Trevor Ruffin

Trevor Ruffin (born September 26, 1970 in Buffalo, New York) is an American professional basketball player formerly in the NBA and the ABA.

Trevor Ruffin
Personal information
Born (1970-09-26) September 26, 1970
Buffalo, New York
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High schoolBennett (Buffalo, New York)
College
NBA draft1994 / Undrafted
PositionPoint guard
Number8
Career history
1994–1995Phoenix Suns
1995–1996Philadelphia 76ers
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

The 6' 1" point guard played at the University of Hawaiʻi from 1992-1994. While leading the Rainbow Warriors to a 1994 NCAA Tournament appearance, Trevor set the school's single game individual scoring record with 42 points vs. the University of Louisville. He entered the NBA undrafted in 1994, where he played with the Phoenix Suns and the Philadelphia 76ers from 19941996. He played with the PAOK from Thessaloniki Greece in 1995. He was waived by the ABA's Buffalo Rapids/Silverbacks during the 2005-2006 season due to injury but returned as interim head coach in November 2006 following the resignation of Richard Jacob. He has since been succeeded by Marc Fulcher.

Although he only started in 24 out of 110 career NBA games, Ruffin was known to provide instant point production when he entered the game as a substitute. Similar to another 6' 1" former Phoenix Sun guard Eddie House, Ruffin provided "instant offense" when he came into the game off the bench. In fact, during his rookie season with Phoenix in 1994-95, he averaged 29.2 points per 40 minutes (nearly 5 points in 6.5 minutes per game) while playing as a 12th man behind Elliot Perry and Kevin Johnson.

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