ELDEN CAMPBELL

Born: 7-23-68 Height: 6'11 Weight: 230 lbs

College: Clemson University Position: Forward/Center

Team: Los Angeles Lakers

Career Highlights

1989-90: Was named to the first team All-ACC. Led Clemson to the ACC championship. Became Clemson's all-time career scoring leader. Was drafted with the 27th pick by the Los Angeles Lakers.
1990-91: In limited action, finished 3rd on the Lakers in blocks (38). Scored 21 points in game 5 of the NBA Finals against the Bulls and former Clemson teammate Horace Grant.
1991-92: Blocked 159 shots, the highest Laker total since Kareem's 162 in '84-'85. Averaged 7.1 ppg and 5.2 rpg off the bench.
1992-93: Finished 2nd on the team in blocks (100) and improved his scoring to 7.7 ppg. Averaged 14.0 pts, 8.4 reb, and 2.4 blk per game in the playoffs.
1993-94: Became a starter for the Lakers and set career highs in pts (12.3 per game) and rebounds (6.8 per game). He finished 2nd on the Lakers in rebounding and 11th in the league in blocks (1.92 per game).
1994-95: Campbell raised his scoring average to 12.5 ppg and once again finished 11th in the NBA in blocks (1.81 per game). He set a career high with 32 points against Portland on March 22 and had a career best 15 boards against Phoenix on April 15. He averaged 15.7 ppg, 7.3 rpg, and 3.0 blks per game in the playoffs and helped lead the Lakers back to the conference semis.
1995-96: Elden raised his level of play again, setting new career highs in 7 offensive categories. He averaged 13.9 ppg, 7.6 rpg, 2.2 assists per game, and 1.07 steals per game. He was the only non-center in the top 10 in the NBA in blocks, finishing 6th with 2.6 per game. He also set career highs in FG pct (.503) and FT pct (.713).

Career Statistics
Year   Team     G   Min  FG   3PT  FT   REB  AST  STL  BLK   PTS   PPG
90-91  Lakers  52   380 .455  --- .653   96   10   11   38   144   2.8
91-92  Lakers  81  1876 .448 .000 .619  423   59   53  159   578   7.1
92-93  Lakers  79  1551 .458 .000 .637  332   48   59  100   606   7.7
93-94  Lakers  76  2253 .462 .000 .689  519   86   64  146   934  12.3
94-95  Lakers  73  2076 .459 .000 .666  445   92   69  132   913  12.5
95-96  Lakers  82  2699 .503 .000 .713  623  181   88  212  1143  13.9 
Career tot:   443 10835 .469 .000 .670 2438  476  344  787  4318   9.7 
Playoff tot:   37   938 .483 .000 .581  201   40   20   65   372  10.1

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