The Washington Bullets acquired the rights to Jeff Ruland, a second-round pick out of Iona, from the Golden State Warriors on draft night in 1980 in exchange for a second-round pick in 1981, but had to wait to sign him.
Ruland played the 1980-81 season in Spain before signing with the Bullets in June 1981.
He earned All-Rookie honors in 1981-82 and was a two-time All-Star, leading the NBA in minutes per game in 1983-84 and finishing third in rebounding that season.
Knee problems limited him to 37 and 30 games in his final two seasons with the Bullets and in June 1986, he was traded with Cliff Robinson to the Philadelphia 76ers for Moses Malone, Terry Catledge and first-round picks in 1986 and 1988.
In five seasons in Washington, Ruland averaged 18.7 points, 10.8 rebounds and 3.3 assists in 35.3 minutes per game, shooting .564/3-for-19/.718.
Ruland played only five games for the 76ers before retiring because of his chronically bad knees. He returned to Philadelphia for the 1991-92 season, but was waived in November 1992.
He signed with the Detroit Pistons in December 1992, but was waived in January 1993 and retired for good.
Ruland coached for nine seasons at his alma mater, Iona, from 1998-2007, posting a 144-135 record.
He is 12th in NBA history with a field-goal percentage of .564.
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