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Mitch Kupchak
Forward ·Washington Wizards ·NBA ·#25

Mitch Kupchak

Age72 BornMay 24, 1954 FromUSA Height206 cm (6'9") Weight104 kg CollegeNorth Carolina Draft1976 · #13
Career averages
10.2PPG
5.2RPG
0.8APG
428 games · 8 seasons

At a glance

WAS hub
Career snapshot
8Seasons
428Games
4,356Career points
11.4PER average
Most-played franchise: Washington Wizards · 255 games · 1977-78 to 1980-81
Honors and awards1 total
1×
All-Rookie Team1976
All awards
Career highsSingle season
15.9PPG · 1977-78 · WAS
8.1RPG · 1981-82 · LAL
1.3APG · 1978-79 · WAS
15.2PER · 1981-82 · LAL
2.4Win shares · 1981-82 · LAL
Draft1976
1Round
13Overall pick
From North Carolina
Position rank1985-86
#55PPG rank
#49PER rank
#48Win shares rank
ForwardPosition
Among 79 Forward players with 41+ games

Career by team

Los Angeles Lakers
1981-82 - 1985-86 · 4 seasons
6.4 PPG 3.9 RPG 0.5 APG
173 games
Washington Wizards
1977-78 - 1980-81 · 4 seasons
12.7 PPG 6.1 RPG 0.9 APG
255 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1977-78 WAS 67 0 26.3 15.9 6.9 1.1 0.4 0.6 51.2 0.0 69.7 - -
1978-79 WAS 66 0 24.3 14.6 6.5 1.3 0.3 0.3 53.9 0.0 74.3 - -
1979-80 WAS 40 0 11.3 4.7 2.6 0.4 0.2 0.2 41.9 0.0 69.3 - -
1980-81 WAS 82 0 23.6 12.5 6.9 0.8 0.4 0.3 52.5 0.0 70.6 - -
1981-82 LAL 26 26 31.6 14.3 8.1 1.3 0.5 0.4 57.3 0.0 66.3 15.2 2.4
1983-84 LAL 34 3 9.5 3.1 2.6 0.2 0.1 0.2 38.0 0.0 64.7 7.0 0.0
1984-85 LAL 58 3 12.3 5.3 3.2 0.4 0.3 0.3 50.4 0.0 65.9 12.5 1.4
1985-86 LAL 55 0 14.2 6.0 3.5 0.3 0.2 0.1 48.2 0.0 75.0 10.7 1.1

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move
Jul 1981 Washington Wizards Los Angeles Lakers

All entries are season change.

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Born on May 24

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About Mitch Kupchak

Mitchell Kupchak is an American professional basketball executive and retired player. He is the former president of basketball operations and general manager of the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). As a college player, Kupchak was an All-American at the University of North Carolina and a member of the gold medal-winning 1976 United States Olympic team. As a professional player, he won three NBA titles – one as a member of the Washington Bullets and two with the Los Angeles Lakers.