Sam Pellom

Sam Pellom
Personal information
Born (1951-10-02) October 2, 1951
Wilmington, North Carolina, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight224 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High schoolLeland (Leland, North Carolina)
CollegeBuffalo (1974–1978)
NBA draft1978: undrafted
Playing career1979–1985
PositionCenter
Number41
Career history
1979–1982Atlanta Hawks
1982–1983Milwaukee Bucks
1983Lancaster Lightning
1983–1984Tours BC
1984C.D. San Andrés
1984−1985Breogán Lugo
Career highlights
Stats at NBA.com 
Stats at Basketball Reference 

Samuel Troy Pellom (born October 2, 1951) is an American former professional basketball player born in Wilmington, North Carolina.[1] The 6'9" forward-center played professionally for the Atlanta Hawks and the Milwaukee Bucks of the NBA[2] and played college basketball for the Buffalo Bulls, and was the first player from UB's basketball team to play in the NBA.[2] Pellom also played for the Washington Generals, the team that plays the Harlem Globetrotters.[2]

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

Source[3]

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1979–80 Atlanta 44 8.5 .407 – .700 2.1 .4 .3 .3 2.5
1980–81 Atlanta 77 19.1 .489 .000 .698 4.6 .6 .6 1.2 5.9
1981–82 Atlanta 69 4 15.0 .454 .000 .772 3.3 .4 .4 .7 4.2
1982–83 Atlanta 2 0 4.5 .333 – – .0 .5 .0 .0 2.0
Milwaukee 4 0 5.0 .400 – – 2.0 .0 .0 .0 2.0
Career 196 4 14.9 .464 .000 .724 3.5 .5 .5 .8 4.4

Playoffs

Year Team GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1980 Atlanta 4 4.5 .000 – .333 .0 .3 .0 .3 .3
1982 Atlanta 1 4.0 .333 – – 1.0 .0 .0 .0 2.0
Career 5 4.4 .167 – .333 .2 .2 .0 .2 .6

References

  1. ^ Hooks, Jerry (October 10, 1979). "Leland star Pellom makes Hawks roster". Star-News. Retrieved September 28, 2010.
  2. ^ a b c "University at Buffalo, athletics". University at Buffalo. Retrieved July 11, 2010.
  3. ^ "Sam Pellom NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 8, 2025.


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