Rolando Blackman

Quick Facts

Full Name	Rolando Blackman
Occupation	Basketball Player
Date Of Birth	Feb 26, 1959(1959-02-26)
Age	65
Birthplace	Panama City
Country	Panama
Horoscope	Aquarius

Rolando Blackman Biography

Rolando Blackman is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Player who was born on February 26, 1959 in Panama City, Panama. After 11 years as a Dallas Mavericks shooting guard, Panamanian shooter guard had his #22 retirement.

From 1992 to 1994, he was a teammate with He was teammates with John Starks on the New York Knicks from 1992 to 1994. of the New York Knicks.

Prior to his senior season, Blackman also was selected as a starter for the 1980 Summer Olympics basketball team, but did not participate in the Olympics because of the U.S. Olympic boycott. He did however receive one of 461 Congressional Gold Medals created especially for the spurned athletes.

On June 24, 1992 Rolando Blackman was traded to the New York Knicks for a 1995 first round pick (which became Loren Meyer). Blackman spent his final two seasons in the NBA with the New York Knicks. In his last season in New York, he was reunited with former Dallas teammate Derek Harper. The team made it to the NBA Finals where they lost to the Houston Rockets in seven games. One of Blackman’s most notable games as a Knick was when he hit the game winning shot in Game 4 of the 1993 Eastern Conference Semi-finals against the Charlotte Hornets, hitting a jump shot with five seconds left in the game that put the Knicks up by two. Blackman still played well in the twilight years of his career but his age was finally getting to him and his time in the NBA was over. On July 6, 1994 the Knicks waived Blackman.

He had four children, Brittany and Briana, as well as Vernell.

Rolando Blackman Net Worth

Rolando Blackman is one of the richest Basketball Player from Panama. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Rolando Blackman 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

At Kansas State University, he was named Big Eight Conference Player-of-the Year.

During his 13-year NBA tenure, he was a four-time All-Star.

Rolando Antonio Blackman (born February 26, 1959) is a Panamanian-American former professional basketball player. He was a four-time All-Star who spent most of his career with the Dallas Mavericks.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Rolando Blackman Dating?

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During the 2006 NBA Finals, Blackman’s former coach with the New York Knicks, Pat Riley, admitted, publicly for the first time, that sitting Rolando Blackman in favor of John Starks during Games 6 and 7 of the 1994 NBA Finals was the biggest coaching mistake in his career, and that he has never forgiven himself for it.

Facts & Trivia

Rolando Ranked on the list of most popular Basketball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Panama. Rolando Blackman celebrates birthday on February 26 of every year.

Rolando Blackman was drafted by the Mavericks in the first round (9th overall) of the 1981 NBA Draft. He became the first Panamanian-born player in the NBA. Blackman had an immediate impact on the team, averaging 13.3 PPG in his rookie season. He was given a good amount of minutes in his career, getting around 24 minutes per game in his rookie campaign. He played well but the Mavericks weren’t good until the 1983-1984 season. That was also Blackman’s best statistical season as he averaged a career high 22.4 PPG and lead the franchise to its first ever playoff appearance. The Mavericks managed to beat the Seattle SuperSonics and reach the second round before ultimately losing to the Los Angeles Lakers. Despite putting up amazing stats, Blackman missed the all star game that year, although he did make it the following year. He would go on to be named an NBA All-Star four times in his career. At the 1987 All- Star Game, Blackman tied the game at the end of regulation with two free throws. The West team would go on to win in overtime. As for the Mavericks, they played well and even had a magical season in 1987-1988 where they managed to reach the Western Conference Finals. This appearance happened to be the franchise’s first Conference Finals appearance in its history. The Mavericks made it far but fell to the Los Angeles Lakers in 7 games. After this series the Mavericks began to decline and wouldn’t achieve the same amount of success until much later on in the Dirk Nowitzki era. Blackman continued to play well and averaged around 19 PPG for the next few seasons, however the Mavericks fell off in the standings. By the 1991-1992 season, Blackman was 32 years old and the Mavericks entered a stage of rebuilding. By the 1992 off-season Blackman’s time with the team was finished. Blackman made 6,487 field goals with the Mavericks and scored 16,643 points, which was a franchise record for 18 years – until broken by Dirk Nowitzki on March 8, 2008. In his 865 games with the Mavericks, Blackman never fouled out of a game.

Is Rolando Blackman in the Hall of Fame?

Although not a Hall of Famer , Blackman produced big scoring numbers across 13 NBA seasons and even compiled a solid list of individual accolades. He scored 17,623 points for his career, finishing with an average of 18.0 per game over the course of 980 regular-season appearances.

Where did Rolando Blackman go to college?

Kansas State University

Who did Rolando Blackman play for?

All teams

When did Rolando Blackman retire?

1996

Who is Dirk wife?

Jessica Olsson