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Dick McGuire
Guard ·New York Knicks ·NBA ·#15

Dick McGuire

Age100 BornJan 25, 1926 FromUSA Height183 cm (6'0") Weight82 kg CollegeSt. John's (NY) Draft1949 · #7
Career averages
8.0PPG
3.8RPG
5.7APG
738 games · 11 seasons

At a glance

NYK hub
Career snapshot
11Seasons
738Games
5,919Career points
12.7PER average
Most-played franchise: New York Knicks · 530 games · 1949-50 to 1956-57
Honors and awards8 total
7×
All-Star Selection1958, 1957, 1955, 1954, 1953, 1951, 1950
1×
All-NBA Team1950
All awards
Career highsSingle season
9.2PPG · 1951-52 · NYK
5.2RPG · 1950-51 · NYK
7.6APG · 1954-55 · NYK
19.0PER · 1951-52 · NYK
6.9Win shares · 1958-59 · DET
Draft1949
1Round
7Overall pick
From St. John's (NY)
Position rank1959-60
#15PPG rank
#3PER rank
#4Win shares rank
GuardPosition
Among 20 Guard players with 41+ games

Career by team

Detroit Pistons
1957-58 - 1959-60 · 3 seasons
8.1 PPG 4.0 RPG 6.0 APG
208 games
New York Knicks
1949-50 - 1956-57 · 8 seasons
8.0 PPG 3.7 RPG 5.6 APG
530 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1949-50 NYK 68 0 0.0 8.6 0.0 5.7 0.0 0.0 33.7 0.0 65.2 0.0 5.3
1950-51 NYK 64 0 0.0 8.4 5.2 6.3 0.0 0.0 37.1 0.0 64.9 0.0 4.5
1951-52 NYK 64 0 31.5 9.2 5.2 6.1 0.0 0.0 43.0 0.0 63.1 19.0 6.6
1952-53 NYK 61 0 29.2 7.2 4.6 4.9 0.0 0.0 38.1 0.0 56.9 15.5 4.7
1953-54 NYK 68 0 34.5 9.1 4.6 5.2 0.0 0.0 40.8 0.0 63.8 16.1 6.3
1954-55 NYK 71 0 32.5 9.1 4.5 7.6 0.0 0.0 38.9 0.0 64.4 17.1 5.3
1955-56 NYK 62 0 27.2 6.9 3.5 5.8 0.0 0.0 34.7 0.0 62.7 12.7 1.3
1956-57 NYK 72 0 16.5 5.3 2.0 3.1 0.0 0.0 38.3 0.0 64.4 14.3 2.1
1957-58 DET 69 0 33.5 8.1 4.2 6.6 0.0 0.0 37.3 0.0 66.7 12.2 4.0
1958-59 DET 71 0 29.1 9.2 4.0 6.2 0.0 0.0 42.7 0.0 74.0 16.5 6.9
1959-60 DET 68 0 21.6 7.1 3.9 5.3 0.0 0.0 44.5 0.0 61.7 16.4 4.0

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move
Jul 1957 New York Knicks Detroit Pistons

All entries are season change.

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About Dick McGuire

Richard Joseph McGuire was an American professional basketball player and coach. McGuire was one of the premier guards of the 1950s, playing 11 seasons in the NBA (1949–60), eight with the New York Knicks and three with the Detroit Pistons. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1993. His number 15 jersey was retired by the Knicks in 1992.