Steve Sheppard

Steve Sheppard
Personal information
Born (1954-03-21) March 21, 1954 (age 70)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High schoolDeWitt Clinton
(New York City, New York)
CollegeMaryland (1974–1977)
NBA draft1977: 2nd round, 30th overall pick
Selected by the Chicago Bulls
Playing career1977–1980
PositionSmall forward
Number41, 10, 27
Career history
19771979Chicago Bulls
1979Detroit Pistons
1979–1980Eldorado Roma
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1976 Montreal Team competition

Steven Bernard Sheppard (born March 21, 1954) is an American former basketball player from New York City, who was nicknamed "Bear".

A 6'6" forward from the University of Maryland, Sheppard participated on the United States national basketball team which won a gold medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics. Sheppard was then selected by the Chicago Bulls as the eighth pick in the second round of the 1977 NBA draft. In two NBA seasons (1977–1979) with the Bulls and Detroit Pistons, Sheppard scored 367 points and grabbed 178 rebounds.