1988-89 Fleer #117 Jeff Malone
About Jeff Malone
Few late-'80s shooting guards were smoother from mid-range than Jeff Malone, Washington's silky scorer on card #117. SEC Player of the Year at Mississippi State, Malone went 10th overall to the Bullets in the 1983 draft, earned All-Rookie First Team honors, and delivered one of the wildest buzzer-beaters ever that January — the "Maryland Miracle," an off-balance three launched while falling out of bounds behind the backboard to sink Detroit. Back-to-back All-Star nods came in 1986 and 1987, and he peaked at 24.3 points per game in 1989-90 before a trade to Utah, where he ran alongside John Stockton and the unrelated Karl Malone. Stops in Philadelphia and Miami closed out a 13-year career: 17,231 points, a 19.0 average, and .871 free-throw shooting. This isn't his rookie card — Malone was a five-year veteran when it hit packs — but it's a classic Bullets-era Fleer of one of the era's purest jump shooters.
Sources: Wikipedia · Basketball-Reference
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 1-6 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 264 | 53 | 131 | 61 | 13 | 6 | 0 |
| SGC | 8 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Graded population — a scarcity guide, not a price. Snapshot 2026-08-18. Half-grades fold down (8.5→8). The graders do not break out the stickers, so sticker pages carry no table.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1988-89 Fleer Jeff Malone card?
It is card #117 of the 132-card 1988-89 Fleer Basketball base set, picturing Jeff Malone with the Washington Bullets.
How many cards are in the 1988-89 Fleer Basketball set?
132 base cards - 119 players ordered by team, the All-Star subset #120-131 and a checklist - plus the 11-card Super Star Sticker insert, for 143 cards in a master run. There are no variations; three backs carry uncorrected errors (#20, #26, #100).
Sources: Trading Card Database, Cardboard Connection, the PSA price guide, Basketball-Reference, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, PSA & SGC population reports. Card data compiled and maintained by T206Cards.com. Page last updated 2026-08-23.