players in the NBA. On a January 2019 NBA TV segment, former players Chris Webber, Isiah Thomas, and Kevin McHale discussed his unexpected influence on modern-day basketball play with a segment entitled, "Jack Sikma's moves still being used today", discussing common moves taller players have since adopted to utilize their shooting and passing abilities. The "stretch 5" has since become common in the NBA, with the number of three pointers made by centers sharply increasing. His Sikma moves remains widely taught in amateur basketball, including being one of College Basketball Hall of Fame coach Bo Ryan's five required skills for his team's big men, being cited by local, girls' basketball coaches in 2019, and being strongly touted by college players born well after Sikma's retirement. Personal life Sikma lived in Medina, Washington. A long-time Seattle-area resident, Sikma sold his mansion to Bill Gates in 1997 as a temporary residence while Gates's own mansion was being built. Sikma married Shawn Strickland, a model, in 1984. Their son, Luke, played for the University of Portland Pilots, and plays professionally in Germany. A younger son, Nate, played for the University of Hartford Hawks men's basketball team. American speed skater Bonnie Blair cited Sikma as an early sponsor before she won her Olympic medals. Honors Sikma was selected to the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-American Hall of Fame in 1998. In 2006, Sikma was voted as one of the 100 Legends of the IHSA Boys Basketball Tournament, a group of former players and coaches in honor of the 100 anniversary of the Illinois High School Boys Basketball Championship. In 2012, Sikma was inducted into the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame. On June 27, 2017, Sikma was inducted into the Small College Basketball Hall of Fame. Inducted alongside Sikma were Zelmo Beaty, Walt Frazier, Bob Love, Elmore Smith, Jim Spivey, Rico Swanson, George Tinsley, and Al Tucker. Sikma's no. 43 jersey was retired by the Seattle SuperSonics, one of only six players to be honored by the team. Sikma was member of the Division III 50th & 75th All-Anniversary Teams. Sikma was elected to the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 2019. NBA career statistics Regular season |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|Seattle | 82 || – || 27.3 || .455 || – || .777 || 8.3 || 1.6 || 0.8 || 0.5 || 10.7 |- | style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;"|† |