Steven Bernard Sheppard (born March 21, 1954) is a retired American

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, who was nicknamed "Bear". A 6'6"

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, Sheppard participated on the United States national basketball team which won a gold medal at the

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. Sheppard was then selected by the Chicago Bulls as the eighth pick in the second round of the

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. In two NBA seasons (1977–1979) with the Bulls and Detroit Pistons, Sheppard scored 367 points and grabbed 178

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References

Career statistics
at basketball-reference.com

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