Rich Shelley 
#44 C | 6-7, 247lbs | Apollos | Experience: 2 years
Born: 9/12/1950 (24) | College: Mississippi A&M | Somerville, TN

 Attributes
  INS JPS FT 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA  
 Current: A- D+ B F+ B- C- A- A+ C+ D+ C+ B- D+ A- C B-  
 Potential: A D B F B C B A C C B B          
 Health: Good
 Status: Active Roster

 Contract
  1974  1975  1976  1977  1978  1979  1980  1981 
 Value: $0  $0  $0  $0  $0  $0  $0  $0 
 Option: None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None 
 Bird Years: 0                

 Season Averages
 Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 1974 FBL HOU 78 78 35.8 21.1 3.5 9.3 3.0 2.3 1.28 1.0 0.6 3.7 .467 .751 .000  
 1973 FBL HOU 78 78 34.8 20.0 3.7 9.1 2.5 2.9 0.86 0.9 0.6 4.0 .441 .740 .000  
 1972 FBL HOU 70 11 26.1 13.9 2.8 6.4 1.7 2.3 0.73 1.0 0.7 3.1 .439 .756 .000  
 Career     226 167 32.4 18.5 3.4 8.3 2.4 2.5 0.96 0.9 0.6 3.6 .450 .748 .000  

 Shooting Averages
 Season LGE TEAM FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% INM INA IN% JSM JSA JS% 3PM 3PA 3P%  
 1974 FBL HOU 8.1 17.3 .467 4.9 6.6 .751 5.5 8.9 .614 2.6 8.4 .311 0.0 0.0 .000  
 1973 FBL HOU 7.7 17.4 .441 4.7 6.3 .740 5.2 9.6 .539 2.5 7.8 .320 0.0 0.0 .000  
 1972 FBL HOU 5.3 12.0 .439 3.4 4.5 .756 3.7 6.5 .575 1.6 5.6 .281 0.0 0.0 .000  
 Career     7.1 15.7 .450 4.4 5.8 .748 4.8 8.4 .575 2.2 7.3 .307 0.0 0.0 .000  

 Season Totals
 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 1974 78 78 2790 630 1349 386 514 0 0 1646 274 998 231 80 181 80 50 289 289 
 1973 78 78 2716 599 1359 365 493 0 0 1563 291 999 194 67 225 67 43 314 303 
 1972 70 11 1827 370 843 236 312 0 0 976 196 647 116 67 159 67 49 217 -296 
 Career 226 167 7333 1599 3551 987 1319 0 0 4185 761 2644 541 214 565 214 142 820 296 

 Efficiency
 Season LGE TEAM TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF  
 1974 FBL HOU .523 1.22 11.6 9.1 26.3 8.2 22.1 15.1 23.6 539.9 18.0 3.7 92.2 87.9  
 1973 FBL HOU .496 1.15 9.7 11.3 27.4 9.2 22.0 15.7 21.2 427.7 14.3 3.9 93.1 88.4  
 1972 FBL HOU .498 1.16 9.2 12.7 26.0 9.1 22.1 15.4 20.6 272.9 9.1 -4.2 88.2 95.9  
 Career     .506 1.18 10.3 10.8 26.6 8.8 22.1 15.4 21.9 1240.5 41.3 1.3 91.5 90.0  

 Playoff Averages
 Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 1974 FBL HOU 9 9 40.0 20.0 4.6 11.7 2.9 4.0 0.72 1.2 0.7 4.6 .400 .625 .000  
 1973 FBL HOU 5 5 35.4 22.2 3.4 10.2 2.4 4.2 0.57 2.6 1.0 3.4 .425 .682 .000  
 1972 FBL HOU 4 1 25.0 10.5 3.5 7.8 1.0 3.8 0.27 0.3 0.3 4.0 .347 .667 .000  
 Career     18 15 35.4 18.5 4.0 10.4 2.3 4.0 0.58 1.4 0.7 4.1 .401 .643 .000  

 Playoff Shooting
 Season LGE TEAM FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% INM INA IN% JSM JSA JS% 3PM 3PA 3P%  
 1974 FBL HOU 7.8 19.4 .400 4.4 7.1 .625 4.9 9.3 .524 2.9 10.1 .286 0.0 0.0 .000  
 1973 FBL HOU 9.6 22.6 .425 3.0 4.4 .682 6.4 11.2 .571 3.2 11.4 .281 0.0 0.0 .000  
 1972 FBL HOU 4.3 12.3 .347 2.0 3.0 .667 2.8 7.5 .367 1.5 4.8 .316 0.0 0.0 .000  
 Career     7.5 18.7 .401 3.5 5.4 .643 4.8 9.4 .512 2.7 9.3 .287 0.0 0.0 .000  

