Kurt Rambis Profile: Information, Highlights and Stats with the Lakers

Lakers players: Kurt Rambis basketball profile with complete information including full name, position, height, weight, years as a Laker, career stats, NBA titles won and more.

Kurt Rambis Profile

NBA Career:

Seasons Games Titles
NBA 14 Season
880
Playoffs
139
NBA Titles4
Points Rebounds Assists
Season 5.2 5.6 1.1
Playoffs 5.2 5.5 0.9

Lakers Career:

Seasons Games Titles
LAL 9 Season
569
Playoffs
119
NBA Trophy4
Points Rebounds Assists
Season 4.9 5.5 0.8
Playoffs 5.4 5.3 0.8

* Stats updated on Mar 28, 2024 *

Full Name: Darrell Kurt Rambis
Kurt Rambis Profile
Kurt Rambis
Position: Forward
Jersey Number: 31 (Lakers, Hornets, Suns), 30 (Kings), 18 (Lakers)
Height: 6-8 / 2.03 mt
Weight: 213 lbs / 97 kg
Nickname: Superman
All-Star: none
Born: February 25, 1958 in Cupertino, California, USA
High-School: Cupertino in Cupertino, California
College: Santa Clara University
Drafted: by the New York Knicks with No. 58 overall pick, in round 3 of the 1980 NBA Draft
NBA Teams: Los Angeles Lakers, 1981-82 to 1987-88
Charlotte Hornets, 1988-89 to 1989-90
Phoenix Suns, 1989-90 to 1992-93
Sacramento Kings, 1992-93
Los Angeles Lakers, 1993-94 to 1994-95
Lakers Seasons: 1981-82 to 1987-88, 1993-94 to 1994-95

Kurt Rambis in Lakers History - Timeline

Kurt Rambis

1949
2024
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Kurt Rambis Highlights

NBA Championships Details:
NBA Champion
1981-82 with Los Angeles Lakers
NBA Champion
1984-85 with Los Angeles Lakers
NBA Champion
1986-87 with Los Angeles Lakers
NBA Champion
1987-88 with Los Angeles Lakers

Career Totals:

Points Rebounds Assists
Season 4,603 4,961 931
Playoffs 719 764 119

- After playing in Greece and being release by the Knicks without having played a game, Kurt Rambis started his NBA career with the Lakers as a free agent.

- Rambis was a key component of the Showtime Lakers and with them he reached 6 NBA Finals, winning 4 Championships (1982, 1985, 1987 and 1988)

- Playing in a roster full of stars of the size of Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, James Worthy or Byron Scott, Rambis didn't have a problem with doing the dirty work. His team first mentality, his defensive skills and a distinctive image with "Clark Kent" style glasses and a thick moustache made him a fan favorite. Legendary Lakers announcer Chick Hearn nicknamed him "Superman".

- After playing for Charlotte, Phoenix and Sacramento he returned to L.A. to play his final two seasons.

- Rambis was an assistant on Del Harris’ staff for 3 seasons (1994-1997) and was the interim coach when Harris was fired 12 games into the 1999 season. In a strike-shortened season Rambis coached that team that included Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal, registering a 24-13 record in the regular season before being swept by the San Antonio Spurs in the 1999 Western Conference Semifinals. He was then replaced by Phil Jackson.

- Rambis stayed in the Lakers front office and later joined Jackson as an assistant coach for the 2001-02 season. He was a member of the coaching staff for 3 years, including the 2002 championship and the 2004 Finals. He spent some more time at the front office in 2004-05 before joining the coaching staff once again in February 2005 to assist Frank Hamblen for the remainder of the season when coach Rudy Tomjanovich left because of health issues. Then he stayed as assistant coach for Phil Jackson from 2005-06 to 2008-09. After the Lakers were defeated in the 2008 Finals, he was added the task of defensive specialist which became a big role in the Lakers road to the 2009 Championship.

- He was considered as one of the top candidates to replace Jackson in case health issues forced him to retire but with Jackson returning for 2009-10, Rambis took the head coach job offered by the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Kurt Rambis Career Stats

Season by season statistics including his numbers with the Lakers.

