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John Roche

Age 76 · USA · 191 cm (6'3") · 77 kg · Born Sep 26, 1949 · South Carolina

9.2 PPG 1.2 RPG 4.3 APG 147 games 3 seasons
John Roche

Career snapshot

3seasons
147games
1,353career pts
12.9PER (avg)
Most-played franchise: Denver Nuggets · 147 games · 1979-80–1981-82

Position rank · 1979-80

#31PPG rank
#18PER rank
#13WS rank
Among 76 Guard players (min. 41 games)

Career highs (single season)

PPG 11.4 1979-80 · DEN
RPG 1.4 1979-80 · DEN
APG 5.4 1980-81 · DEN
PER 13.9 1979-80 · DEN
WS 4.2 1979-80 · DEN

Draft

1971
Round 1 · Pick 14
from South Carolina

Honors & awards

1×
All-Rookie Team
1971

Career by team

Denver Nuggets
1979-80 – 1981-82 · 3 seasons
9.2 PPG 1.2 RPG 4.3 APG
147 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1979-80 DEN 82 0 27.9 11.4 1.4 4.9 1.0 0.1 47.8 38.0 86.6 13.9 4.2
1980-81 DEN 26 0 23.5 8.9 1.4 5.4 0.7 0.3 45.8 33.3 75.3 13.1 0.8
1981-82 DEN 39 2 12.8 4.8 0.6 2.3 0.4 0.1 45.3 44.2 73.7 11.8 0.6

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Born on September 26

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About John Roche

John Michael Roche is an American former professional basketball player in both the American Basketball Association (ABA) and the National Basketball Association (NBA). The 6-foot-3-inch (1.91 m), 170 pounds (77 kg) guard's career spanned from 1971 to 1982.