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Don Ohl
Guard ·Detroit Pistons ·NBA ·#10

Don Ohl

Age90 BornApr 18, 1936 FromUSA Height191 cm (6'3") Weight86 kg CollegeIllinois Draft1958 · #36
Career averages
15.4PPG
2.8RPG
3.0APG
583 games · 7 seasons

At a glance

DET hub
Career snapshot
7Seasons
583Games
8,985Career points
12.0PER average
Most-played franchise: Washington Wizards · 189 games · 1964-65 to 1967-68
Honors and awards5 total
5×
All-Star Selection1966, 1965, 1964, 1963, 1962
All awards
Career highsSingle season
20.6PPG · 1965-66 · WAS
4.4RPG · 1964-65 · WAS
4.1APG · 1962-63 · DET
13.6PER · 1962-63 · DET
4.1Win shares · 1962-63 · DET
Draft1958
5Round
36Overall pick
From Illinois
Position rank1969-70
#32PPG rank
#18PER rank
#19Win shares rank
GuardPosition
Among 38 Guard players with 41+ games

Career by team

Atlanta Hawks
1967-68 - 1969-70 · 3 seasons
10.0 PPG 1.7 RPG 2.3 APG
173 games
Washington Wizards
1964-65 - 1967-68 · 3 seasons
18.5 PPG 3.9 RPG 3.3 APG
189 games
Detroit Pistons
1962-63 - 1963-64 · 2 seasons
18.4 PPG 2.8 RPG 3.7 APG
151 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1962-63 DET 80 0 37.0 19.3 3.0 4.1 0.0 0.0 43.9 0.0 72.4 13.6 4.1
1963-64 DET 71 0 33.3 17.3 2.5 3.2 0.0 0.0 40.8 0.0 68.0 12.2 0.8
1964-65 WAS 77 0 36.6 18.4 4.4 3.2 0.0 0.0 43.8 0.0 73.2 - -
1965-66 WAS 73 0 36.2 20.6 3.8 4.0 0.0 0.0 44.5 0.0 73.5 - -
1967-68 NBA 70 0 27.4 14.0 2.5 2.2 0.0 0.0 44.1 0.0 77.6 - -
1967-68 ATL 31 0 26.5 13.1 2.0 2.4 0.0 0.0 45.4 0.0 78.3 - -
1967-68 WAS 39 0 28.1 14.8 2.9 2.2 0.0 0.0 43.3 0.0 77.0 - -
1968-69 ATL 76 0 26.3 12.1 2.2 2.9 0.0 0.0 42.7 0.0 70.7 11.5 1.9
1969-70 ATL 66 0 14.9 6.2 1.1 1.5 0.0 0.0 47.3 0.0 80.6 10.5 1.2

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move Type Notes
Jul 1968 Washington Wizards Atlanta Hawks season change
Oct 1967 Atlanta Hawks Washington Wizards mid season trade From 1967-68 to 1967-68
Jul 1964 Detroit Pistons Washington Wizards season change

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About Don Ohl

Donald Jay Ohl was an American professional basketball player for ten seasons (1960-1970) in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Illinois Fighting Illini. The guard took part in five consecutive NBA All-Star Games (1963-1967).