NBA.com: Danny Ferry Bio

2001-2002:
Appeared in 50 games, averaging 4.6 points, 1.8 rebounds and 1.0 assist in 16.0 minutes per contest … shot .429 (76-177) from the field, .434 (43-99) from three-point land and .944 (34-36) from the line … earned two starts (vs. the Lakers on 3/20 and at Portland on 3/27) … missed 32 straight games – from 12/7 to 2/12 – due to an annular tear in his L4-L5 disc … scored in double-figures seven times … finished with a season-high 18 points (5-11 FG, 4-7 3PT-FG, 4-4 FT) and a season-best 7 rebounds vs. Boston on 3/16 … scored 11 five times (11/6 vs. Orlando, 12/5 at Atlanta, 2/26 vs. Phoenix, 3/20 vs. the Lakers and 4/6 vs. Dallas) … had 11 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals in a season-best 31 minutes in his first start of the season vs. the Lakers on 3/20 … logged 20-or-more minutes 15 times … appeared in all 10 playoff games, averaging 2.8 points and 2.0 rebounds in 15.5 minutes … suffered a sprained right wrist in Game 3 at Seattle on 4/27 … averaged 1.6 points while shooting .167 (4-24) from the field in seven games after the injury (vs. 5.7 points and .667 from the field in the first three games of the post-season).

2000-2001:
Appeared in 80 games, averaging 5.6 points and 2.8 rebounds in 21.1 minutes per game...Shot 47.5% from the field, 44.9% from three-point land and 73.3% from the line...Ranked fifth in the NBA in three-point percentage, shooting at a career-best rate... The mark also set for the Spurs franchise record for highest single season 3PT-FG percentage...Scored 10+ points 16 times...Tiwce finished with a season-best 16 points: vs. Cleveland on 12/20 and vs. Dallas on 2/13...Had 12 points (3-4 FG, 1-1 3PT-FG, 5-6 FT) in 22 minutes in his Spurs debut on 10/31 vs. Indiana...Grabbed 5 or more rebounds 13 times with a season-high 8 twice: vs. Seattle on 11/22 and vs. Dallas on 2/13...Had a career-best 5 steals vs. Utah on 11/14...Logged over 30 minutes 10 times with a season-best 39 vs. Minnesota on 3/14 (finished with 12 points, 5 boards and a season-high-tying 4 assists)...Logged a DNP-CD at Dallas on 11/10 and was suspended for one game (1/17 vs. Toronto) after an incident with Marcus Camby on 1/5

1999-2000:
On 4/16 at Atlanta passed Bingo Smith to become the Cavaliers all-time leader in games played (with 721) ... for the season appeared in 63 games, averaging 7.3 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 21.0 minutes ... shot .497 (189-380) from the field, .440 (33-75) from three-point land and .912 (52-57) from the line ... set single-season career-highs in percentage in all three shooting categories ... earned 3 starts, averaging 5.7 points, 6.3 rebounds and 2.3 assists in 30.7 minutes as a starter ... missed 19 games due to a strained left calf ... was on the injured list from 12/22 to 1/16 ... scored in double-figures 18 times with a season-high 19 points vs. Denver on 2/17 ... had 15 points and a season-high-tying 9 rebounds on 3/16 vs. Utah ... also grabbed 9 boards vs. Detroit on 1/26 and at Houston on 2/8.

1998-99:
Appeared in all 50 games, averaging 7.0 points, 2.0 rebounds and 1.1 rebounds in 21.2 minutes ... shot .476 from the field, .392 from three-point land and .879 from the line ... earned 10 starts ... scored a season-high 22 points and grabbed a season-best 8 rebounds in a second-high 41 minutes at Toronto on 5/5 ... scored 18 points in back-to-back games: at Washington on 4/29 and vs. Toronto on 4/30 ... started the final 8 games of the season and averaged 12.8 points in 33.3 minutes ... tied for 22nd in the NBA in 3PT-FG percentage.

1997-98:
Had his consecutive games played streak end at 301 straight when he was forced to sit on 2/17 at Philadelphia due to inflammation of his right knee ... for the season, appeared in 69 games, averaging 4.2 points and 1.7 rebounds in 15.0 minutes ... shot .395 from the field, .333 from three-point land and .800 from the line ... earned 3 starts ... placed on the injured list for the first time in his career on 2/25 due to his knee injury ... missed a total of 13 games due to the injury ... scored a season-high 15 points at Vancouver on 12/5 ... on 5/26 underwent surgery to repair damaged cartilage in both knees.

