NBA.com: Eldridge Recasner Bio

2000-2001:
Averaged 2.4 points, 1.2 rebounds, 0.9 assists and 9.2 minutes in 43 games played ... Hit .333 (13 of 39) of his three-point shots this season ... Season-high was 11 points at Milwaukee on 11/24, including a season-best 3-of-4 shooting from three-point range ... Dished out a season-high four assists vs. Washington on 11/1 ... Scored nine points (3-4 FG, 1-2 3FG) in 10 minutes vs. Phoenix on 4/4 ... Placed on the injured list 3/12 with back spasms - missed four games - activated on 3/21 ... Scored nine points (3-4 FG, 2-3 3FG) while adding two assists and two boards in nine minutes vs. Indiana on 2/26 ... Activated from the injured list on 2/5 ... Placed on the injured list on 1/26 with bronchitis ... Grabbed a season-best four rebounds at Miami on 4/6 ... Missed one game due to a virus, three due to a strained lower back, five due to bronchitis and eight due to back spasms.

1999-2000:
Activated from the injured list on 2/23, after missing 51 games due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident on 10/27 ... Missed 23 games due to coach's decision ... Made first regular season appearance on 3/10 at L.A. Clippers ... Played in seven games for a total of seven points and 28 minutes.

1998-1999:
Scored 16 points (5-6 FG, 5-6 FT) in a 117-110 overtime win over the Philadelphia 76ers on 5/4 ... Totaled a career-high 26 points (9-14 FG, 5-7 3FG, 3-3 FT) and three assists against the Milwaukee Bucks on 3/31 ... Scored 13 points (3-5 3FG), in 17 minutes, against the Orlando Magic on 3/26 ... Recorded 10 points (3-6 FG, 3-4 FT), five rebounds and three assists in a 94-87 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on 3/21 ... Registered 15 points (6-7 FG, 3-3 3FG), five assists and four rebounds in a victory over the Boston Celtics on 3/9 ... Scored 13 points (5-9 FG, 3-3 FT) against the Atlanta Hawks on 2/11

1997-1998:
Scored 17 points (6-7 FG), in 21 minutes, in a 91-81 victory over the Washington Wizards on 4/12 ... Posted a season-high 23 points and six rebounds in a 99-87 win over the Charlotte Hornets on 4/10 ... Recorded 16 points and four steals against the Minnesota Timberwolves on 4/5 ... Scored 21 points in a 107-87 victory over the Houston Rockets on 4/3 ... Registered a team-high 19 points (3-6 3FG) and six rebounds against the New Jersey Nets on 3/31 ... Totaled 12 points, eight rebounds and three assists in an 84-81 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on 3/19 ... On the injured list from 2/10 to 3/10 due to a sprained right ankle ... Posted 17 points (8-11 FG) and four assists against the Minnesota Timberwolves on 1/27 ... Scored 15 points (6-10 FG) and grabbed six rebounds in a 108-82 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on 1/14 ... Recorded 21 points, five rebounds and four assists in a 91-89 victory over the New York Knicks on 1/13 ... Registered 16 points (6-11 FG, 4-6 3FG), four rebounds and three assists in a 107-102 win over the Washington Wizards on 1/12 ... Totaled 10 points, a career-high 12 assists and five rebounds in a 106-86 victory over the Golden State Warriors on 1/7 ... Posted 18 points and three rebounds against the Chicago Bulls on 12/27 ... Recorded 16 points and four rebounds against the Utah Jazz on 12/22 ... Registered 11 points, a team-high 11 assists and four rebounds against the Miami Heat on 12/20 ... On the injured list from 10/30 to 11/19 due to an acute viral infection.

1996-1997:
Signed with Atlanta as a free agent and played in 71 games as a reserve backcourtman for the Hawks, averaging 5.7 points per game ... Backed up both point guard Mookie Blaylock and shooting guard Steve Smith and shot .423 from the field, including .414 from three-point range, and .879 from the foul line ... Scored in double figures 15 times, getting a career-high 23 points plus five rebounds and five assists in 44 minutes as a starter in a 91-88 win at Toronto on 11/23 ... Tallied 21 points in 25 minutes off the bench in a 115-104 loss at Denver on 2/2 ... Appeared in all 10 playoff games as the first guard off the bench for Atlanta, averaging 3.1 points in 12.1 minutes per game.

1995-1996:
After playing three games with Denver in 1994-95, finally lasted a full season in the NBA in 1995-96 when was a significant contributor for the Houston Rockets ... Signed as a free agent on 9/25, Recasner earned a berth on the roster during training camp and by the second half of the season was a valuable member of the Rockets' regular rotation ... After sitting out 17 of Houston's first 34 games due to coach's decision, played in all but two games after 1/12 ... Did not play double minutes in any game until 12/21, when he logged 14 minutes, but once he moved into the starting lineup on 1/22, logged double minutes in 29 consecutive games and 38 or the final 42 ... Appeared in 63 games, making 27 starts, and averaged 6.9 points, 2.7 assists and 2.3 rebounds per game ... Ranked third on the rockets with 81 three-pointers and shot .424 from beyond the arc ... Scored in double figures 23 times, including a career-high 21 points against San Antonio on 2/15 and 20 points and a career-high 11 rebounds against Seattle on 2/3 ... Handed out a career-high 10 assists three times ... In postseason, however, was a DNP-CD in seven of eight games ... Played only in Game 1 of the conference semifinals against Seattle, logging eight minutes and going scoreless with two assists and one rebound.

COLLEGE, OVERSEAS AND CBA:
Played college ball at Washington and averaged 14.5 points, 3.7 rebounds and 3.2 assists in 117 games ... A long-range bomber, shot .537 from three-point range in his sophomore season and .430 on treys for his career ... Played in Germany as well as for the Louisville Shooters of the Global Basketball Association in 1991-92, and for Yakima of the CBA in 1992-93, averaging 17.3 ppg in 44 games for the Sun Kings ... Played in Turkey and also for Yakima in 1993-94, averaging 17.1 ppg in 25 games ... The next year was named the CBA's Most Valuable Player after averaging 20.4 points, 5.1 assists and 3.8 rebounds in 48 games with the Sun Kings ... Also made his first NBA appearance, playing three games and scoring a total of six points during a late-season 10-day contract with the Denver Nuggets.