 Playoff Totals
 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 1974 9 9 360 70 175 40 64 0 0 180 41 146 26 11 36 11 6 41 38 
 1973 5 5 177 48 113 15 22 0 0 111 17 68 12 13 21 13 5 17 -69 
 1972 4 1 100 17 49 8 12 0 0 42 14 45 4 1 15 1 1 16 -17 
 Career 18 15 637 135 337 63 98 0 0 333 72 259 42 25 72 25 12 74 -48 

 Playoff Efficiency
 Season LGE TEAM TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF  
 1974 FBL HOU .443 1.03 9.8 13.6 26.3 9.3 23.4 16.5 14.9 23.1 0.8 4.2 92.2 88.3  
 1973 FBL HOU .455 0.98 7.7 13.5 31.8 6.9 23.1 14.5 19.0 22.4 0.7 -13.8 81.1 95.0  
 1972 FBL HOU .389 0.86 5.5 20.5 29.0 10.3 25.2 17.4 5.8 -7.1 -0.2 -4.3 81.7 87.2  
 Career     .437 0.99 8.5 14.6 13.4 8.8 23.6 16.0 14.6 38.3 1.3 -2.7 87.5 90.0  

 College Averages
 Season TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 1968 MSAM 29 0 15.8 3.8 1.0 2.5 0.8 0.6 1.50 0.4 0.7 1.0 .482 .784 .000  
 1969 MSAM 34 34 23.8 8.7 1.9 3.6 1.2 0.9 1.41 0.6 0.9 1.6 .523 .744 .000  
 1970 MSAM 34 34 27.8 13.3 2.8 4.4 1.2 1.4 0.86 0.8 1.3 2.0 .506 .672 .000  
 1971 MSAM 31 31 29.9 13.4 3.1 5.8 2.4 1.2 2.03 1.2 1.3 2.2 .470 .730 .000  
 Total   128 99 24.5 10.0 2.2 4.1 1.4 1.0 1.39 0.7 1.0 1.7 .495 .714 .000  

 College Totals
 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 1968 29 0 457 40 83 29 37 0 0 109 30 102 24 11 16 11 19 30 167 
 1969 34 34 809 115 220 67 90 0 0 297 64 185 41 20 29 20 31 56 376 
 1970 34 34 946 166 328 121 180 0 0 453 95 244 42 26 49 26 43 67 482 
 1971 31 31 928 154 328 108 148 0 0 416 96 275 75 36 37 36 39 67 323 
 Career 128 99 3140 475 959 325 455 0 0 1275 285 806 182 93 131 93 132 220 1348 

 Career Highs
 Type PTS OREB REB AST STL BLK TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA  
 Season 43 10 22 7 3 3 7 17 29 13 16 0 0  
 Playoff 31 9 29 6 4 3 7 13 33 9 12 0 0  
 Career 43 11 29 8 5 3 8 17 33 17 20 0 0  

