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Louis Orr
Forward ·New York Knicks ·NBA ·#55

Louis Orr

Age68 BornMay 7, 1958 FromUSA Height203 cm (6'8") Weight79 kg CollegeSyracuse Draft1980 · #29
Career averages
9.7PPG
3.7RPG
1.5APG
569 games · 8 seasons

At a glance

NYK hub
Career snapshot
8Seasons
569Games
5,543Career points
12.1PER average
Most-played franchise: New York Knicks · 407 games · 1982-83 to 1987-88
Draft1980
2Round
29Overall pick
From Syracuse
Career highsSingle season
12.7PPG · 1984-85 · NYK
4.9RPG · 1984-85 · NYK
2.4APG · 1985-86 · NYK
16.1PER · 1980-81 · IND
4.8Win shares · 1984-85 · NYK
Position rank1986-87
#51PPG rank
#47PER rank
#44Win shares rank
ForwardPosition
Among 79 Forward players with 41+ games

Career by team

New York Knicks
1982-83 - 1987-88 · 6 seasons
9.2 PPG 3.5 RPG 1.4 APG
407 games
Indiana Pacers
1980-81 - 1981-82 · 2 seasons
11.0 PPG 4.3 RPG 1.6 APG
162 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1980-81 IND 82 7 21.8 10.5 4.4 1.6 0.7 0.3 49.1 0.0 80.7 16.1 4.3
1981-82 IND 80 41 24.4 11.5 4.1 1.7 0.7 0.3 49.7 12.5 79.9 14.9 4.3
1982-83 NYK 82 14 20.3 8.4 2.8 1.1 0.8 0.3 46.2 0.0 80.0 13.3 3.8
1983-84 NYK 78 20 21.0 8.9 2.9 0.8 0.8 0.2 45.8 0.0 82.0 12.4 3.5
1984-85 NYK 79 31 31.0 12.7 4.9 1.7 1.3 0.3 48.6 10.0 78.4 13.8 4.8
1985-86 NYK 74 64 30.2 11.9 4.2 2.4 0.8 0.4 44.5 0.0 78.4 12.4 3.7
1986-87 NYK 65 8 22.2 7.0 3.6 1.7 0.7 0.3 42.7 20.0 72.7 11.0 1.5
1987-88 NYK 29 0 6.2 1.4 1.2 0.3 0.2 0.0 32.0 0.0 50.0 2.7 -0.2

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move
Jul 1982 Indiana Pacers New York Knicks

All entries are season change.

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Born on May 7

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About Louis Orr

Louis McLaughlin Orr was an American basketball player and coach. He played professionally in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and became a college basketball coach. Orr was the head coach at Bowling Green State University from 2007 to 2014 and at Seton Hall from 2001 until 2006. He was formerly an assistant at Xavier University, Providence College and his alma mater Syracuse University, before getting his first head coaching job at Siena College. He was also an assistant coach at Georgetown under his former New York Knicks teammate Patrick Ewing.