Steve Colter

Steve Colter

Personal information
Born	(1962-07-24) July 24, 1962 (age 63) Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	165 lb (75 kg)
Career information
High school	Phoenix Union (Phoenix, Arizona)
College	New Mexico State (1980–1984)
NBA draft	1984: 2nd round, 33rd overall pick
Drafted by	Portland Trail Blazers
Playing career	1984–1995
Position	Point guard
Number	20, 22, 14, 21, 5
Career history
1984–1986	Portland Trail Blazers
1986	Chicago Bulls
1986–1987	Philadelphia 76ers
1987–1990	Washington Bullets
1990–1991	Sacramento Kings
1991–1993	Omaha Racers
1992	Shell Rimula X
1993–1994	KK Split
1994–1995	Cleveland Cavaliers
Career highlights
CBA champion (1993) First-team All-PCAA (1984)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Steve Colter (born July 24, 1962) is an American former professional basketball player who played in eight NBA seasons for six different teams. He played for the Portland Trail Blazers, Chicago Bulls, Philadelphia 76ers, Washington Bullets, Sacramento Kings and Cleveland Cavaliers. A 6'3" guard from New Mexico State, he was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers in the second round (33rd overall) of the 1984 NBA draft.^[1]

In his NBA career, Colter played in 526 games and scored a total of 3,319 points. His best year as a professional came during the 1985–86 season as a member of the Trail Blazers, appearing in 81 games (51 starts) and averaging 8.7 points per game. From 1991 until 1994 he did not play in the NBA, but returned to play for the Cleveland Cavaliers for one more season before retiring in 1995.^[1] He also became an import in the Philippine Basketball Association played with the Shell Rimula X in 1992.^{[citation needed]}

Colter won a Continental Basketball Association (CBA) championship with the Omaha Racers in 1993.^[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^[1]

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1984–85	Portland	78	22	18.7	.453	.351	.754	1.9	3.1	1.0	.1	7.1
1985–86	Portland	81	51	23.1	.456	.325	.823	2.2	3.2	1.4	.1	8.7
1986–87	Chicago	27	18	17.5	.345	.000	.846	1.6	3.5	.7	.2	4.9
	Philadelphia	43	13	19.7	.471	.500	.721	1.5	2.7	.9	.1	6.8
1987–88	Philadelphia	12	0	12.7	.375	–	.778	1.5	2.2	.5	.0	3.1
	Washington	56	53	24.3	.469	.300	.791	2.8	4.2	1.0	.3	8.0
1988–89	Washington	80	5	17.8	.444	.140	.749	2.3	2.8	.9	.2	6.7
1989–90	Washington	73	1	13.4	.478	.000	.811	2.4	2.0	.6	.1	4.9
1990–91	Sacramento	19	0	13.2	.411	.357	.700	1.4	1.9	.6	.1	3.1
1994–95	Cleveland	57	7	13.2	.396	.229	.761	1.0	1.8	.5	.1	3.4
Career		526	170	18.2	.448	.289	.778	2.0	2.8	.9	.1	6.3

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1985	Portland	9	0	18.4	.480	.273	.625	1.8	4.1	.6	.0	8.9
1986	Portland	4	4	26.0	.462	.000	1.000	3.8	5.3	1.3	.3	6.5
1987	Philadelphia	2	0	4.0	.500	–	–	.0	1.0	.0	.0	1.0
1988	Washington	5	5	17.2	.452	–	.571	3.0	2.6	.6	.6	6.4
1995	Cleveland	4	0	10.8	.500	.000	.500	.3	.5	.3	.0	3.0
Career		24	9	17.0	.472	.231	.619	2.0	3.2	.6	.2	6.3

References

1. "Steve Colter NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on February 8, 2023. Retrieved February 24, 2026.
2. "1992-93 Omaha Racers Statistics". Stats Crew. Retrieved March 12, 2025.

External links

• NBA stats @ databasebasketball.com