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Triple threat: Lever did it all for uptempo Nuggets (by Aaron J. Lopez, Nuggets.com/Aug. 8, 2011)
--2004 Pac-10 Hall of Honor Inductee
--1988 Arizona State Hall of Fame Inductee
--B.A., Education, 1996
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY Year G FG FGA PCT FT FTA PCT AST STL PTS PPG 1978-79 29 38 92 .413 28 38 .737 51 29 104 3.6 1979-80 29 98 220 .445 72 103 .699 141 57 268 9.2 1980-81 28 120 259 .463 84 116 .724 147 74 324 11.6 1981-82 27 162 357 .454 117 143 .818 105 76 441 16.6 TOTALS 113 418 928 .450 301 400 .753 444 236 1137 10.1
*The 11th overall pick in he 1982 NBA Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers. Played with the Trail Blazers from 1982-84, was on the Denver Nuggets squad from 1984-90 and finished his career with the Dallas Mavericks from 1990-94. Finished his ASU degree in 1996 with a B.A. in education. 8Inducted into the Arizona State Hall of Fame in 1988 after a tremendous career that saw his Sun Devil teams post records of 22-7 in 1979-80 and 24-4 in 1980-81, his sophomore and junior seasons. *A three-year starter and four-year letterman who earned Associated Press second-team All-American honors in 1981-82. He also earned honorable mention All-America honors by Street & Smith's that same season.
•Earned All-Pac-10 honors in 1980-81 and 1981-82 and was team captain and MVP in 1981-82 and led ASU at the free throw line, making 117-of-143 (.818). Also led the Sun Devils in assists and steals for three straight seasons. Averaged 39.2 minutes in Pac-10 games in 1980-81.
•Entering the 2003-2004 season, his 1,137 points ranked 19th on the school's career scoring chart. He was eighth on the list when his Sun Devil career ended.
•Set school record (since broken) with 38-point effort against Arizona on Feb. 20, 1982. The 38 points is the most scored by a Sun Devil against the Wildcats in the history of the series. Lever made 16-of-18 free throws in the game.
•The Outstanding Player of the 1981 ASU Holiday Classic, as ASU beat New Mexico State and Vanderbilt for the title.
•Remains tied for the school record with eight steals, as he notched eight twice. He had eight vs. UC Irvine on Dec. 28, 1981, and had eight vs. Washington on Feb. 9, 1981.
•One of just three Sun Devils to notch at least 200 steals (236) and 400 assists (444) and is the ASU single-season steals leader with 76 in his senior season.
•A starter on the ASU squad which posted one of the biggest defeats of an Associated Press top-ranked team when it defeated No. 1 and unbeaten Oregon State 87-67 on March 7, 1981, in Corvallis on the final day of the regular season.
