Jon Koncak

Summary

Jon Francis Koncak (born May 17, 1963) is an American former professional basketball player. A 7'0" center from Southern Methodist University (SMU), Koncak was selected with the fifth pick in the 1985 NBA draft by the Atlanta Hawks. Koncak spent ten seasons with the Hawks (1985–1995), mainly in a reserve role, then concluded his career with the Orlando Magic. He retired in 1996 with career totals of 3,520 points and 3,856 rebounds.

Jon Koncak
Personal information
Born (1963-05-17) May 17, 1963 (age 60)
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, U.S.
Listed height7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Listed weight250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High schoolCenter (Kansas City, Missouri)
CollegeSMU (1981–1985)
NBA draft1985: 1st round, 5th overall pick
Selected by the Atlanta Hawks
Playing career1985–1996
PositionCenter
Number32, 45
Career history
19851995Atlanta Hawks
1995–1996Orlando Magic
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points3,520 (4.5 ppg)
Rebounds3,856 (4.9 rpg)
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men’s basketball
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1984 Los Angeles Team competition

Koncak received a six-year, $13 million contract from the Hawks in 1989 – an unprecedented total for a reserve. Since he was a restricted free agent at the time, the Atlanta Hawks matched this offer from the Detroit Pistons. As a result, he earned the derisive nickname "Jon Contract".[1][2]

On February 23, 2008 SMU retired Koncak's jersey.[3] Koncak is an Eagle Scout.[2]

Koncak also won a gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics as a part of the United States men's basketball team.

Career statistics edit

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
 *  Led the league

NBA edit

Source[4]

Regular season edit

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1985–86 Atlanta 82 15 20.7 .507 .000 .607 5.7 .7 .5 .8 8.3
1986–87 Atlanta 82* 19 20.5 .480 .000 .654 6.0 .4 .6 .9 5.6
1987–88 Atlanta 49 22 21.9 .483 .000 .610 6.8 .4 .7 1.1 5.7
1988–89 Atlanta 74 22 20.7 .524 .000 .553 6.1 .8 .7 1.3 4.7
1989–90 Atlanta 54 28 18.1 .614 .000 .532 4.2 .4 .7 .6 3.7
1990–91 Atlanta 77 61 25.1 .436 .125 .593 4.9 1.6 1.0 1.0 4.1
1991–92 Atlanta 77 14 19.3 .391 .000 .655 3.4 1.7 .6 .9 3.1
1992–93 Atlanta 78 65 25.3 .464 .375 .480 5.5 1.8 1.0 1.3 3.5
1993–94 Atlanta 82* 78 22.2 .431 .000 .667 4.5 1.2 .8 1.5 4.2
1994–95 Atlanta 62 20 15.2 .412 .333 .542 3.0 .8 .6 .7 2.9
1995–96 Orlando 67 35 19.2 .480 .333 .561 4.1 .8 .4 .7 3.0
Career 784 379 20.9 .470 .226 .597 4.9 1.0 .7 1.0 4.5

Playoffs edit

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1986 Atlanta 9 0 21.4 .483 .565 3.8 .6 .7 1.1 6.0
1987 Atlanta 8 0 10.8 .538 .750 3.1 .4 .4 .5 2.5
1989 Atlanta 5 5 38.4 .621 .848 9.6 .8 .4 1.6 12.8
1991 Atlanta 5 5 26.6 .286 1.000 4.6 1.4 .4 .8 2.0
1993 Atlanta 3 3 29.7 .100 .500 8.0 1.3 1.0 1.7 1.0
1994 Atlanta 11 11 17.7 .409 .400 2.7 1.2 .5 1.1 5.3
1996 Orlando 12 3 11.7 .571 .429 1.9 .3 .4 .3 .9
Career 53 27 19.4 .446 .648 3.9 .7 .5 .9 4.2

References edit

  1. ^ Telander, Rick (November 6, 1989). "Millions from Heaven". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2016-09-04.
  2. ^ a b Rosenberg, I. J. (April 18, 2015). "Ex-Hawk Koncak forever known as 'Jon Contract'". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved 2015-11-24.
  3. ^ "SMU To Enshrine Jon Koncak's No. 53 Basketball Jersey On Feb. 23". SMU Mustangs. February 1, 2008. Retrieved 2015-11-24.
  4. ^ "Jon Koncak NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 25 March 2024.

External links edit

  • Career statistics and player information from NBA.com   and Basketball-Reference.com