# Bob Gross

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For other people named Robert Gross, see [Robert Gross (disambiguation)](/source/Robert_Gross_(disambiguation)).

**Robert Edwin Gross** (born August 3, 1953) is an American former professional [basketball](/source/Basketball) player. A 6-foot 6-inch (1.98-metre), 200 pounds (91 kg) [forward](/source/Forward_(basketball)), he attended Seattle University and [California State University, Long Beach](/source/California_State_University,_Long_Beach), and was selected in the [1975 NBA draft](/source/1975_NBA_draft) by the [Portland Trail Blazers](/source/Portland_Trail_Blazers). He was also selected in the 1975 ABA Draft by the [San Diego Sails](/source/San_Diego_Sails). Gross was the starting [small forward](/source/Small_forward) for the Blazers during their only championship season ([1976–77](/source/1976%E2%80%9377_NBA_season)). He left the NBA in 1983 with career averages of 8.9 points, 4.4 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.12 steals a game.

Currently living in the [Portland](/source/Portland,_Oregon) area, Gross' number 30 jersey was retired on December 18, 2008, during the Trail Blazers' home game against the [Phoenix Suns](/source/Phoenix_Suns). Since his retirement from basketball, he has been in the construction business.[1]

## Career statistics

### NBA

Source[2]

#### Regular season

|- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| [Portland](/source/1975%E2%80%9376_Portland_Trail_Blazers_season) | 76 || || 19.4 || .523 || || .683 || 4.0 || 2.1 || 1.2 || .6 || 6.8 |- | style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;"| † | style="text-align:left;"| [Portland](/source/1976%E2%80%9377_Portland_Trail_Blazers_season) | **82** || || 27.2 || .529 || || **.851** || 4.8 || 3.0 || 1.3 || .7 || 11.4 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| [Portland](/source/1977%E2%80%9378_Portland_Trail_Blazers_season) | 72 || || **30.0** || .529 || || .800 || **5.6** || 3.5 || **1.4** || .7 || **12.7** |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| [Portland](/source/1978%E2%80%9379_Portland_Trail_Blazers_season) | 53 || || 27.2 || .472 || || .807 || 4.7 || 3.5 || 1.3 || **.9** || 9.7 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| [Portland](/source/1979%E2%80%9380_Portland_Trail_Blazers_season) | 62 || || 25.5 || .468 || .100 || .833 || 4.0 || **3.7** || 1.0 || .8 || 8.7 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| [Portland](/source/1980%E2%80%9381_Portland_Trail_Blazers_season) | **82** || || 23.6 || .528 || .000 || .849 || 4.0 || 3.1 || 1.1 || .8 || 7.8 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| [Portland](/source/1981%E2%80%9382_Portland_Trail_Blazers_season) | 59 || **24** || 23.3 || **.537** || '**.500** || .750 || 4.4 || 2.1 || 1.3 || .7 || 7.2 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| [San Diego](/source/1982%E2%80%9383_San_Diego_Clippers_season) | 27 || 3 || 13.8 || .427 || .333 || .632 || 2.4 || 1.3 || .8 || .3 || 3.1 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career | 513 || 27 || 24.5 || .512 || .179 || .798 || 4.4 || 2.9 || 1.2 || .7 || 8.9

#### Playoffs

Year Team GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG 1977† Portland 19* 30.7 .591 .889 5.9 4.2 1.7 .8 14.1 1980 Portland 3 17.0 .333 1.000 1.3 1.3 .3 .0 4.0 1981 Portland 3 20.0 .643 – .643 2.7 1.7 .7 .7 9.0 Career 25 27.8 .584 – .851 5.0 3.6 1.4 .7 12.3 References External links NBA stats @ basketballreference.com

## References

1. Freeman, Joe (2008-12-17). ["Former Blazers' forward Bobby Gross leaves a lasting impression"](http://blog.oregonlive.com/behindblazersbeat/2008/12/making_a_lasting_impression.html). *[The Oregonian](/source/The_Oregonian)*. Retrieved 2008-12-18.

1. ["Bob Gross NBA stats"](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/grossbo01.html). *[Basketball Reference](/source/Basketball_Reference)*. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 21 April 2025.

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