.0 .5 .0 8.1
1988–89 Miami 68 8 19.7 .455 .522* .825 1.3 2.0 .4 .0 10.4
1989–90 Miami 63 2 13.8 .408 .440 .846 1.1 1.6 .4 .0 6.1
1990–91 Miami 24 0 9.4 .402 .429 1.000 .4 1.0 .3 .0 4.7
1991–92 Miami 3 0 2.7 .333 1.000 – .0 .7 .0 .0 1.0
Career 502 71 17.6 .452 .392 .849 1.1 2.9 .4 .0 7.7

Playoffs

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1984 Seattle 3 7.3 .375 .000 1.000 .7 1.7 .0 .0 2.7
1986 San Antonio 3 0 14.3 .389 .167 1.000 .3 1.7 .0 .0 5.3
1988 San Antonio 3 3 30.0 .500 .333 .667 1.3 5.0 1.3 .0 11.7
1992 Miami 1 0 2.0 .000 – – .0 .0 .0 .0 .0
Career 10 3 15.7 .439 .222 .833 .7 2.5 .4 .0 5.9

Honors

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  • University of Missouri Athletics Hall of Fame inductee, 1990.
  • University of Missouri Basketball All-Century team member.
  • Member, National Federation of State High School Associations Hall of Fame.

References

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  1. ^ "www.basketball-reference.com: 1983 NBA draft".
  2. ^ "Life after retirement at 32". Registered Rep:The Source for Financial Advisors. January 1, 2002. Archived from the original on April 2, 2012. Retrieved November 11, 2011.
  3. ^ Missouri Legends: Famous People From The Show-Me State by John W. Brown. Page 260. Published by Reedy Press, St. Louis, 2008.
  4. ^ "www.basketballreference.com: Jon Sundvold".
  5. ^ Missouri Legends: Famous People From The Show-Me State by John W. Brown. Page 260. Published by Reedy Press, St. Louis, 2008.
  6. ^ "Player Bio: Jon Sundvold - MISSOURI OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE".
  7. ^ 1982 USA Basketball Archived June 8, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ Lyons, Joe (June 29, 2013). "Sundvold wants men's basketball at UMSL to build on success". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved May 27, 2014.
  9. ^ Missouri Legends: Famous People From The Show-Me State by John W. Brown. Page 261. Published by Reedy Press, St. Louis, 2008.
  10. ^ "www.basketballreference.com: 1988-89 NBA Standings, Stats and Awards". Archived from the original on December 12, 2010. Retrieved January 6, 2011.
  11. ^ "Life after retirement at 32". Registered Rep:The Source for Financial Advisors. January 1, 2002. Archived from the original on April 2, 2012. Retrieved November 11, 2011.
  12. ^ a b "Jon Sundvold NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
  13. ^ "Life after retirement at 32". Registered Rep:The Source for Financial Advisors. January 1, 2002. Archived from the original on April 2, 2012. Retrieved November 11, 2011.
  14. ^ "Who's Who of Missouri Boys State". American Legion Missouri Boys State. 2011. Archived from the original on April 3, 2012. Retrieved November 10, 2011.
  15. ^ "Rock Bridge golfer making his own mark..." The Columbia Missourian newspaper website. May 16, 2010. Archived from the original on July 22, 2012. Retrieved November 10, 2011.
  16. ^ "Meet the Team". Sundvold Capital Management. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
  17. ^ "2015-16 Men's Golf Roster". MU Tigers website. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
  18. ^ "Jon Sundvold and two others are named to the MU Board of Curators". The Kansas City Star newspaper website. June 8, 2016. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
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