Season Stats:

Season
Team Gm GS Min FG% 3P% FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS
1981-82Lakers64 43 17.7 .518 .000 .504 1.8 3.6 5.4 0.9 0.9 1.2 1.2 2.6 4.6
1982-83Lakers78 77 23.2 .569 .000 .687 2.1 4.7 6.8 1.2 1.3 0.8 1.9 3.0 7.5
1983-84Lakers47 31 15.8 .558 - .636 1.7 3.9 5.7 0.7 0.6 0.3 1.2 2.3 3.6
1984-85Lakers82 46 19.7 .554 - .660 2.0 4.4 6.4 0.8 1.0 0.6 1.2 2.6 5.2
1985-86Lakers74 74 21.3 .595 - .721 2.1 4.9 7.0 0.9 0.9 0.4 1.3 2.7 5.5
1986-87Lakers78 10 19.4 .521 - .764 2.0 3.8 5.8 0.8 0.9 0.5 1.3 2.6 5.7
1987-88Lakers70 20 12.1 .548 - .785 1.5 2.4 3.8 0.8 0.6 0.2 0.8 1.5 4.0
1988-89Hornets75 75 29.8 .518 .000 .734 3.6 5.8 9.4 2.1 1.3 0.8 2.0 2.8 11.1
1989-90combined teams74 61 25.7 .509 .000 .646 2.1 5.0 7.1 1.8 1.4 0.5 1.4 2.8 6.2
1989-90Hornets16 16 28.0 .500 .000 .545 3.0 4.5 7.5 1.8 2.0 0.6 1.8 2.8 9.1
1989-90Suns58 45 25.1 .514 .000 .722 1.9 5.1 7.0 1.8 1.2 0.5 1.3 2.8 5.4
1990-91Suns62 17 14.5 .497 .000 .706 1.2 3.0 4.3 1.0 0.4 0.2 0.7 1.7 3.6
1991-92Suns28 5 13.6 .463 - .778 0.8 3.0 3.8 1.3 0.4 0.5 0.9 1.6 3.2
1992-93combined teams72 1 11.4 .519 .000 .662 1.1 2.1 3.2 0.7 0.6 0.3 0.6 1.7 2.5
1992-93Suns5 0 8.2 .571 - .500 0.4 0.8 1.2 0.2 0.6 0.0 1.2 0.6 1.8
1992-93Kings67 1 11.7 .516 .000 .667 1.1 2.2 3.3 0.8 0.6 0.3 0.5 1.8 2.5
1993-94Lakers50 1 12.7 .518 .000 .648 1.7 2.1 3.8 0.6 0.4 0.5 0.5 1.8 3.3
1994-95Lakers26 1 7.5 .514 - .667 0.4 0.9 1.3 0.6 0.1 0.3 0.3 1.3 1.7
Career: 880 18.5 .534 .000 .689 1.9 3.8 5.6 1.1 0.9 0.5 1.2 2.3 5.2

Playoffs Stats:

Playoffs Team Gm Min FG% 3P% FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS
1982Lakers14 19.9 .516 - .615 2.3 3.9 6.1 0.8 0.6 0.9 1.2 3.4 5.9
1983Lakers15 25.1 .570 - .657 1.8 4.2 6.0 1.3 0.9 1.1 1.5 3.4 7.5
1984Lakers21 20.4 .652 - .636 1.6 4.2 5.8 0.7 0.5 0.5 1.0 2.7 6.7
1985Lakers19 19 19.7 .593 - .679 2.2 4.6 6.8 0.9 0.9 0.5 1.0 2.7 6.1
1986Lakers14 14 19.1 .600 - .722 1.9 4.1 5.9 1.0 0.7 0.5 1.3 2.8 4.8
1987Lakers17 0 12.6 .585 - .912 0.9 3.0 3.9 0.5 0.5 0.2 0.8 2.5 4.6
1988Lakers19 6 9.8 .618 - .692 0.7 2.0 2.7 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.4 1.5 2.7
1990Suns16 16 24.1 .444 .000 .679 2.4 5.3 7.7 1.4 0.5 0.5 1.1 3.2 4.2
1991Suns4 0 13.3 .400 - - 2.0 1.5 3.5 1.0 1.3 0.3 1.0 1.5 1.0
Career: 139 18.5 .574 .000 .702 1.7 3.8 5.5 0.9 0.6 0.5 1.0 2.7 5.2

* Stats updated on Mar 28, 2024 *

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