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Mike Riordan
Forward ·Washington Wizards ·NBA ·#6

Mike Riordan

Age81 BornJul 9, 1945 FromUSA Height193 cm (6'4") Weight91 kg CollegeProvidence Draft1967 · #128
Career averages
11.8PPG
3.2RPG
2.9APG
488 games · 6 seasons

At a glance

WAS hub
Career snapshot
6Seasons
488Games
5,758Career points
7.0PER average
Most-played franchise: Washington Wizards · 291 games · 1971-72 to 1974-75
Honors and awards1 total
1×
All-Defense Team1972
All awards
Career highsSingle season
18.1PPG · 1972-73 · WAS
4.9RPG · 1972-73 · WAS
5.2APG · 1972-73 · WAS
11.5PER · 1969-70 · NYK
3.8Win shares · 1969-70 · NYK
Draft1967
12Round
128Overall pick
From Providence
Position rank1974-75
#15PPG rank
#43PER rank
#43Win shares rank
ForwardPosition
Among 63 Forward players with 41+ games

Career by team

Washington Wizards
1971-72 - 1974-75 · 4 seasons
15.3 PPG 4.1 RPG 3.5 APG
291 games
New York Knicks
1968-69 - 1971-72 · 3 seasons
5.4 PPG 1.8 RPG 1.8 APG
139 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1968-69 NYK 54 0 7.4 2.3 1.1 0.9 0.0 0.0 34.0 0.0 66.7 6.2 -0.1
1969-70 NYK 81 0 20.7 7.7 2.4 2.5 0.0 0.0 46.4 0.0 69.1 11.5 3.8
1971-72 NBA 58 0 23.7 9.5 2.2 2.2 0.0 0.0 46.7 0.0 67.7 - -
1971-72 NYK 4 0 8.3 2.0 0.3 0.5 0.0 0.0 36.4 0.0 0.0 3.2 -0.1
1971-72 WAS 54 0 24.9 10.0 2.4 2.3 0.0 0.0 46.9 0.0 68.3 - -
1972-73 WAS 82 0 42.3 18.1 4.9 5.2 0.0 0.0 51.0 0.0 82.1 - -
1973-74 WAS 81 0 39.9 15.9 4.7 3.3 1.3 0.2 47.2 0.0 78.2 - -
1974-75 WAS 74 0 29.6 15.4 3.8 2.7 1.0 0.1 49.2 0.0 83.8 - -

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move
Jul 1972 New York Knicks Washington Wizards

All entries are season change.

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Born on July 9

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About Mike Riordan

Michael W. Riordan is an American former professional basketball player who played nine seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Providence Friars.