Geoff Petrie

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Geoffrey Michael Petrie (born April 17, 1948 in Darby, Pennsylvania) is President of Basketball Operations for the Sacramento Kings (as of 2006) and a former NBA player for the Portland Trail Blazers.

Petire graduated from Springfield High School in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. He attended Princeton University, where he was All-Ivy and and All-American his senior year.

Petrie was the eighth player picked in the 1970 NBA Draft, and the first college player ever picked by the Portland Trail Blazers, a new NBA franchise.

At 6'4" he could play either guard or forward positions and was a deadly long range shooter in an era devoid of the three-point line. He played in two All-Star games and in 1971 he was named co-Rookie of the Year (with the Dave Cowens of the Boston Celtics), after averaging 24.8 points per game. Until Damon Stoudamire's 54 point performance in 2005, Petrie held the Blazers' individual scoring record for one game at 51 — a feat he accomplished twice. His jersey number, 45, was retired by the Blazers.

As an executive he has won the NBA Executive of the Year Award twice with the Sacramento Kings.