David Ancrum

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David Ancrum
Personal information
Born (1958-06-09) June 9, 1958 (age 65)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight206 lb (93 kg)
Career information
College
NBA draft1980: undrafted
Playing career1980–1996
PositionShooting guard
Career history
1984–1986Albany Patroons
1986–1987Savannah Spirits
1987–1992Iraklis Thessaloniki
1992–1993Maccabi Tel Aviv
1993–1996Hapoel Afula
Career highlights and awards
As player:

David Chalton Ancrum (born June 9, 1958)[1] is an American former college and professional basketball player and coach. Ancrum played college basketball for Utica College. Subsequently, he had a professional basketball career, and he played in several leagues, most notably in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA), the Greek Basket League, and the Israeli Premier League. In 1994, he was the Israeli Premier League's Top Scorer.

College career[edit]

Born in New York City, Ancrum grew up in Roosevelt, New York, on Long Island. He played college basketball at Morrisville State, from 1976 to 1978. After that, he attended Utica College, where he played with the school's men's basketball team, the Utica Pioneers, from 1978 to 1980. He is the all-time leader in points per game for his college, with an average of 23.1 points per game, in 47 games played. He is also the school's seventh all-time leading scorer, with 1,084 total points scored.[2] He is the only Utica player to reach the 1,000 points scored mark in less than four seasons, and the only Utica player to score more than 600 points in a single season.[3] In 2010, Ancrum was inducted into the Utica Athletics Hall of Fame.[3]

Professional career[edit]

Ancrum began his professional club career in Ecuador. With Athletic Club, he won the Ecuadorian League championship in 1981. He was declared the best player of the competition. Among Ancrum's well-known teammates on his Ecuadorian teams, players such as Lapentti and Vargas stood out. Ancrum also played professionally for the Albany Patroons, under head coach Phil Jackson, from 1984 to 1986.[4] He averaged 14.2 points per game in the 1984–1985 season.[4] He subsequently signed for the Savannah Spirits.[5] He led his team to beat the Patroons 117–110, scoring 23 points.[6]

After playing basketball in Panama and Ecuador, he signed with Iraklis Thessaloniki of the Greek League, in 1987.[7] In his first season, he was only eligible to play in European-wide international competitions, since foreign players were not allowed in the Greek League at the time. So in his first season with Iraklis, he only played with the club in the European third tier level FIBA Korać Cup's 1987–88 season competition.[7] He averaged 22.9 points, 3.4 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.1 steals per game in that season's Korać Cup.[8]

Starting with the 1988–1989 season, when foreign players were declared eligible in the Greek League, through the 1991–1992 season, he appeared in 104 Greek League games for Iraklis, averaging 33.7 points, 4.5 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 1.1 steals per game.[7]

After being waived by Iraklis, Ancrum played in the Israeli Premier League with Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel Afula.[3][7] In the EuroLeague's 1992–1993 season, Ancrum appeared in 11 games with Maccabi Tel Aviv, and averaged 16.7 points, 3.4 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.0 steals per game.[9] He was the top scorer of the Israel Premier League in 1994.

Coaching career[edit]

Ancrum retired from playing professional basketball, due to the result of a knee injury. He then became a basketball coach at the high school level. He currently lives in Sacramento, California, where he runs the basketball program for Sacramento Country Day School.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ 1987-88 CBA Official Guide and Register, page 263
  2. ^ "Utica individual career records" (PDF). Utica College. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d "David Ancrum Class of 1980". Utica College. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
  4. ^ a b Dyer, Mike (December 17, 1986). "Pats Waive Veteran Ancrum, Open up Roster for Kitchen". Schenectady Gazette. Archived from the original on April 9, 2016. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
  5. ^ Dyer, Mike (January 8, 1987). "Patroons Planning to Spoil Rosen, Ancrum Homecoming". Schenectady Gazette. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
  6. ^ Dyer, Mike (January 8, 1987). "Spirits Turn Back Patroons; Ancrum Leads 117-110 Effort". Schenectady Gazette. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
  7. ^ a b c d "Τι; Δεν είναι η ομάδα μου στην Α1; Iraklara baby!" (in Greek). SentraGoal. April 20, 2012. Archived from the original on July 1, 2012. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
  8. ^ "David Chalton Ancrum | European Cup Radivoj Korac (1992)". FIBA Europe. Archived from the original on August 8, 2019.
  9. ^ "David Chalton Ancrum (Maccabi Tel Aviv)". FIBA Europe. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 30, 2015.

External links[edit]

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