Following his own playing career, Jerry Reynolds coached in the NBA with the Sacramento Kings.
With over 5,000 players in NBA history, at least one player was born on every day of the calendar year – including three leap-day ballers. Our day-by-day breakdown of the players born on each day of the year continues.
Below are the most notable NBA players born on Dec. 23.
Jerry Reynolds (1962)
The man known as “Ice” carved out a strong career over eight seasons. Jerry Reynolds was taken 22nd overall in the 1985 NBA Draft by the Milwaukee Bucks after playing his college ball at LSU. He played his first three seasons in Milwaukee but really broke out for the Orlando Magic in his fifth season.
He averaged 12.7 points, 4.0 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.3 steals in his three years with the Magic. Reynolds also finished sixth in Sixth Man of the Year voting in 1990, but a devastating injury in 1992 shortened his career. After rehabbing that injury, Reynolds played his final season with the Bucks and officially retired in 1996.
Want to see every NBA player born on December 23? Here is the rest of the list in chronological order:
- Jack Burmaster (December 23, 1926)
- Dan Swartz (December 23, 1934)
- Freddie Crawford (December 23, 1941)
- Dave Lattin (December 23, 1943)
- Kevin Restani (December 23, 1951)
- Clifford Lett (December 23, 1965)
- Billy Thomas (December 23 1975)
- Paul Shirley (December 23, 1977)
- Ben Hanbrough (December 23, 1987)
- Myke Henry (December 23, 1992)
- Carlik Jones (December 23, 1997)
- Moses Wright (December 23, 1998)
- Sekou Doumbouya (December 23, 2000)
