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Uwe Konstantin Blab (born March 26, 1962) is a German former professional basketball player who had a five-year career in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Uwe Blab

Personal information
Born	(1962-03-26) March 26, 1962 (age 60) Munich, West Germany
Nationality	German
Listed height	7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)
Listed weight	252 lb (114 kg)
Career information
High school	Effingham (Effingham, Illinois)
College	Indiana (1981–1985)
NBA draft	1985 / Round: 1 / Pick: 17th overall
Selected by the Dallas Mavericks
Playing career	1985–1993
Position	Center
Number	33
Career history
1985–1989	Dallas Mavericks
1989–1990	Golden State Warriors
1990	San Antonio Spurs
1990	Basket Napoli
1991–1993	ALBA Berlin
Career highlights and awards
First-team All-Big Ten (1985) Fourth-team Parade All-American (1981)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

High School and College

Blab attended Effingham High School in Illinois, which won second place in the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) State Basketball tournament in 1980. He played college basketball for the Indiana University Hoosiers,[1] averaging 16 points per game in his senior season. He helped IU win the Big Ten championship in 1983 and then advance to the NCAA Tournament's "Elite Eight" the following season.

National team career

Blab was first selected to the West Germany national team for the EuroBasket in 1983.[2] He was also part of the team at the 1984 Summer Olympics, after graduating from Indiana University.[3] A year later, he helped the team to a fifth place finish at EuroBasket 1985.[4] Seven years later, Blab was able to participate in the 1992 Summer Olympics, this time for a unified Germany.[5]

NBA

Drafted 17th overall by the Dallas Mavericks in the 1985 NBA Draft,[6] he never proved to be a significant contributor. His first four seasons were with the Mavericks, and he played for both the Golden State Warriors[7] and the San Antonio Spurs in his final year.[8] He finished with NBA career averages of 2.1 points and 1.8 rebounds per game at the center position.

Career statistics

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

NBA

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1985–86	Dallas	48	0	8.5	.468		.537	1.9	.4	.1	.3	2.6
1986–87	Dallas	30	0	5.3	.392		.464	1.2	.4	.1	.3	1.8
1987–88	Dallas	73	1	9.0	.439		.708	1.8	.5	.1	.4	2.2
1988–89	Dallas	37	0	5.6	.462		.800	1.2	.3	.1	.4	1.8
1989–90	Golden State	40	33	12.0	.379		.548	2.5	.6	0	.6	2.1
1989–90	San Antonio	7	0	7.1	.545		.500	1.3	.1	0	.0	2.1
Career		235	34	8.4	.433		.608	1.8	.4	.1	.4	2.1

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1986	Dallas	1	0	6.0	.667	–	–	1.0	.0	.0	.0	4.0
1987	Dallas	1	0	10.0	1.000	–	.250	3.0	.0	1.0	1.0	3.0
1988	Dallas	3	0	2.7	.000	–	1.000	.3	.3	.0	.0	.7
1990	San Antonio	2	0	2.5	.000	–	.500	1.0	.0	.0	.0	1.5
Career		7	0	4.1	.429	–	.500	1.0	.1	.1	.1	1.7

References

External links

• Career statistics and player information from NBA.com  and Basketball-Reference.com

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