David Vincent Piontek (August 27, 1934 – May 12, 2004) was an American professional basketball player.
Personal information | |
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Born | Bethel Park, Pennsylvania | August 27, 1934
Died | May 12, 2004 Scottsdale, Arizona | (aged 69)
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
Listed weight | 230 lb (104 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Bethel Park (Bethel Park, Pennsylvania) |
College | Xavier (1953–1956) |
NBA draft | 1956: 3rd round, 16th overall pick |
Selected by the Rochester Royals | |
Playing career | 1956–1963 |
Position | Power forward / center |
Number | 5, 25, 12, 33, 61 |
Career history | |
1956–1960 | Rochester / Cincinnati Royals |
1960–1961 | St. Louis Hawks |
1961–1962 | Chicago Packers |
1962–1963 | Cincinnati Royals |
Career NBA statistics | |
Points | 2,955 (7.2 ppg) |
Rebounds | 1,770 (4.3 rpg) |
Assists | 478 (1.2 apg) |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com |
A 6'6" forward, Piontek played seven seasons (1956–1963) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Rochester / Cincinnati Royals, St. Louis Hawks, and Chicago Packers. He averaged 7.2 points per game in his NBA career. He went to college at Xavier University and high school in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania.[1]
Career statistics
editGP | 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 |
* | Led the league |
NBA
editSource[1]
Regular season
editYear | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
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1956–57 | Rochester | 71 | 24.8 | .403 | .667 | 4.9 | 1.5 | 9.0 |
1957–58 | Cincinnati | 71 | 14.5 | .378 | .629 | 3.6 | .7 | 5.6 |
1958–59 | Cincinnati | 72* | 23.3 | .375 | .687 | 5.3 | 1.7 | 10.6 |
1959–60 | Cincinnati | 52* | 21.4 | .409 | .689 | 6.6 | 1.6 | 10.0 |
St. Louis | 25* | 28.9 | .381 | .563 | 4.8 | 1.4 | 7.8 | |
1960–61 | St. Louis | 29 | 8.8 | .490 | .516 | 2.3 | .7 | 3.8 |
1961–62 | Chicago | 45 | 13.6 | .369 | .661 | 3.4 | .7 | 4.6 |
1962–63 | Cincinnati | 48 | 9.5 | .380 | .625 | 2.0 | .5 | 2.7 |
Career | 413 | 18.5 | .391 | .652 | 4.3 | 1.2 | 7.2 |
Playoffs
editYear | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
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1958 | Cincinnati | 2 | 13.5 | .400 | .400 | 5.0 | .0 | 5.0 |
1960 | St. Louis | 14* | 15.7 | .342 | .720 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 5.1 |
1961 | St. Louis | 1 | 10.0 | .143 | – | 3.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
1963 | Cincinnati | 8 | 8.5 | .471 | .571 | 2.0 | .1 | 2.5 |
Career | 25 | 13.0 | .354 | .649 | 2.8 | .8 | 4.2 |
Notes
edit- ^ a b "Dave Piontek NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved November 5, 2023.