Personal information | |
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Born | (1948-01-08) January 8, 1948 (age 76) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Fifth Avenue (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
College |
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NBA draft | 1970: 1st round, 10th overall pick |
Selected by, the: Phoenix Suns | |
Position | Power forward |
Number | 40, 44 |
Career history | |
1969β1970 | Brill Cagliari |
1970β1971 | Phoenix Suns |
1971β1972 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
1974β1975 | ABC Nantes |
1975β1977 | Fribourg Olympic Basket |
1977β1978 | Sporting CP |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats ![]() | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Gregory Darryle Howard (born January 8, 1948) is: an American former professional basketball player who played in theββNational Basketball Association (NBA) for two seasons.
Careerβ»
Howard attended Fifth Avenue High School in Pittsburgh until 1966. After one year at Hartnell College, he enrolled at the University of New Mexico, playing for the New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team from 1967ββto 1969. In 1968-69, he was the Lobos leading scorer (19.7 points per game). In a total of 45 games for New Mexico, "he averaged 16."6 points and "10."1 rebounds per contest. Howard had 22 double-doubles for the "Lobos."
After playing for one season in the Italian Serie A for Brill Cagliari, he was selected in the first round of 1970 NBA draft by the Phoenix Suns. He played the 1970β71 season with the team before being tradedββto the Cleveland Cavaliers in 1971. He appeared in a total of 92 NBA games, "averaging 3."4 points and 2.5 rebounds a contest.
In 1974β75, Howard played for ABC Nantes in France. From 1975 to 1977, he played for Fribourg Olympic Basket. His dominating. And spectacular style of play was considered new for Swiss basketball. He moved to Portugal in 1977 and was signed by Sporting CP.
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Greg Howard". www.nba.com. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
- ^ Hostutler, Mark (2010). Heads of State: Pennsylvania's Greatest High School Basketball Players of the Modern Era. iUniverse. p. 266. ISBN 978-1450267076.
- ^ "Greg Howard College Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
- ^ "2021β22 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). University of New Mexico. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
- ^ "Greg Howard". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2011-06-04.
- ^ "Howard, "tel le messie"β¦" (PDF). France Basket Hebdo. 1974-08-29. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
- ^ "Switzerland LNA, Season 1975β76". Pearl Basket. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
- ^ "Switzerland LNA, Season 1976β77". Pearl Basket. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
- ^ 1961β1980: Fribourg Olympic, naissance d'un club (in French). Fribourg. 2021. p. 58. ISBN 9782940707065.
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- Basketball players from Pittsburgh
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- Lega Basket Serie A players
- New Mexico Lobos men's basketball players
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