Reginald Bernard Turner (born May 3, 1966) is an American former
basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's h ...
player. Born in
Birmingham, Alabama
Birmingham ( ) is a city in the north central region of the U.S. state of Alabama. Birmingham is the seat of Jefferson County, Alabama's most populous county. As of the 2021 census estimates, Birmingham had a population of 197,575, down 1% fr ...
, he played college basketball for the
UAB Blazers
The UAB Blazers are the varsity intercollegiate athletic programs that represent the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). The school is one of the fourteen member institutions of Conference USA (C-USA) and participates in Division I of th ...
from 1985 to 1989.
Turner was drafted by the
Denver Nuggets as the 47th overall pick in the
1989 NBA draft
The 1989 NBA draft took place on June 27, 1989, in New York City. Despite eight of the top ten picks being considered busts, including the first two picks Pervis Ellison and Danny Ferry, the draft produced many talented players such as Shawn Ke ...
. After spending rookie camp with Denver, he was traded to the
Utah Jazz
The Utah Jazz are an American professional basketball team based in Salt Lake City. The Jazz compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Conference (NBA), Western Conference, Northwest Division (NBA), ...
for future considerations.
Turner was waived by Utah as one of their final preseason cuts on October 22, 1989.
Career statistics
College
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1985–86
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UAB
, 18 , , 1 , , 4.7 , , .481 , , – , , .444 , , 1.4 , , .1 , , .3 , , .2 , , 1.9
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1986–87
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UAB
, 31 , , 8 , , 16.3 , , .538 , , .500 , , .712 , , 3.5 , , .5 , , .4 , , .4 , , 4.2
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1987–88
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UAB
, 31 , , 25 , , 29.1 , , .457 , , .479 , , .778 , , 5.6 , , 1.0 , , 1.4 , , .6 , , 11.3
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1988–89
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UAB
, 34 , , – , , 33.4 , , .507 , , .333 , , .868 , , 7.4 , , 1.2 , , 1.1 , , .7 , , 19.5
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, style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career
, 114 , , 34 , , 23.1 , , .493 , , .406 , , .788 , , 4.9 , , .8 , , .8 , , .5 , , 10.3
References
External links
College statistics
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1966 births
Living people
American men's basketball players
Basketball players from Birmingham, Alabama
Denver Nuggets draft picks
Small forwards
UAB Blazers men's basketball players