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Elden Campbell
Campbell in 2008
Personal information
Born(1968-07-23)July 23, 1968
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
DiedDecember 1, 2025(2025-12-01) (aged 57)
Florida, U.S.
Listed height7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Listed weight279 lb (127 kg)
Career information
High schoolMorningside (Inglewood, California)
CollegeClemson (1986–1990)
NBA draft1990: 1st round, 27th overall pick
Drafted byLos Angeles Lakers
Playing career1990–2005
PositionPower forward / center
Number41, 5
Career history
1990–1999Los Angeles Lakers
1999–2002Charlotte Hornets
2002–2003New Orleans Hornets
2003Seattle SuperSonics
2003–2005Detroit Pistons
2005New Jersey Nets
2005Detroit Pistons
Career highlights
Career NBA statistics
Points10,805 (10.3 ppg)
Rebounds6,116 (5.9 rpg)
Blocks1,602 (1.5 bpg)
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Elden Jerome Campbell (July 23, 1968[1] – December 1, 2025) was an American professional basketball player who was a power forward and center in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1990 to 2005, primarily with the Los Angeles Lakers. He played college basketball for the Clemson Tigers, earning honorable mention All-American honors as a senior in 1990. Campbell was selected by the Lakers in the first round of the 1990 NBA draft with the 27th overall pick. He spent his first nine years in the NBA with the Lakers and the rest with various other teams. He won an NBA championship with the Detroit Pistons in 2004.

Early life

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Born in Los Angeles, Campbell attended Morningside High School in Inglewood, California,[2] before playing college basketball at Clemson University for the Tigers.[3] He earned third-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) honors from the Associated Press as a sophomore in 1987–88,[4] when he averaged a career-high 18.8 points per game.[5] He was a second-team All-ACC selection in his junior year on the Tigers' 1988–89 squad that advanced to the 1989 NCAA tournament. As a senior in 1989–90, Campbell led them to a 26–9 record and the program's only regular-season ACC title.[5] He was named an honorable mention All-American and first-team All-ACC.[6] In the 1990 NCAA tournament, Clemson lost in the Sweet 16 to Connecticut on a buzzer-beater.[7] Campbell scored 1,880 career points at Clemson and holds the school record for points, and is second in career blocks with 334.[7]

Professional career

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The Los Angeles Lakers selected Campbell with the 27th pick in the 1990 NBA draft.[8] As a rookie in 1990–91, he was a reserve during Magic Johnson's last full season in the NBA, which marked the end of the Lakers' Showtime era. In the 1991 NBA Finals against the Chicago Bulls, Campbell played just six minutes in the first four games before scoring 21 points in 27 minutes in a game 5 loss that clinched the title for the Bulls.[5] He had a breakthrough season in his fourth year in 1993–94 with averages of 12.3 points and 6.8 rebounds per game for a struggling squad that suffered its worst record in 44 years with a .402 winning percentage.[9] It launched his most productive stretch with the Lakers, a five-season span from 1993 to 1998 in which he averaged 12.7 points, 6.8 rebounds and 1.8 blocks, including a career-high 14.9 points per game in 1996–97 while playing with Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant.[10][11] On March 10, 1999, Campbell was traded by the Lakers along with Eddie Jones to the Charlotte Hornets for Glen Rice, J. R. Reid and B. J. Armstrong;[12] he missed out on the O'Neal- and Bryant-led Lakers teams that won three consecutive NBA championships in the early 2000s.[5][13]

Campbell's longest tenures were with the Lakers and the Hornets (in both Charlotte and New Orleans); he also played with the Seattle SuperSonics and briefly for the New Jersey Nets. He played most of his final two seasons with the Detroit Pistons, winning an NBA championship in 2004 over the Lakers and losing the 2005 NBA Finals in seven games to the San Antonio Spurs.[7][14] He had joined the Pistons on a two-year, $8.4 million contract in 2003, turning down more lucrative offers in order to join a championship contender.[15] Campbell played in 65 games with 27 starts in 2003–04, averaging 5.6 points, 3.2 rebounds and 0.8 blocks in 13.7 minutes.[14] He did not complain when he was moved to the bench.[16] After playing in just nine of Detroit's first 18 playoff games,[17] his minutes doubled from earlier rounds and he played in every game of the 2004 NBA Finals as a valuable, big defender against Lakers center Shaquille O'Neal.[16][18][19] Campbell was the first player off the bench for either team in game 1, when he established personal highs for that postseason of 18 minutes, six points and four assists.[2][17] The following season, he also defended O'Neal, who had moved on to the Miami Heat, in the 2005 Eastern Conference finals.[20]