1996-97:
For the third straight season appeared in all 82 games ... averaged 10.6 points, 4.1 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 32.1 minutes per game ... shot .429 from the field, .401 from three-point land and .851 from the line ... earned 48 starts ... scored in double-figures 43 times and had 20-or-more four times ... scored a season-high 23 points vs. Charlotte on 4/7 ... scored 21 in a career-best 49 minutes at Golden State on 3/13 and had 21 points in 48 minutes at New York on 4/8 ... ranked 16th in the NBA in 3PT-FG percentage.

1995-96:
Enjoyed his best NBA season, averaging 13.3 points, 3.8 rebounds and 2.3 assists in 32.7 minutes ... shot .459 from the field, .394 from three-point land and .769 from the line ... set single-season career-highs in points (1,090), minutes (2,680), starts (79), assists (191) and steals (57) as well as FG made and attempted, 3PT-FG made and attempted and FT made and attempted ... tied for third place in voting for the NBA Most Improved Player Award ... scored a career-high 32 points (include 25 in the second half) at New York on 4/11 ... finished with 31 points and set the Cavs franchise record for the most three-pointers made in a game, connecting on 8, vs. Charlotte on 2/13 ... led the Cavs in scoring 12 times ... scored in double-figures 55 times and had 20-or-more 13 times ... ranked 31st in the NBA in 3PT-FG percentage.

1994-95:
Averaged 7.5 points, 1.7 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 15.7 minutes ... shot .446 from the field, .403 from three-point land and .881 from the line ... connected on 94-of-233 from downtown after hitting a total of 88-of-258 (.341) in his first four NBA seasons combined ... ranked 21st in the NBA in three-point percentage ... in 6 starts averaged 15.2 points and 4.3 rebounds ... scored in double-figures 30 times, with 20-or-more twice ... had 20 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists on 2/21 at New York ... in the next game tallied a season-high 24 points vs. New Jersey on 2/25 ... connected on 34 straight free throws from 11/23 to 2/2 ... earned 6 starts.

1993-94:
Appeared in 70 games, averaging 5.0 points, 2.0 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 13.8 minutes ... shot .446 from the field, .275 from three-point land and .884 from the line ... scored a season-high 21 points in a season-best 38 minutes vs. New York on 11/7 ... earned 1 start.

1992-93:
Averaged 7.5 points, 3.7 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 19.2 minutes in 76 games ... shot .479 from the field, .415 from three-point land and .876 from the line ... started 1 game ... scored a season-high 18 points three times: at New Jersey on 4/10, at Milwaukee on 4/15 and at Indiana on 4/21 ... hit a game-winning 18-footer at the buzzer at New Jersey on 4/10.

1991-92:
Grabbed a career-best 16 rebounds vs. Atlanta on 3/22 ... for the season averaged 5.1 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 13.8 minutes in 68 games ... shot .409 from the field, .354 from three-point land and .836 from the line ... scored a season-high 15 points vs. Portland on 1/15 ... on 1/24 at Indiana hit the game-winning 17-foot baseline jumper with 8 seconds left ... finished with 12 points and 12 boards.

1990-91:
Appeared in 81 games in his rookie season ... averaged 8.6 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 20.5 minutes ... shot .428 from the field, .299 from three-point land and .816 from the line ... scored a season-high 21 points vs. Portland on 12/29 ... made his first NBA start on 3/31 at Philadelphia (started a total of 2 games) ... had arthroscopic surgery to repair a small tear in the medial meniscus of his right knee on 7/2.

COLLEGE NOTES:
Winner of the Naismith Award as a senior at Duke ... enjoyed an outstanding college career ... helped lead Duke to the Final Four in his freshman, junior and senior seasons ... named the ACC Player of the Year as both a junior and a senior ... earned First Team All-American honors both seasons as well ... as a senior averaged 22.6 points, 7.4 rebounds and 4.7 assists ... scored a Duke and ACC record 58 points (23-26 FG) vs. Miami during his senior season ... as a junior averaged 19.1 points, 7.6 rebounds and 4.0 assists ... as a sophomore became the first player in ACC history to lead his team in scoring (14.0 ppg), rebounding (7.8 rpg) and assists (4.3 apg) ... became the first player in ACC history to finish with 2,000 career points (2,155), 1,000 rebounds (1,003) and 500 assists (506).