 Game Logs
 Date Opp W/L MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS ORB REB AST TO STL BLK PF +/-
 10/15 BOS W 44 15 25 1 2 0 0 31 8 22 1 1 1 2 2 -2
 10/16 WAS L 38 12 19 4 6 0 0 28 2 12 2 3 1 1 4 6
 10/21 MIN L 31 7 15 7 12 0 0 21 4 16 2 3 0 1 5 -10
 10/22 ATL W 31 7 13 3 4 0 0 17 5 17 0 1 0 0 4 16
 10/24 PHI W 15 5 8 3 3 0 0 13 1 6 1 0 0 0 5 7
 10/26 MIN W 37 5 10 3 4 0 0 13 2 15 3 5 0 1 6 -4
 10/29 LAC W 28 10 17 11 12 0 0 31 5 12 2 1 2 0 4 29
 10/30 SFM L 29 8 13 5 8 0 0 21 2 10 3 3 1 1 4 -5
 11/2 NYK L 32 12 16 1 2 0 0 25 1 7 1 2 0 0 5 -2
 11/3 SFM L 42 6 17 2 2 0 0 14 4 10 3 3 2 0 4 -27
 11/6 MIN W 41 8 19 2 2 0 0 18 4 16 4 1 1 2 2 25
 11/7 CHI W 24 5 14 8 10 0 0 18 1 13 4 2 1 2 4 19
 11/11 NOP W 31 9 14 2 2 0 0 20 1 5 1 1 0 0 4 4
 11/13 MIL L 31 8 15 3 6 0 0 19 3 10 3 4 0 1 4 -1
 11/15 STL L 26 8 14 5 5 0 0 21 3 10 3 1 1 0 6 5
 11/16 SEA L 30 4 15 4 6 0 0 12 1 14 1 3 0 2 3 -7
 11/20 MIN W 26 4 10 6 8 0 0 14 1 8 3 2 0 0 5 -7
 11/21 STL L 41 10 21 4 4 0 0 24 7 16 3 0 0 0 5 0
 11/24 SFM L 35 4 14 9 10 0 0 17 7 19 0 2 1 1 3 -25
 11/25 VAN W 50 17 27 9 12 0 0 43 7 18 6 1 3 3 4 -2
 11/28 VAN W 20 2 10 4 10 0 0 8 4 7 1 1 0 0 4 9
 11/29 STL L 46 11 22 5 8 0 0 27 6 14 5 5 2 2 6 -10
 12/1 SEA W 41 9 16 11 12 0 0 29 5 19 6 2 1 0 0 25
 12/2 VAN W 39 6 14 3 6 0 0 15 2 15 2 2 1 1 4 22
 12/6 LAC L 40 4 13 7 8 0 0 15 5 14 3 3 0 0 5 -7
 12/7 MIL W 43 10 21 12 16 0 0 32 6 17 4 2 1 0 4 7
 12/9 LAC W 35 8 18 6 10 0 0 22 4 15 3 3 1 1 3 26
 12/12 TOR W 37 7 16 2 2 0 0 16 4 19 5 4 0 0 4 29
 12/13 SFM L 38 8 18 8 10 0 0 24 5 13 5 1 1 1 4 -29
 12/17 MIL W 29 7 12 4 8 0 0 18 1 6 3 0 1 1 3 21
 12/18 SFM W 39 8 19 3 4 0 0 19 1 9 4 4 2 1 5 14
 12/21 MIL W 44 12 26 4 6 0 0 28 5 14 4 2 0 2 3 5
 12/22 MIN L 30 5 17 7 8 0 0 17 3 8 3 1 1 0 4 -9
 12/26 STL W 33 12 18 0 0 0 0 24 5 16 6 3 0 0 4 -3
 12/28 LAC W 44 9 21 3 4 0 0 21 5 19 5 3 2 0 2 6
 12/31 ATL L 44 11 24 2 4 0 0 24 4 19 1 5 2 1 6 1
 1/2 VAN W 40 7 13 9 14 0 0 23 1 10 3 4 0 2 4 22
 1/3 NOP W 22 6 11 0 0 0 0 12 4 8 2 3 1 0 4 8
 1/5 VAN W 22 4 11 6 6 0 0 14 1 6 2 1 1 0 4 9
 1/7 STL W 42 11 20 6 8 0 0 28 5 22 1 4 1 0 2 8
 1/8 PHI L 25 4 13 6 9 0 0 14 3 5 1 2 1 0 6 5
 1/11 MIL L 29 5 16 5 6 0 0 15 4 10 2 2 0 0 6 -6
 1/13 NYK W 32 4 16 0 0 0 0 8 3 8 4 0 2 0 5 12
 1/15 ATL W 32 10 23 0 0 0 0 20 4 16 4 2 3 1 1 37
 1/17 BOS L 32 2 14 2 2 0 0 6 4 13 4 4 0 1 5 -18
 1/18 VAN W 38 10 13 2 4 0 0 22 2 11 2 2 0 1 4 6
 1/21 MIN L 44 9 21 7 10 0 0 25 1 12 3 5 2 0 4 -1
 1/22 MIN L 28 9 15 1 1 0 0 19 3 11 1 2 1 0 5 -18
 1/26 STL L 42 9 22 5 8 0 0 23 1 15 3 3 2 0 4 -24
 1/27 STL W 38 15 29 5 6 0 0 35 5 16 1 3 0 2 2 26
 1/30 SEA L 41 9 15 9 10 0 0 27 2 7 4 1 0 2 4 -5
 1/31 SEA W 40 10 21 4 6 0 0 24 5 18 4 4 3 0 2 19
 2/3 DET W 43 13 21 3 4 0 0 29 4 15 2 1 2 0 3 12
 2/5 SFM W 35 11 22 6 6 0 0 28 2 11 3 1 1 1 4 15
