2000-01: Appeared in 53 games (42 starts), averaging 11.1 points, a career-best 4.3 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 1.02 steals in 31.8 minutes...Set a career-high in free throw percentage (.714 - 135-189 FT)...One of 19 NBA players to average at least 11 points, four rebounds, four assists and one steal...Led or tied the club in points once, rebounds three times, assists 16 times, steals 10 times and blocks twice...Scored in double figures in every game during a 10-game stretch (1/3 thru 1/21), averaging 15.3 points (.462 FG%, .368 3FG%, .838 FT%) and 4.9 rebounds in32.8 minutes...Nearly posted his first career triple-double, recording 11points, nine rebounds and a career-high-tying 13 assists at Toronto (2/20) for his only double-double of the season...Career-high-tying 31 points(13-25 FG, 3-8 3FG, 2-3 FT), six rebounds and six assists in a season-high 45 minutes vs. Houston (1/18)...Season-high 10 rebounds vs. L.A. Lakers (3/6)...Near-triple-double with nine points, nine rebounds and eight assists in 40 minutes at L.A. Clippers (3/16)...15 points, eight rebounds and seven assists vs. Sacramento (2/28)...22 points vs. L.A. Clippers (2/7), including the game-winning free throw with 0.7 seconds left in an 89-88 victory...28 points at Dallas (2/3)...16 points, seven rebounds and eight assists vs. Seattle (1/26)...Began the season on the injured list with a strained lower back, missing 10 games (10/31 thru 11/19)...Missed three games with a strained left hamstring (12/12 thru 12/16)...Sat out the final 16 contests with a strained lower back (3/18 thru 4/18).
Pro Career: Selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the first round of the1995 NBA Draft (#17 overall)...Re-signed to a multi-year contract by the Cavs on 9/29/97...Acquired by Golden State from Cleveland (6/27/00), along with Vinny Del Negro from Milwaukee, in a three-team trade that sent Jason Caffey and Billy Owens to Milwaukee, with J.R. Reid and Robert Traylor going to Cleveland...Ended the 2000-01 season averaging 8.5 points, 3.0 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 0.99 steals in 23.8 minutes (383 regular-season games in six seasons)...Underwent surgery on his left ankle on 8/18/98 to remove a bone spur and a cyst on his flexor hallucis longus tendon...One of five players to participate in both the three-point and slam dunk contests during their careers (Ray Allen, Clyde Drexler, Michael Jordan and Kenny Smith)...In six career playoff games, has averaged 1.3 points and 1.2 assists in 8.2 minutes.
1999-00 (Cleveland): Appeared in 73 regular-season games with the Cavaliers, averaging career-high figures inscoring (13.8), steals (1.25), field goal percentage (.437), three-point field goal percentage (.367) and minutes (30.4)...Ranked 11th in the NBA in three-point field goals made (122)...Scoring average increase from previous season (4.3 to 13.8, +9.5) represented the second-largest increase in the NBA behind Antawn Jamison (9.6 to 19.6,+10.0)...Career-high-tying 31 points with nine assists and a career-high-tying six steals in a season-high 49 minutes vs. Detroit (1/25)...Converted a career-high five three-point field goals on two occasions (5-8 3FG on 12/8 vs. Chicago and 5-8 3FG on 1/8 at NewYork)...Tied a Gund Arena record for steals in a quarter with five steals in the third period en route to a career-high-tying six steals vs.Washington (2/1)...29 points (5-8 3 FG), seven rebounds, six assists, foursteals and two blocks vs. Chicago (12/8)...Four double-doubles (twopoint/assist, two point/rebound), highlighted by a 22-point/10-assist contest vs. Boston (12/14)...Averaged 17.1 points over the final seven contests...Participated in the AT&T Shootout during All-Star Weekend at The Arena in Oakland...Missed nine games due to a moderate sprain of the right great toe from 2/4 through 2/18 and 2/25.
1998-99 (Cleveland): Appeared in all 50 regular-season games, averaging 4.3 points, 2.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists in 16.8 minutes...Season-high 19 points with seven assists in 29 minutes vs. Boston (3/2).
1997-98 (Cleveland): Appeared in 46 games, averaging 5.8 points, 2.0 rebounds and 3.7 assists in 20.5 minutes...Missed 36 games due to injury (one due to a concussion and 35 due to an injured left ankle)...Career-high 13 assists in aseason-high 40 minutes on 4/3 vs. L.A. Lakers...Came off the bench to score a then career-high 30 points vs. Milwaukee (2/14)...Averaged 1.3 points, 1.0 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 10.3 minutes in three playoff games.
1996-97 (Cleveland): Appeared in a career-best 82 games, averaging 9.2 points, 3.8 rebounds, a career-best 4.8 assists (26th in NBA) and 1.10 steals in 27.8 minutes...In 23 games as a starter, averaged 12.6 points, 5.1 rebounds and 5.9 assists in 39.0 minutes...Started the last six games of the season, averaging 16.3 points, 5.8 rebounds and 5.0 assists in 42.3 minutes...Career-high-tying 13 rebounds vs. Vancouver (11/8)...Participated in the 1997 Nestle Crunch Slam Dunk on All-Star Saturday at Gund Arena.
1995-96 (Cleveland): Appeared in 79 games during rookie season, averaging 5.3 points, 1.7 rebounds and 2.9 assists in 14.6 minutes...Started three contests, averaging 13.7 points, 5.0 rebounds, 6.7 assists and 1.33 steals in 31.7 minutes...Appeared in the Schick Rookie Game on 2/10 during All-Star Weekend in San Antonio, recording three points, four rebounds and three assists in 12 minutes...Averaged 1.3 points and 1.0 assists in 6.0 minutes in three playoff games.
College: Finished his four-year collegiate career as Florida State'sall-time leading scorer with 2,130 points...Became the first player in Atlantic Coast Conference history to amass 2,000 points, 700 rebounds, 400 assists and 200 steals...Named Honorable Mention All-America by The Associated Press following his junior and senior seasons...Left FSU as the all-time leader in field goals made, field goals attempted, three-point field goals made and three-point field goals attempted, while finishing second in steals and games played and third in assists...Named Second Team All-ACC after averaging 18.6 points, 6.9 rebounds and 5.4 assists as a senior in 1994-95...Named First Team All-ACC as a junior after leading the conference in scoring with 21.2 points, while adding 7.9 rebounds and 4.5 assists...Named Second Team All-ACC as a sophomore after leading FSU inscoring with 19.9 points...Named ACC Rookie of the Year as a freshman.
Personal: Full Name is Robert Sura, Jr...Majored in social science at Florida State...Enjoys working out, listening to music (R&B) and playing video games during the offseason...Favorite foods are steak, lobster and chicken wings...Lists Magic Johnson as his favorite basketball player and Mario Lemieux as his favorite player in another sport...Worked as a gas station attendant for his first job...Most memorable high school moment was going to the Pennsylvania State Basketball Championship while playing at G.A.R. Memorial High School.
