James Richard "Jim" Petersen (born February 22, 1962 in Minneapolis, Minnesota), is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Houston Rockets in the 3rd round (51st overall) of the 1984 NBA Draft. Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m The Houston Rockets are an American professional Basketball team based in Houston Texas. The 1984 NBA Draft saw the selection of four players who would be named among the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History at the league's 50th anniversary in A 6'10" forward-center from St. Louis Park High School and the University of Minnesota, Petersen played in 8 NBA seasons for 3 different teams. The University of Minnesota Twin Cities ( U of M or The U) is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system. He played for the Rockets, Sacramento Kings and Golden State Warriors. The Sacramento Kings are a professional Basketball team based in Sacramento California. The Golden State Warriors are an American professional Basketball team based in Oakland, California. With the Rockets, Petersen shared the frontcourt with All-stars Akeem Olajuwon and Ralph Sampson, who were known as the "Twin Towers". Frontcourt is a term used in basketball referring to the Small forward, power forward, and center positions as a cohesive unit Hakeem Abdul Olajuwon (born on January 21 1963 is a retired Nigerian American professional Basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA Ralph Lee Sampson (born July 7 1960 in Harrisonburg Virginia) is a retired American college and Professional Basketball In reference to his very light complexion, Petersen was affectionately known as "The Ivory Tower" during his time in Houston.
In his NBA career, Petersen played in 491 games and scored a total of 3,397 points. His best year as a professional came during the 1986-87 NBA season as a member of the Rockets, appearing in 82 games (56 starts) and averaging 11. The 1986–87 NBA season was the 41st season of the National Basketball Association. 3 ppg.
Petersen is currently a television analyst for the Minnesota Timberwolves. The Minnesota Timberwolves are a professional Basketball team based in Minneapolis Minnesota, United States.
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