Vern Fleming
Number10
PositionPoint guard
Height6 ft
Height in5
Weight lb185
Birth dateFebruary 4, 1962 (age 64)
Birth placeNew York City, New York, U.S.
High schoolMater Christi (Astoria, New York)
CollegeGeorgia (1980–1984)
Draft year1984
Draft round1
Draft pick18
Draft teamIndiana Pacers
Career start1984
Career end1997
Years 1–
Team 1Indiana Pacers
Team 2New Jersey Nets
Years 31996–1997
Team 3Limoges
Stats leagueNBA
Stat1labelPoints
Stat1value10,125 (11.3 ppg)
Stat2labelRebounds
Stat2value3,012 (3.4 rpg)
Stat3labelAssists
Stat3value4,293 (4.8 apg)
Highlights
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Vern Fleming (born February 4, 1962[1][2][3]) is an American former professional basketball player who played twelve seasons in the NBA from 1984 until 1996 for the Indiana Pacers and New Jersey Nets. He played college basketball for the Georgia Bulldogs.

Early life

Vern Fleming was born in New York City, New York. He attended high school at Mater Christi in Astoria, New York, where he was a star basketball player.

College and Olympics

As a college player at the University of Georgia, Fleming won a gold medal as a member of the United States men's basketball team at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California[4] and then commenced his professional career as the 18th overall selection in the 1984 NBA draft by the Indiana Pacers.

Professional athlete

Fleming played point guard with the Pacers for eleven years, often sharing starter duties with both Haywoode Workman and Mark Jackson. Perhaps his best season as a pro came in 1990, when he started all 82 games of the season while averaging career bests of 14.3 points per game and 7.4 assists per game.[5] The following season, on November 23, 1990, Fleming recorded a career high 18 assists, along with scoring 14 points, in a 112–111 win over the Houston Rockets.[6] On April 2, 1994, while playing against the Orlando Magic, Fleming lost several teeth and suffered several lacerations inside his mouth after a collision with Shaquille O'Neal.[7] Fleming spent his final year in the NBA playing for the New Jersey Nets. He retired in 1997.

Career statistics

NBA

Source[5]

Regular season

|- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Indiana | 80 || 65 || 31.1 || .470 || .000 || .767 || 4.0 || 3.1 || 1.2 || .1 || 14.1 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Indiana | 80 || 77 || 35.9 || .506 || .167 || .745 || 4.8 || 6.3 || 1.6 || .1 || 14.2 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Indiana | style="background:#cfecec;" |82* || style="background:#cfecec;" |82* || 31.1 || .509 || .200 || .788 || 4.1 || 5.8 || 1.3 || .2 || 12.0 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Indiana | 80 || 80 || 34.2 || .523 || .000 || .802 || 4.6 || 7.1 || 1.4 || .1 || 13.9 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Indiana | 76 || 69 || 33.6 || .515 || .130 || .799 || 4.1 || 6.5 || 1.0 || .2 || 14.3 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Indiana | style="background:#cfecec;" |82* || style="background:#cfecec;" |82* || 35.1 || .508 || .353 || .782 || 3.9 || 7.4 || 1.1 || .1 || 14.3 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Indiana | 69 || 45 || 28.0 || .531 || .222 || .729 || 3.1 || 5.3 || 1.1 || .2 || 12.7 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Indiana | 82 || 6 || 21.2 || .482 || .222 || .737 || 2.5 || 3.2 || .7 || .1 || 8.9 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Indiana | 75 || 8 || 20.0 || .505 || .194 || .726 || 2.3 || 3.0 || .8 || .1 || 9.5 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Indiana | 55 || 5 || 19.1 || .462 || .000 || .736 || 2.2 || 3.1 || .7 || .1 || 6.5 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Indiana | 55 || 1 || 12.5 || .495 || .000 || .722 || 1.6 || 2.0 || .5 || .0 || 4.6 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| New Jersey | 77 || 3 || 22.7 || .433 || .107 || .751 || 2.2 || 3.3 || .5 || .1 || 7.7 |-class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2" | Career | 893 || 523 || 27.7 || .498 || .181 || .764 || 3.4 || 4.8 || 1.0 || .1 || 11.3

Playoffs

|- | style="text-align:left;"| 1987 | style="text-align:left;"| Indiana | 4 || 4 || 35.3 || .361 || .000 || .767 || 6.5 || 6.0 || 1.0 || .3 || 12.3 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 1990 | style="text-align:left;"| Indiana | 3 || 3 || 37.7 || .471 || .000 || .889 || 4.3 || 6.0 || .7 || .3 || 13.3 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 1991 | style="text-align:left;"| Indiana | 5 || 0 || 23.0 || .450 || .000 || .786 || 3.4 || 4.6 || .2 || .6 || 9.4 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 1992 | style="text-align:left;"| Indiana | 3 || 0 || 17.0 || .556 || – || .333 || .7 || 2.0 || 1.0 || .0 || 7.0 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 1993 | style="text-align:left;"| Indiana | 3 || 3 || 26.7 || .444 || .500 || 1.000 || 1.7 || 1.0 || .7 || .3 || 10.0 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 1994 | style="text-align:left;"| Indiana | 16 || 1 || 15.4 || .513 || .000 || .850 || 1.3 || 2.4 || .6 || .1 || 5.9 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 1995 | style="text-align:left;"| Indiana | 3 || 0 || 2.7 || .333 || .000 || .000 || .7 || .7 || .0 || .0 || .7 |-class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2" | Career | 37 || 11 || 20.4 || .466 || .143 || .771 || 2.3 || 3.1 || .6 || .2 || 7.7

References

  1. ^ "Vern Fleming". ESPN
  2. ^ "Vern Fleming". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  3. ^ "Vern Fleming". olympic.org. International Olympic Committee
  4. ^ "Vern Fleming Olympic Results". Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
  5. ^ "Vern Fleming NBA stts". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
  6. ^ "Vern Fleming Career High 18 Assists". Statmuse.com
  7. ^ "Fleming Rebounds From Injuries". Orlando Sentinel. April 29, 1994.