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Kelly Tripucka was born on 16 February, 1959 in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, U.S., is an American basketball player. Discover Kelly Tripucka's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 65 years old?

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Age 65 years old
Zodiac Sign Aquarius
Born 16 February 1959
Birthday 16 February
Birthplace Glen Ridge, New Jersey, U.S.
Nationality United States

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1959

Peter Kelly Tripucka (born February 16, 1959) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1981 to 1991.

He was a two-time NBA All Star and averaged over twenty points a game in five of the ten seasons that he played in.

Tripucka played for the Detroit Pistons, Utah Jazz and was a member of the Charlotte Hornets during their inaugural season in the NBA.

1974

Tripucka grew up in Bloomfield, New Jersey, and was a three-year starter from 1974 to 1977 for the Bloomfield High School boys' basketball team.

In three varsity seasons he scored 2,278 points, including 1,045 during his senior campaign, and his jersey (#42) was retired by Bloomfield High School.

Tripucka also was a four-year starter at Notre Dame, and led the Irish in scoring each year.

His senior year, he averaged 18.2 points per game on 55.1% shooting, with 5.8 rebounds per game. He also helped lead Notre Dame to the NCAA Tournament in each of his four years.

1976

He helped lead the Pistons to their first playoff appearance since the 1976–77 season, but they were eliminated in five games in the first round.

The following season, Tripucka played in only 55 games and averaged 19.1 points per game.

He did start all nine playoff games, however, and helped the Pistons advance to the second round.

1981

Tripucka was selected 12th overall by the Detroit Pistons in the 1981 NBA draft.

He proved to be a prolific scorer, averaging 21.6 points per game, and he made the All-Star team in his rookie year.

The following season Tripucka had his best season as a professional, averaging a career-best 26.5 points and 4.1 assists per game.

He played in only 58 games, however.

In his third season with the Pistons, Tripucka continued to play well, averaging 21.3 points per game, and qualified for the All-Star team a second time in three seasons.

1985

The 1985–86 season, Tripucka's fifth, was another successful one.

He missed only one game during the regular season, averaged 20 points per game, and helped lead the Pistons to a third straight post-season appearance.

In the playoffs, however, the Pistons were eliminated in the first round.

After five successful seasons in Detroit, the Pistons traded Tripucka and teammate Kent Benson to the Utah Jazz for Adrian Dantley and future draft picks.

Tripucka and Jazz coach Frank Layden did not get along with each other; at the time, Layden was beginning to build the team around the talents of John Stockton and Karl Malone, and Tripucka was upset at his lack of involvement in the offense.

He had two lackluster seasons with the franchise, averaging only 9.1 points per game during his two seasons with the team.

The Jazz qualified for the playoffs during both of those seasons, but Tripucka made little impression.

1988

During the 1988 NBA playoffs, he would only appear in two games.

After two frustrating seasons with the Jazz, Tripucka was traded to the Charlotte Hornets (a new expansion team at the time) for Mike Brown.

In his first season with the Hornets, he returned to his All-Star form, leading the Hornets with 22.6 points per game.

1989

In a game between the Hornets and the Jazz in 1989, shortly after Layden resigned as the Jazz's coach, Karl Malone expressed his devotion to Layden by writing "FRANK" on the heels of his sneakers.

In a mock gesture, Tripucka responded by writing "DICK" on the back of his shoes (for then-Hornets coach Dick Harter).

The move was seen as a jab at Layden and Malone, whom Tripucka felt ran him out of Utah.

In Tripucka's second season with the Hornets, he averaged 15.6 points per game, but the team struggled, finishing one game behind their inaugural season's record.

1990

The 1990–91 season, Tripucka's third with the Hornets and tenth overall, saw him average career lows with only 7 points, 2.3 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game, as he came off the bench.

1991

After failing to find suitors in the NBA, Tripucka signed with French Nationale 1A club CSP Limoges for the 1991–1992 season.

1992

In February 1992, he was replaced with Tim Legler.

In 7 league games, he averaged 17.6 points per game.

1993

Tripucka was a color commentator for Detroit Pistons television for eight seasons, from 1993 to 2001.

2001

After 2001 he left FSN Detroit and WKBD before leaving to take a full-time radio job with the New Jersey Nets following the 2000–01 season.

2003

From 2003 to 2005, he served as the color commentator for New Jersey Nets telecasts on the YES Network.

2008

Tripucka joined the New York Knicks MSG broadcast team on November 7, 2008, placing him alongside Walt "Clyde" Frazier, Gus Johnson and Mike Breen.

2011

The son of NFL Pro-Bowl (and CFL) quarterback Frank Tripucka, Kelly was a color analyst for the New York Knicks for four years, ending with the 2011–12 season.

2012

He remained with the broadcast team until 2012.

Tripucka has also called college basketball for Westwood One radio.