Lonnie Shelton

School: 

Oregon State

Height: 
6-8
Position: 
Forward
Hometown: 
Bakersfield, CA
High School: 
Foothill High School
  • Averaged 13.3 points and 7 rebounds in three NCAA Tournament games in 1975 (1-2 record)
  • Selected by the New York Knicks as a hardship case (after junior season) in second round of 1976 NBA draft (25th pick overall).

Season

G

FGM

FGA

FG%

3PT

3PTA

3PT%

FTM

FTA

FT%

RB

RBA

PTS

AVG

1973-74

26

135

260

.519

48

75

.640

204

7.8

318

12.2

1974-75

31

235

439

.535

96

132

.727

292

9.4

566

18.3

1975-76

23

167

296

.564

76

111

.685

178

7.7

410

17.8

Totals

80

537

995

.540

220

318

.692

674

8.4

1294

16.2
  • NOTE: During the summer of 1975, he signed a contract with the ABA's Spirits of St. Louis. Shelton subsequently said he was coerced into signing the pact and wanted to return to college, but the NCAA declared him ineligible. He filed a lawsuit against the NCAA, the state of Oregon and Oregon State, and a judge issued an injunction allowing him to play. In late February 1976, the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the injunction in favor of the NCAA and Shelton was unable to play the final four games of his junior season.