Paul Long

Paul Richard Long (born February 8, 1944) is a former NBA and ABA basketball player. He played professionally for the Detroit Pistons, Kentucky Colonels and the Buffalo Braves.

Paul Long

Personal information
Born	(1944-02-08) February 8, 1944 (age 80) Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school	Waggener (Louisville, Kentucky)
College	Virginia Tech (1963–1964) Wake Forest (1965–1967)
NBA draft	1967: 5th round, 45th overall pick
Selected by the Detroit Pistons
Playing career	1967–1971
Position	Shooting guard
Number	10, 34, 36, 26, 5
Career history
1967–1970	Detroit Pistons
1968–1969	Kentucky Colonels
Career highlights and awards
First-team All-ACC (1967) Second-team All-ACC (1966)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Biography

Long was born in Louisville, Kentucky and graduated from Waggener High School in Louisville.^[1] He attended Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg, Virginia and Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.^[2]

He was drafted with the second pick in the fifth round of the 1967 NBA draft by the Detroit Pistons.^[1] In his first NBA season, Long averaged 3.6 points and 0.8 assists per game. Long then played for the Kentucky Colonels of the ABA in his second season, averaging 3.9 points and 1.3 assists per game. He played for the Pistons again in his third season, averaging 3.3 points and 0.7 assists per game. In his final NBA season, Long played for the Buffalo Braves, averaging 4.5 points and 0.8 assists per game.^[1]

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

NBA/ABA

Source^[1]

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	PPG
1967–68	Detroit	16	5.8	.451		.733	.9	.8	3.6
1968–69	Kentucky (ABA)	9	9.1	.225	–	.810	1.0	1.3	3.9
1969–70	Detroit	25	5.2	.452		.711	.4	.7	3.3
1970–71	Buffalo	30	7.1	.475		.833	1.0	.8	4.5
Career (NBA)		71	6.1	.464		.753	.8	.8	3.9
Career (overall)		80	6.5	.429	–	.765	.8	.8	3.9

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	PPG
1968	Detroit	1	4.0	1.000	–	.0	1.0	6.0

References

1. "Paul Long NBA & ABA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
2. "Paul Richard Long". databaseBasketball.com. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved November 15, 2012.

External links

• Basketball-Reference.Com