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John Drew
Forward ·Atlanta Hawks ·NBA ·#22

John Drew

Age71 BornSep 30, 1954 FromUSA Height198 cm (6'6") Weight93 kg CollegeGardner-Webb Draft1974 · #25
Career averages
20.1PPG
6.4RPG
1.6APG
588 games · 9 seasons

At a glance

ATL hub
Career snapshot
9Seasons
588Games
11,843Career points
19.7PER average
Most-played franchise: Atlanta Hawks · 444 games · 1974-75 to 1981-82
Honors and awards3 total
2×
All-Star Selection1979, 1975
1×
All-Rookie Team1974
All awards
Career highsSingle season
23.2PPG · 1977-78 · ATL
10.7RPG · 1974-75 · ATL
2.2APG · 1982-83 · UTA
23.7PER · 1977-78 · ATL
8.9Win shares · 1977-78 · ATL
Draft1974
2Round
25Overall pick
From Gardner-Webb
Position rank1983-84
#16PPG rank
#6PER rank
#21Win shares rank
ForwardPosition
Among 75 Forward players with 41+ games

Career by team

Utah Jazz
1982-83 - 1984-85 · 3 seasons
18.6 PPG 4.5 RPG 1.9 APG
144 games
Atlanta Hawks
1974-75 - 1981-82 · 6 seasons
20.7 PPG 7.0 RPG 1.5 APG
444 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1974-75 ATL 78 0 29.3 18.5 10.7 1.8 1.5 0.5 42.8 0.0 71.3 21.4 7.1
1977-78 ATL 70 0 31.5 23.2 7.3 2.0 1.7 0.4 48.0 0.0 76.0 23.7 8.9
1978-79 ATL 79 79 30.5 22.7 6.6 1.5 1.6 0.2 47.3 0.0 73.1 21.7 8.9
1979-80 ATL 80 0 28.8 19.5 5.9 1.3 1.1 0.3 45.3 0.0 75.7 17.8 6.4
1980-81 ATL 67 0 31.0 21.7 5.7 1.2 1.5 0.2 45.6 0.0 78.7 19.2 5.4
1981-82 ATL 70 51 29.1 18.5 5.4 1.4 0.9 0.0 48.6 33.3 74.1 18.1 5.5
1982-83 UTA 44 33 27.4 21.2 5.3 2.2 0.8 0.2 47.4 0.0 75.5 19.6 3.0
1983-84 UTA 81 4 22.2 17.7 4.2 1.7 1.1 0.0 47.9 27.3 77.8 20.5 4.5
1984-85 UTA 19 16 24.4 16.2 4.3 1.8 1.2 0.1 41.2 0.0 77.0 15.2 0.7

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move
Jul 1982 Atlanta Hawks Utah Jazz

All entries are season change.

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About John Drew

John Edward Drew was an American professional basketball player. A small forward from Gardner–Webb University, he played eleven seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Drew was a two-time NBA All-Star, and was the first player banned under the substance abuse policy instituted by league commissioner David Stern.