Sidney Wicks

Sidney Wicks

Wicks being double-teamed in a 1971 game
Personal information
Born	(1949-09-19) September 19, 1949 (age 75) Contra Costa County, California, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight	225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school	Alexander Hamilton (Los Angeles, California)
College	Santa Monica (1967–1968) UCLA (1968–1971)
NBA draft	1971: 1st round, 2nd overall pick
Selected by the Portland Trail Blazers
Playing career	1971–1982
Position	Power forward
Number	21, 12
Career history
1971–1976	Portland Trail Blazers
1976–1978	Boston Celtics
1978–1981	San Diego Clippers
1981–1982	Reyer Venezia Mestre
Career highlights and awards
4× NBA All-Star (1972–1975) NBA Rookie of the Year (1972) NBA All-Rookie First Team (1972) 3× NCAA champion (1969–1971) NCAA Final Four MOP (1970) Sporting News Player of the Year (1971) USBWA Player of the Year (1971) 2× Helms Foundation Player of the Year (1970, 1971) Consensus first-team All-American (1971) Consensus second-team All-American (1970) 2× First-team All-Pac-8 (1970, 1971) No. 35 retired by UCLA Bruins
Career NBA statistics
Points	12,803 (16.8 ppg)
Rebounds	6,620 (8.7 rpg)
Assists	2,437 (3.2 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference
College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2010

Sidney Wicks (born September 19, 1949) is an American former professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). A native of California, he played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins. Wicks was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers in the 1971 NBA draft with the second overall pick. He was named the NBA Rookie of the Year and was a four-time NBA All-Star with the Trail Blazers. He also played professionally for the Boston Celtics and San Diego Clippers, finishing his career after one season in Italy.