Campbell's 15-year career comprised 1,044 games, of which he started 671, and 106 playoff games, of which he started 53.[2] In 15 seasons, he averaged 10.3 points, 5.9 rebounds, and 1.5 blocks per game.[10] He had 1,602 career blocks, which ranked 35th in NBA history as of 2025.[2] Campbell was the Lakers' leading scorer in the 1990s,[9][21] and he ranks third in career blocks in franchise history with 1,022.[9] His nicknames were "Easy" and "Big E".[2]

NBA career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
 †  Won an NBA championship  *  Led the league

Regular season

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1990–91 L.A. Lakers 52 0 7.3 .455 – .653 1.8 .2 .2 .7 2.8
1991–92 L.A. Lakers 81 47 23.2 .448 .000 .619 5.2 .7 .7 2.0 7.1
1992–93 L.A. Lakers 79 13 19.6 .458 .000 .637 4.2 .6 .7 1.3 7.7
1993–94 L.A. Lakers 76 74 29.6 .462 .000 .689 6.8 1.1 .8 1.9 12.3
1994–95 L.A. Lakers 73 59 28.4 .459 .000 .666 6.1 1.3 .9 1.8 12.5
1995–96 L.A. Lakers 82 82* 32.9 .503 .000 .713 7.6 2.2 1.1 2.6 13.9
1996–97 L.A. Lakers 77 77 32.6 .469 .250 .711 8.0 1.6 .6 1.5 14.9
1997–98 L.A. Lakers 81 28 22.0 .463 .500 .693 5.6 1.0 .4 1.3 10.1
1998–99 L.A. Lakers 17 1 19.1 .436 – .613 5.6 .5 .1 .9 7.4
Charlotte 32 32 35.4 .489 .000 .647 9.4 1.9 1.2 1.8 15.3
1999–00 Charlotte 78 77 32.5 .446 .000 .690 7.6 1.7 .7 1.9 12.7
2000–01 Charlotte 78 78 30.0 .440 .000 .709 7.8 1.3 .8 1.8 13.1
2001–02 Charlotte 77 74 28.0 .484 .000 .797 6.9 1.3 .8 1.8 13.9
2002–03 New Orleans 41 1 16.7 .409 .000 .809 3.5 1.0 .6 .8 7.2
Seattle 15 0 12.2 .333 – .762 2.6 .6 .6 .5 3.2
2003–04† Detroit 65 27 13.7 .439 – .685 3.2 .7 .3 .8 5.6
2004–05 New Jersey 10 0 5.0 .000 – .500 1.1 .3 .0 .1 .2
Detroit 30 1 11.0 .336 .000 .784 2.6 .5 .3 .2 3.9
Career[2] 1,044 671 24.7 .460 .054 .699 5.9 1.1 .7 1.5 10.3

Playoffs

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1991 L.A. Lakers 14 0 9.9 .658 – .467 2.1 .2 .4 .6 4.1
1992 L.A. Lakers 4 2 29.3 .378 – .667 6.3 1.5 .8 1.5 10.0
1993 L.A. Lakers 5 5 35.6 .420 – .500 8.4 1.4 1.2 2.4 14.0
1995 L.A. Lakers 10 10 37.6 .485 – .659 7.3 1.6 .4 3.0 15.7
1996 L.A. Lakers 4 4 32.3 .513 .000 .500 8.0 2.0 .3 2.3 12.0
1997 L.A. Lakers 9 9 30.9 .398 1.000 .816 4.3 1.0 .8 1.4 11.8
1998 L.A. Lakers 13 0 13.8 .451 – .647 3.5 .6 .2 .9 5.2
2000 Charlotte 4 4 37.5 .468 .000 .929 8.3 1.0 .5 1.0 14.3
2001 Charlotte 10 10 28.7 .396 – .755 7.9 .7 .5 1.1 12.1
2002 Charlotte 9 9 28.2 .445 .000 .706 6.7 1.8 .7 2.6 13.6
2004† Detroit 14 0 8.8 .286 – .556 1.8 .7 .4 .6 2.1
2005 Detroit 10 0 5.8 .308 – .500 1.8 .5 .2 .0 1.2
Career[2] 106 53 21.4 .440 .250 .670 4.7 .9 .5 1.3 8.4

