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American basketball player

John Block
Block circa 1969
Personal information
Born (1944-04-16) April 16, 1944 (age 80)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight207 lb (94 kg)
Career information
High schoolGlendale (Glendale, California)
CollegeUSC (1963–1966)
NBA draft1966: 3rd round, 27th overall pick
Selected by the Los Angeles Lakers
Playing career1966–1976
PositionPower forward / center
Number34, 41, 35
Career history
As player:
1966–1967Los Angeles Lakers
1967–1971San Diego Rockets
1971–1972Milwaukee Bucks
1972–1973Philadelphia 76ers
1973–1974Kansas City–Omaha Kings
1974New Orleans Jazz
1974–1976Chicago Bulls
As coach:
1980–1983UC San Diego
1986–1991Gordon (Massachusetts)
1992–1997Bethany College (California)
1997–2002Point Loma Nazarene
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points7,106 (11.9 ppg)
Rebounds3,965 (6.6 rpg)
Assists805 (1.3 apg)
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference

John William Block Jr. (born April 16, 1944) is an American former professional basketball player.

A 6'10" forward/center from the University of Southern California, Block spent 10 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Los Angeles Lakers (1966–1967), San Diego Rockets (1967–1971), Milwaukee Bucks (1971–1972), Philadelphia 76ers (1972–1973), Kansas City–Omaha Kings (1973–1974), New Orleans Jazz (1974), and Chicago Bulls (1974–1976). Block had his strongest season in 1967–68, when he averaged 20.2 points and 11.0 rebounds for the Rockets, who had just entered the NBA as an expansion team. Block appeared in the 1973 NBA All-Star Game, and registered 7,106 total points and 3,965 rebounds in his career.

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

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1966-67 Los Angeles 22 - 5.4 .385 - .706 2.0 0.2 - - 2.9
1967–68 San Diego 52 - 34.7 .423 - .802 11.0 1.4 - - 20.2
1968–69 San Diego 78 - 31.9 .422 - .748 9.0 1.8 - - 15.3
1969–70 San Diego 82 - 26.2 .442 - .782 7.4 1.7 - - 14.5
1970–71 San Diego 73 - 20.1 .420 - .785 6.1 1.3 - - 9.6
1971–72 Milwaukee 79 - 19.3 .440 - .749 5.2 1.2 - - 8.5
1972–73 Philadelphia 48 - 32.5 .441 - .781 9.2 2.0 - - 17.9
1972–73 Kansas City-Omaha 25 - 19.3 .444 - .842 4.8 0.8 - - 9.0
1973–74 Kansas City-Omaha 82 - 21.7 .434 - .796 4.7 1.1 0.8 0.4 8.7
1974–75 New Orleans 4 - 14.3 .310 - .900 4.5 1.8 1.0 0.3 6.8
1974–75 Chicago 50 - 17.6 .473 - .784 4.3 0.9 0.8 0.6 8.1
1975–76 Chicago 2 - 3.5 .500 - .000 1.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 2.0
Career 597 - 24.0 .433 - .778 6.6 1.3 0.8 0.5 11.9

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1966–67 Los Angeles 1 - 1.0 .000 - .000 0.0 0.0 - - 0.0
1968–69 San Diego 5 - 19.4 .533 - .778 2.8 0.6 - - 12.4
1971–72 Milwaukee 11 - 14.2 .385 - .833 5.0 0.5 - - 5.0
1974–75 Chicago 4 - 8.5 .400 - .333 1.5 0.0 1.0 0.0 3.3
Career 21 - 13.7 .446 - .769 3.6 0.4 1.0 0.0 6.2

References

  1. Career statistics. basketball-reference.com. Retrieved on January 2, 2009.
UC San Diego Tritons men's basketball head coaches
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