Adrian Dantley
American basketball player (born 1955) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Adrian Delano Dantley (born February 28, 1955) is an American former professional basketball player and coach who played 15 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA).[1] Dantley is a six-time NBA All-Star, a two-time All-NBA selection and a two-time NBA scoring champion. Dantley finished ninth on the all-time NBA scoring list at the time of his retirement and was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2008. He served as an assistant coach for the Denver Nuggets of the NBA from 2003 to 2011. He played college basketball for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
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Born | (1955-02-28) February 28, 1955 (age 69) Washington, D.C., U.S. | ||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 208 lb (94 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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High school | DeMatha Catholic (Hyattsville, Maryland) | ||||||||||||||
College | Notre Dame (1973–1976) | ||||||||||||||
NBA draft | 1976: 1st round, 6th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
Selected by the Buffalo Braves | |||||||||||||||
Playing career | 1976–1992 | ||||||||||||||
Position | Small forward | ||||||||||||||
Number | 44, 4, 45, 7 | ||||||||||||||
Coaching career | 2003–2011 | ||||||||||||||
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1976–1977 | Buffalo Braves | ||||||||||||||
1977 | Indiana Pacers | ||||||||||||||
1977–1979 | Los Angeles Lakers | ||||||||||||||
1979–1986 | Utah Jazz | ||||||||||||||
1986–1989 | Detroit Pistons | ||||||||||||||
1989–1990 | Dallas Mavericks | ||||||||||||||
1991 | Milwaukee Bucks | ||||||||||||||
1991–1992 | Aresium Milano | ||||||||||||||
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2003–2011 | Denver Nuggets (assistant) | ||||||||||||||
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Points | 23,177 (24.3 ppg) | ||||||||||||||
Rebounds | 5,455 (5.7 rpg) | ||||||||||||||
Assists | 2,830 (3.0 apg) | ||||||||||||||
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Basketball Hall of Fame as player | |||||||||||||||
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