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Dave Twardzik

Guard  at Portland Trail Blazers
Age75
NationalityUSA
Height185 cm (6'1")
Weight79 kg
BornSep 20, 1950
CollegeOld Dominion
Career
9.2PPG
2.0RPG
3.4APG
206 games · 3 seasons

Career snapshot

3seasons
206games
1,902career pts
14.4PER (avg)
Most-played franchise: Portland Trail Blazers · 206 games · 1977-78–1979-80

Position rank · 1979-80

#46PPG rank
#19PER rank
#16WS rank
Among 76 Guard players (min. 41 games)

Career highs (single season)

PPG 10.4 1978-79 · POR
RPG 2.3 1979-80 · POR
APG 4.1 1979-80 · POR
PER 14.9 1978-79 · POR
WS 5.5 1977-78 · POR

Draft

1972
Round 2 · Pick 26
from Old Dominion

Honors & awards

1×
All-Star Selection
1974

Career by team

Portland Trail Blazers
1977-78 – 1979-80 · 3 seasons
9.2 PPG 2.0 RPG 3.4 APG
206 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1977-78 POR 75 0 24.3 8.9 1.8 3.3 1.4 0.1 59.2 0.0 78.2 14.3 5.5
1978-79 POR 64 0 24.5 10.4 1.9 2.8 1.3 0.1 53.3 0.0 87.3 14.9 5.1
1979-80 POR 67 0 23.8 8.5 2.3 4.1 1.1 0.0 46.4 57.1 78.2 13.9 3.7

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About Dave Twardzik

David John Twardzik is an American former professional basketball player. He was a point guard in both the American Basketball Association (ABA) and the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is best known for being a key starting guard on the Portland Trail Blazers team that won the 1977 NBA Finals.