| Otto Petty |
Full Name: Otto Petty, Jr.
Born: July 5, 1950
School: Central High School in Louisville, Kentucky
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| Reggie Royals, OTTO PETTY, Ron King |
| FSU Career |
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Year No Pos Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown 70-71 11 G 5-7 150 So * Louisville, KY 71-72 11 G 5-7 150 Jr * Louisville, KY 72-73 11 G 5-7 150 Sr * Louisville, KY |
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| Awards |
| Elected into the FSU Hall of Fame in 1992 |
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Referred to as one of the nation's best "little men" during his tenure at Florida State, 5-7 Otto Petty led FSU to its only Final Four appearance in 1972. Petty not only brought the Seminoles his great ball-handling wizardry, he also contributed his charismatic spark on the basketball court. A three-year letterman at FSU, Petty seemed to have a sixth sense of knowing when and where to put the ball. He put the ball in the right guy's hands 602 times during his career and still holds the all-time assist record at Florida State. Petty's 227 assists during the 1970-71 stands as the school record for assists in a season. He also holds the school record for assists in a game, handing out 16 in a game with South Alabama in 1972. Not to be forgotten in that season was Florida State's march through the NCAA tournament - a sting a victims over Minnesota, Kentucky, and eventually North Carolina in the National semi-final game. A string which landed Petty and the shocking Seminoles on the cover of Sport Illustrated. Petty's eminent talent and achievement are still honored today. He is unquestionably one of the best point guards to ever attend Florida State.
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| FSU Statistics |
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Year GP GS Min FGM FGA PCT FGM FGA PCT FTM FTA PCT PTS AVG OFF DEF TOT AVG PF DQ AST TO BLK STL
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70-71 26 22 75 172 .436 .000 47 60 .783 197 7.6 64 2.5 65 4 227
71-72 31 4 66 149 .443 .000 72 101 .713 204 6.6 63 2.0 68 3 173
72-73 25 15 86 209 .411 .000 32 50 .640 204 8.2 55 2.2 69 2 202
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Tot 82 41 0 227 530 .428 0 0 .000 151 211 .716 605 7.4 0 0 182 2.2 202 9 602 0 0 0
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