Personal life

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In 2000, Campbell was inducted into the Clemson Hall of Fame.[22] In 2024, Campbell was selected for the 2025 class of the Southern California Basketball Hall of Fame.[22]

Campbell died of an accidental drowning while fishing on December 1, 2025, at the age of 57. He was married to Rosemary and had four children.[3][23]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Elden Campbell". NBA.com. Retrieved December 3, 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Elden Campbell". Basketball Reference. Retrieved December 3, 2025.
  3. ^ a b Turner, Broderick (December 3, 2025). "Former Laker Elden Campbell, known for his effortless style, dies at 57". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 3, 2025.
  4. ^ Foreman, Tom Jr. (March 6, 1988). "Ferry, Reid lead All-ACC". The News Herald. The Associated Press. p. 2B. Retrieved December 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ a b c d Henderson, Devon (December 3, 2025). "Elden Campbell, NBA champion with Pistons and Clemson's all-time scoring leader, dies at 57". The Athletic. Retrieved December 4, 2025.
  6. ^ "Elden Campbell". Clemson Tigers. Retrieved December 4, 2025.
  7. ^ a b c "Elden Campbell, Clemson's all-time leading scorer, dies at 57". ESPN. Retrieved December 3, 2025.
  8. ^ Wimbish, Jasmyn (December 3, 2025). "Elden Campbell dies at 57: Former Lakers, Pistons player who won NBA title in 2004 passes away". CBS Sports. Retrieved December 3, 2025.
  9. ^ a b c Knoblauch, Austin (February 12, 2011). "Elden Campbell". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 3, 2025.
  10. ^ a b Price, Khobi (December 3, 2025). "Former Lakers, Morningside big man Elden Campbell dies at 57". The Orange County Register. Retrieved December 3, 2025.
  11. ^ Reed, Steve (December 3, 2025). "Former NBA champion and Clemson player Elden Campbell dies at 57". The Associated Press. Retrieved December 4, 2025.
  12. ^ "Lakers make trade official, complete swap with Hornets". Deseret News. Inglewood, California. March 11, 1999. Archived from the original on March 20, 2024. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
  13. ^ Cwik, Chris (December 3, 2025). "Elden Campbell, former Lakers first-round pick who won championship with Pistons, dies at 57". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved December 4, 2025.
  14. ^ a b Axson, Scooby (December 3, 2025). "Elden Campbell, member of 2004 NBA champion Pistons, dies at 57". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved December 4, 2025.
  15. ^ "New Piston excited to have fresh start". The Ann Arbor News. July 27, 2003. p. D4. Retrieved December 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ a b Farrell, Perry A. (June 17, 2004). "Free Press Sportswriter Perry A. Farrell's Final Pistons Grades". Detroit Free Press. p. 4. Retrieved December 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ a b Khan, Bill (June 7, 2004). "Campbell goes with opportunity". The Saginaw News. p. C4. Retrieved December 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. ^ "Wild Ride". Kalamazoo Gazette. June 16, 2004. sect. NBA Champions, p. 4. Retrieved December 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  19. ^ Corp, Sean (December 3, 2025). "Pistons champion Elden Campbell dies at 57". Yahoo! Sports – via SBNation.
  20. ^ Allen, Kevin (June 1, 2005). "Little-used Campbell plays big vs. Shaq". USA Today. Archived from the original on March 17, 2016. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
  21. ^ "Player Season Finder: For combined seasons; played in the NBA/BAA; in the regular season; from 1990–91 to 1998–99; playing for the Los Angeles Lakers (Min); sorted by descending Points". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 2, 2017.
  22. ^ a b "Elden Campbell Named to 2025 SoCal Basketball Hall of Fame Class". Clemson Tigers. October 17, 2024. Retrieved December 3, 2025.
  23. ^ Dye, Natasha; Ross, Alex (December 4, 2025). "NBA Champion Elden Campbell's Cause of Death Revealed After Fishing Tragedy at Age 57". People. Retrieved December 4, 2025.
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