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Don Kojis
Forward ·Houston Rockets ·NBA ·#21

Don Kojis

Age87 BornJul 15, 1939 FromUSA Height191 cm (6'3") Weight92 kg CollegeMarquette Draft1961 · #21
Career averages
12.2PPG
5.5RPG
1.4APG
657 games · 10 seasons

At a glance

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Career snapshot
10Seasons
657Games
7,997Career points
15.5PER average
Most-played franchise: Sacramento Kings · 175 games · 1972-73 to 1974-75
Honors and awards2 total
2×
All-Star Selection1968, 1967
All awards
Career highsSingle season
22.5PPG · 1968-69 · -
10.3RPG · 1967-68 · -
2.6APG · 1967-68 · -
15.5PER · 1964-65 · DET
1.5Win shares · 1964-65 · DET
Draft1961
2Round
21Overall pick
From Marquette
Position rank1973-74
#18PPG rank
#47PER rank
#46Win shares rank
ForwardPosition
Among 62 Forward players with 41+ games

Career by team

Sacramento Kings
1972-73 - 1974-75 · 3 seasons
10.1 PPG 3.6 RPG 1.1 APG
175 games
Oklahoma City Thunder
1971-72 - 1971-72 · 1 seasons
11.4 PPG 4.6 RPG 1.1 APG
73 games
Detroit Pistons
1964-65 - 1965-66 · 2 seasons
6.9 PPG 4.0 RPG 0.9 APG
125 games
Washington Wizards
1963-64 - 1963-64 · 1 seasons
6.3 PPG 4.0 RPG 0.7 APG
78 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1963-64 WAS 78 0 14.7 6.3 4.0 0.7 0.0 0.0 41.9 0.0 56.2 - -
1964-65 DET 65 0 12.9 6.5 3.7 1.0 0.0 0.0 43.3 0.0 63.3 15.5 1.5
1965-66 DET 60 0 13.1 7.3 4.3 0.7 0.0 0.0 41.5 0.0 53.9 15.4 0.7
1967-68 NBA 69 0 36.9 19.7 10.3 2.6 0.0 0.0 44.6 0.0 72.6 - -
1968-69 NBA 81 0 38.6 22.5 9.6 2.6 0.0 0.0 43.4 0.0 74.8 - -
1969-70 NBA 56 0 28.2 15.3 6.9 1.4 0.0 0.0 44.7 0.0 75.1 - -
1971-72 OKC 73 0 25.4 11.4 4.6 1.1 0.0 0.0 46.9 0.0 79.3 - -
1972-73 SAC 77 0 16.1 8.5 2.6 1.0 0.0 0.0 48.0 0.0 77.4 - -
1973-74 SAC 77 0 27.2 13.1 5.0 1.4 1.0 0.2 47.8 0.0 77.2 - -
1974-75 SAC 21 0 11.0 5.3 1.9 0.5 0.6 0.0 46.9 0.0 66.7 - -

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move Type Notes
Jul 1972 Oklahoma City Thunder Sacramento Kings season change
Oct 1971 Detroit Pistons Oklahoma City Thunder offseason From 1965-66 to 1971-72
Jul 1964 Washington Wizards Detroit Pistons season change

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Born on July 15

Lee Knorek 1921 · New York Knicks Archie Clark 1941 · Oklahoma City Thunder Bill Dinwiddie 1943 · Sacramento Kings Allen Murphy 1952 · Los Angeles Lakers Norton Barnhill 1953 Richard Washington 1955 · Sacramento Kings Chris McNealy 1961 · New York Knicks Ken Austin 1961 · Detroit Pistons

About Don Kojis

Donald R. Kojis was an American professional basketball player who played twelve seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Kojis is credited as involved in the creation or advancement of the alley-oop dunk.