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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).