Rodman’s Career
BORN: May 13, 1961
OTHER: 6-7
COLLEGE: Southeastern Oklahoma St.
Detroit Pistons
86-87. Averaged only 15 minutes a game. RPG: 4.3.
87-88: Only season Rodman averaged over 10 points a game (11.6). RPG: 8.7.
88-89: Won field-goal percentage title (.595). RPG: 9.4.
89-90: Pistons were 39-4 in games Rodman started. RPG: 9.7.
90-91: Wins second consecutive defensive player of year award. RPG: 12.5.
91-92: Has 20 or more rebounds in 39 games. RPG: 18.7.
92-93: Led the league in rebounding average and total rebounds despite missing 20 games with an injury. RPG: 18.3.
San Antonio Spurs
93-94: Spurs go from worst to first in offensive rebounding. Started coloring hair in 1993. RPG: 17.3.
94-95: Missed 33 games because of suspension and injury. RPG: 16.8.
Chicago Bulls
95-96: Joins Wilt Chamberlain (Warriors, 76ers, Lakers) as the only two players to win rebounding title with three teams. RPG: 14.9.
96-97: Grabbed double-figure rebounds in 54 of the 55 games he played. RGP: 16.1.
97-98: Wins seventh consecutive rebounding title. RPG: 15.0
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