Eddie Bird

Eddie Bird (born 1966) is an American former basketball player who played college basketball at Indiana State University from 1987 to 1991. He is the younger brother of NBA legend Larry Bird.

Basketball career

Bird attended Springs Valley High School where he played basketball and averaged 21.8 points a game during his senior year, leading the school to 18 wins in 24 games. He joined Indiana State University in 1986 but sat out his first year due to being academically ineligible. During the 1987–1988 season, he averaged 15.3 points per game and was named the Missouri Valley Conference Freshman of the Year. He played for Indiana State until 1991 and averaged 14.0 points per game during his college career.

Following his college career, Bird was drafted by the Suncoast Sunblasters in with the 12th pick in the second round of the 1991 USBL draft. He appeared in 8 games for the Sunblasters, averaging 6.6 points per game. In July the same year, attended an 11-day free agent camp with the Sacramento Kings but was ultimately not signed.

Personal life

Bird is the youngest of four brothers.

References

External links

• College statistics at Sports Reference
• USBL statistics at StatsCrew.com

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