Misplaced Pages

Dave Gambee

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
American basketball player

Dave Gambee
Gambee, circa 1955
Personal information
Born (1937-04-16) April 16, 1937 (age 87)
Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High schoolCorvallis (Corvallis, Oregon)
CollegeOregon State (1955–1958)
NBA draft1958: 1st round, 6th overall pick
Selected by the St. Louis Hawks
Playing career1958–1970
PositionSmall forward
Number33, 25, 12, 20, 30
Career history
1958–1960St. Louis Hawks
1960Cincinnati Royals
1960–1967Syracuse Nationals / Philadelphia 76ers
1967–1968San Diego Rockets
1968–1969Milwaukee Bucks
1969Detroit Pistons
1969–1970San Francisco Warriors
Career highlights and awards
Career statistics
Points7,935 (10.6 ppg)
Rebounds3,891 (5.2 rpg)
Assists757 (1.0 apg)
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Dave Gambee (born February 16, 1937) is an American former basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Early life

Gambee attended Corvallis High School in Corvallis, Oregon and starred in basketball and baseball.

College career

Gambee chose to stay in town and play college basketball at Oregon State University. Following the 1957–58 season, the 6-foot-7 Gambee was OSU’s career leader in points scored (1,468), was No. 3 in rebounds (828) and he had five 30-plus scoring games. Gambee was named an All-American twice while at Oregon State. He garnered those high honors in 1957 and 1958, and was also a first-team All-Pacific Coast Conference selection both years. He led the Beavers to the 1958 Pacific Coast Title and to three Far West Classic Championships. He was the 1957 Classic MVP. While at Oregon State, Gambee also was a 1st baseman and a pitcher on the Beaver Baseball team as well.

In 2010, Gambee was inducted into the Pac-10 Basketball Hall of Honor.

Professional career

Gambee was drafted by the St. Louis Hawks in the first round (6th pick) of the 1958 NBA draft. He played 12 seasons in the NBA with eight different teams (10.6 ppg, 5.2 rpg averages), and retired after the 1969–70 season.

NBA career statistics

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

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1958–59 St. Louis 2 - 3.5 1.000 - .000 1.0 0.0 - - 1.0
1959–60 St. Louis 42 - 10.6 .409 - .648 3.7 0.7 - - 5.0
1959–60 Cincinnati 19 - 11.1 .387 - .657 3.9 0.5 - - 5.0
1960–61 Syracuse 79* - 26.5 .419 - .827 7.4 1.3 - - 13.7
1961–62 Syracuse 80* - 28.8 .424 - .817 7.9 1.4 - - 16.7
1962–63 Syracuse 60 - 20.6 .438 - .836 4.8 0.8 - - 11.2
1963–64 Philadelphia 41 - 22.6 .394 - .816 6.2 0.9 - - 11.0
1964–65 Philadelphia 80* - 24.9 .412 - .813 5.9 1.4 - - 12.6
1965–66 Philadelphia 72 - 14.8 .384 - .850 3.8 1.0 - - 6.9
1966–67† Philadelphia 63 - 12.0 .435 - .856 3.1 0.7 - - 6.5
1967–68 San Diego 80 - 21.9 .440 - .847 5.8 1.2 - - 13.4
1968–69 Milwaukee 34 - 18.4 .464 - .827 5.3 0.9 - - 12.1
1968–69 Detroit 25 - 12.1 .423 - .790 3.1 0.6 - - 6.8
1969–70 San Francisco 73 - 13.0 .399 - .839 3.3 0.8 - - 7.2
Career 750 - 19.6 .420 - .822 5.2 1.0 - - 10.6

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1960–61 Syracuse 8 - 26.0 .358 - .780 6.9 1.5 - - 12.5
1961–62 Syracuse 5 - 34.0 .315 - .880 9.0 0.8 - - 11.2
1962–63 Syracuse 5 - 15.0 .294 - .923 3.2 0.0 - - 6.4
1963–64 Philadelphia 5 - 29.8 .400 - .778 5.8 1.6 - - 13.8
1964–65 Philadelphia 10 - 13.2 .333 - .882 2.3 0.6 - - 6.2
1965–66 Philadelphia 5 - 16.4 .379 - .727 2.8 0.8 - - 6.0
1966–67† Philadelphia 5 - 4.8 .545 - 1.000 1.2 0.4 - - 3.6
Career 43 - 19.5 .356 - .834 4.4 0.8 - - 8.5

References

  1. ^ "Dave Gambee". BasketballReference.com. Retrieved February 17, 2009.
  2. "Wilkins, Gambee honored". The Register-Guard. February 6, 2010.
1958 NCAA Men's Basketball Consensus All-Americans
First Team
Second Team
1958 NBA draft
Territorial pick
First round
Second round
Philadelphia 76ers 1966–67 NBA champions
Stub icon

This biographical article relating to a United States basketball player, coach, or other figure born in the 1930s is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories: