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Quinn Buckner
Point Guard ·Indiana Pacers ·NBA ·#25

Quinn Buckner

Age72 BornAug 20, 1954 FromUSA Height191 cm (6'3") Weight86 kg CollegeIndiana Draft1976 · #7
Career averages
8.2PPG
2.7RPG
4.3APG
640 games · 9 seasons

At a glance

IND hub
Career snapshot
9Seasons
640Games
5,247Career points
12.5PER average
Most-played franchise: Milwaukee Bucks · 382 games · 1977-78 to 1981-82
Honors and awards4 total
4×
All-Defense Team1981, 1980, 1979, 1977
All awards
Career highsSingle season
13.3PPG · 1980-81 · MIL
3.6RPG · 1979-80 · MIL
5.8APG · 1978-79 · MIL
16.5PER · 1979-80 · MIL
5.4Win shares · 1980-81 · MIL
Draft1976
1Round
7Overall pick
Selected by Milwaukee Bucks · from Indiana
Position rank1984-85
#15PPG rank
#10PER rank
#10Win shares rank
Point GuardPosition
Among 15 Point Guard players with 41+ games

Career by team

Indiana Pacers
1985-86 - 1985-86 · 1 seasons
3.7 PPG 1.6 RPG 2.7 APG
32 games
Boston Celtics
1982-83 - 1984-85 · 3 seasons
4.7 PPG 1.8 RPG 2.8 APG
226 games
Milwaukee Bucks
1977-78 - 1981-82 · 5 seasons
10.6 PPG 3.3 RPG 5.3 APG
382 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1977-78 MIL 82 82 25.3 9.3 3.0 5.6 2.3 0.2 46.8 0.0 64.5 14.4 3.2
1978-79 MIL 81 0 21.7 7.2 2.6 5.8 1.9 0.2 45.4 0.0 63.2 13.6 2.0
1979-80 MIL 67 0 25.2 10.7 3.6 5.7 2.0 0.1 46.7 40.0 73.4 16.5 4.4
1980-81 MIL 82 82 29.1 13.3 3.6 4.7 2.4 0.0 49.3 16.7 73.4 15.1 5.4
1981-82 MIL 70 70 30.8 12.9 3.6 4.7 2.5 0.0 48.2 26.7 65.5 14.4 4.6
1982-83 BOS 72 56 21.7 7.9 2.6 3.8 1.5 0.1 44.2 0.0 63.2 11.5 1.6
1983-84 BOS 79 0 15.8 4.1 1.7 2.7 1.1 0.0 42.7 0.0 64.9 9.4 1.3
1984-85 BOS 75 6 11.4 2.4 1.2 2.0 0.8 0.0 38.3 0.0 64.0 7.5 0.5
1985-86 IND 32 3 13.1 3.7 1.6 2.7 1.3 0.1 47.1 0.0 70.4 9.9 0.2

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move
Jul 1985 Boston Celtics Indiana Pacers
Jul 1982 Milwaukee Bucks Boston Celtics

All entries are season change.

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About Quinn Buckner

William Quinn Buckner is an American former professional basketball player and coach. He played collegiate basketball for the Indiana University Hoosiers, and won a national championship in 1976. He was a captain of the last undefeated NCAA Division I basketball champion and of the 1976 Olympics gold medal team. Buckner was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks with the 7th pick of the 1976 NBA draft. He had a ten-year NBA career for three teams: the Bucks, the Boston Celtics, and the Indiana Pacers. In 1984, he won an NBA title with the Celtics.