 2/6 LAC W 32 10 23 0 4 0 0 20 3 13 1 4 2 3 3 23
 2/9 EAS W 25 4 13 0 0 0 0 8 2 6 3 1 0 0 3 21
 2/11 SEA L 22 4 7 2 6 0 0 10 4 10 0 5 1 0 6 5
 2/12 LAC L 37 6 18 7 11 0 0 19 3 10 3 1 1 0 2 -5
 2/15 MIN W 33 6 17 8 8 0 0 20 8 18 7 0 1 1 5 28
 2/16 SEA W 43 11 24 6 6 0 0 28 6 18 2 1 2 1 2 4
 2/20 CLE W 41 12 25 3 6 0 0 27 6 15 3 0 0 1 2 7
 2/21 MIN L 46 9 19 7 10 0 0 25 2 17 2 4 1 0 2 -9
 2/23 SFM W 45 7 22 7 10 0 0 21 5 20 4 2 2 0 3 1
 2/26 WAS W 45 13 26 4 6 0 0 30 10 22 7 1 1 1 3 15
 2/27 TOR W 32 5 9 1 2 0 0 11 3 10 1 4 0 1 5 5
 3/2 BOS W 40 7 16 1 2 0 0 15 2 12 4 3 0 0 4 27
 3/3 LAC L 29 4 13 10 10 0 0 18 3 8 0 1 0 0 2 -30
 3/5 MIN L 19 2 6 1 2 0 0 5 1 7 2 3 0 0 5 -7
 3/7 MIN W 41 10 19 13 14 0 0 33 7 17 2 3 3 2 5 18
 3/9 DET W 42 14 24 5 6 0 0 33 1 11 6 1 2 1 4 13
 3/11 WAS W 42 7 18 6 8 0 0 20 2 18 2 4 0 0 2 8
 3/12 SFM L 13 5 9 0 0 0 0 10 3 6 3 1 0 0 4 -6
 3/15 MIL L 44 11 24 8 8 0 0 30 5 21 4 0 2 1 1 -4
 3/16 STL W 45 6 22 7 8 0 0 19 4 17 4 3 1 0 4 1
 3/19 MIL W 37 9 15 7 8 0 0 25 4 16 2 1 1 0 4 15
 3/20 CHI L 44 9 25 4 6 0 0 22 3 11 3 2 0 1 4 -5
 3/23 CLE W 32 12 18 10 14 0 0 34 3 17 3 1 2 2 3 37
 3/24 VAN W 45 8 24 11 12 0 0 27 1 13 3 3 2 0 4 9
 3/29 SEA L 31 3 13 4 6 0 0 10 6 11 0 1 0 1 2 -38
 3/30 LAC L 46 9 16 9 12 0 0 27 2 7 3 4 0 1 2 -10
 4/3 LAC L 41 9 16 7 8 0 0 25 0 6 4 3 0 0 3 -16
 4/4 SFM L 42 11 16 3 6 0 0 25 4 8 4 7 3 0 4 -14
 4/6 STL L 35 9 14 1 4 0 0 19 0 15 4 2 3 0 4 -4
 4/9 SEA W 39 8 17 4 4 0 0 20 5 12 3 3 1 1 5 11
 4/10 MIL L 14 4 7 2 2 0 0 10 2 6 2 2 2 0 3 -10
 4/19 SFM W 35 6 9 0 0 0 0 12 4 14 3 4 0 1 5 14
 4/21 SFM W 44 6 17 1 6 0 0 13 4 12 2 0 1 0 2 3
 4/25 MIN L 46 11 30 0 0 0 0 22 3 18 4 3 1 1 5 -15
 4/26 MIN L 42 8 23 1 4 0 0 17 9 22 5 4 0 1 6 2
 4/28 MIN W 44 6 13 9 12 0 0 21 8 29 4 5 1 0 4 14
 4/29 MIN L 36 9 33 7 12 0 0 25 2 13 1 4 3 0 6 -9
 5/1 MIN W 38 9 16 7 8 0 0 25 3 13 4 7 1 3 5 12
 5/3 MIN W 41 10 20 6 10 0 0 26 5 14 2 4 4 0 3 25
 5/5 MIN L 34 5 14 9 12 0 0 19 3 11 1 5 0 0 5 -8

 Awards & Achievements
 Season Award
 Total Player of the Game: 44
 Total Player of the Week: 4
 Total All-Star Appearances: 1
 Total All-League Second Team: 1
 1967 High School: Rated ***** and #2 overall by the FBCB scouting service.
 1968 Freshman All-Conference (Deep South Conference)
 1969 2nd Team All-Conference (Deep South Conference)
 1970 AIAA Champion
 1970 1st Team All-American
 1970 1st Team All-Conference (Deep South Conference)
 1971 1st Team All-American
 1971 1st Team All-Conference (Deep South Conference)
 1972 FBL Rookie Game Participant
 1973 FBL Rookie Game Participant
 1974 FBL All-Star
 1974 FBL All-League Second Team

 Transactions
 Date Action
 6/28/1972 Drafted by the Apollos with pick #8 of round 1.

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