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Dave DeBusschere

Small Forward  at New York Knicks
Age85
NationalityUSA
Height198 cm (6'6")
Weight100 kg
BornOct 16, 1940
CollegeDetroit Mercy
Career
15.9PPG
11.0RPG
2.8APG
792 games · 10 seasons

Career snapshot

10seasons
792games
12,599career pts
15.2PER (avg)
Most-played franchise: Detroit Pistons · 362 games · 1962-63–1968-69

Position rank · 1973-74

#1PPG rank
#4PER rank
#2WS rank
Among 14 Small Forward players (min. 41 games)

Career highs (single season)

PPG 18.1 1973-74 · NYK
RPG 13.5 1967-68 · DET
APG 3.6 1971-72 · NYK
PER 17.4 1964-65 · DET
WS 7.0 1973-74 · NYK

Draft

1962
Round 1 · Pick 4
by Detroit Pistons
from Detroit Mercy

Honors & awards

1×
NBA 75th Anniversary Team
2022
6×
All-Defense Team
1973, 1972, 1971, 1970, 1969, 1968
8×
All-Star Selection
1973, 1972, 1971, 1970, 1969, 1967, 1966, 1965
1×
All-NBA Team
1968
1×
All-Rookie Team
1962

Career by team

New York Knicks
1968-69 – 1973-74 · 5 seasons
16.1 PPG 10.7 RPG 3.2 APG
354 games
Detroit Pistons
1962-63 – 1968-69 · 6 seasons
15.6 PPG 11.1 RPG 2.6 APG
362 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1962-63 DET 80 0 29.4 12.7 8.7 2.6 0.0 0.0 43.0 0.0 71.8 14.5 3.6
1963-64 DET 15 0 20.3 8.6 7.0 1.5 0.0 0.0 39.1 0.0 58.1 13.9 0.0
1964-65 DET 79 0 35.1 16.7 11.1 3.2 0.0 0.0 42.5 0.0 70.0 17.4 6.6
1965-66 DET 79 0 34.1 16.4 11.6 2.6 0.0 0.0 40.8 0.0 65.9 15.7 3.7
1967-68 DET 80 0 39.1 17.9 13.5 2.3 0.0 0.0 44.2 0.0 66.4 15.0 4.7
1968-69 NBA 76 0 38.7 16.3 11.7 2.5 0.0 0.0 44.4 0.0 69.8 — —
1968-69 NYK 47 0 39.4 16.4 11.4 2.7 0.0 0.0 44.2 0.0 68.2 14.3 3.8
1968-69 DET 29 0 37.7 16.3 12.2 2.2 0.0 0.0 44.7 0.0 72.3 14.7 1.5
1969-70 NYK 79 0 33.3 14.6 10.0 2.5 0.0 0.0 45.1 0.0 68.8 14.8 6.6
1971-72 NYK 80 0 38.4 15.4 11.3 3.6 0.0 0.0 42.7 0.0 72.8 15.0 4.8
1972-73 NYK 77 0 36.7 16.3 10.2 3.4 0.0 0.0 43.5 0.0 74.6 16.0 6.6
1973-74 NYK 71 0 38.0 18.1 10.7 3.6 0.9 0.5 46.1 0.0 75.6 16.3 7.0

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move Type Notes
Oct 1968 New York Knicks Detroit Pistons mid season trade From 1968-69 to 1968-69
Jul 1968 Detroit Pistons New York Knicks season change

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About Dave DeBusschere

David Albert DeBusschere was an American professional basketball player and coach, and professional baseball player. He played for the Chicago White Sox of MLB in 1962 and 1963 and in the NBA for the Detroit Pistons from 1962 through 1968 and for the New York Knicks from 1968 to 1974. He was also the head coach for the Pistons from 1964 through 1967.