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No game in our box scores falls on September 16. The nearest date before it · September 15, 2020: the Denver Nuggets visited the Los Angeles Clippers, in the playoffs. Denver Nuggets 104, Los Angeles Clippers 89. WWikipedia↗

From the vault · March 30, 2019 · 2019 NCAA tournament, Elite Eight: The Virginia Cavaliers beat the Purdue Boilermakers 80–75 in overtime in the Elite Eight of the 2019 NCAA tournament.

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Center · 6′9″ 225 lb · Born 1939-10-25 · High school: Scott · College: Prairie View A&M · 1962 NBA draft, round 1, pick 3 by St. Louis Hawks

Seasons

12 (8 NBA · 4 ABA)

Teams

3 (2 NBA · 1 ABA)

Championships

ABA 1970-71

NBA playoff seasons

7

ABA playoff seasons

4

Awards and honours

• Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, class of 2016 (player)
• NBA All-Rookie Team (first team): 1962-63
• NBA All-Star Game selection ×2: 1965-66, 1967-68
• ABA Playoffs MVP: 1970-71
• ABA All-ABA Team (second team): 1970-71
• ABA All-Star Game selection ×3: 1970-71, 1971-72, 1972-73

NBA NBA career game logs →

4 × 12 min, 24-second clock, no three-point line. Per-game and shooting figures are this league's alone.

Per-game averages as published: these seasons have no box scores here, so no season totals.

Season	Team	G	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FG%	FT%
1962-63	Hawks	80	24.0	10.2	8.3	1.1			.439	.717
1963-64	Hawks	59	32.6	13.1	10.7	1.3			.444	.741
1964-65	Hawks	80	36.5	16.9	12.1	1.4			.482	.715
1965-66	Hawks	80	38.4	20.7	13.6	1.6			.473	.758
1966-67	Hawks	48	34.6	17.8	10.7	1.3			.473	.758
1967-68	Hawks	82	37.4	21.1	11.7	2.1			.488	.794
1968-69	Hawks	72	35.8	21.5	11.1	1.8			.470	.731
1974-75	Lakers	69	17.6	5.5	4.7	1.1	0.7	0.4	.439	.800

Playoffs

Season	Team	G	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	FG%	FT%
1962-63	Hawks	11	27.9	10.3	7.6	1.0	.443	.750
1963-64	Hawks	12	36.3	14.3	9.5	1.0	.521	.597
1964-65	Hawks	4	38.5	19.3	13.8	0.3	.492	.760
1965-66	Hawks	10	41.8	19.0	13.1	2.2	.493	.759
1966-67	Hawks	9	35.3	15.9	9.9	1.3	.442	.785
1967-68	Hawks	6	39.8	21.5	13.5	2.5	.467	.782
1968-69	Hawks	11	43.0	22.5	12.9	2.3	.432	.672

ABA ABA career game logs →

4 × 12 min, 30-second clock, arc 25 ft (22 ft corners). Per-game and shooting figures are this league's alone.

Per-game averages as published: these seasons have no box scores here, so no season totals.

Season	Team	G	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FG%	3P%	FT%
1970-71	Stars	76	38.4	22.9	15.7	1.9			.555	.500	.791
1971-72	Stars	84	37.3	23.6	13.2	1.5			.539	.000	.829
1972-73	Stars	82	34.2	16.4	9.8	1.5			.520	.000	.803
1973-74	Stars	77	32.2	13.4	8.0	1.7	0.8	0.8	.524	.000	.795

Playoffs

Season	Team	G	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FG%	FT%
1970-71	Stars	18	38.8	23.2	14.6	2.4			.536	.846
1971-72	Stars	11	40.3	20.1	14.0	2.2			.552	.830
1972-73	Stars	10	38.7	15.9	11.6	1.4			.552	.827
1973-74	Stars	13	36.3	14.8	10.8	1.6	1.4	0.9	.503	.825