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Rod Thorn
Guard ·Oklahoma City Thunder ·NBA ·#44

Rod Thorn

Age85 BornMay 23, 1941 FromUSA Height193 cm (6'4") Weight88 kg CollegeWest Virginia Draft1963 · #2
Career averages
11.9PPG
3.5RPG
2.6APG
409 games · 6 seasons

At a glance

OKC hub
Career snapshot
6Seasons
409Games
4,847Career points
13.4PER average
Most-played franchise: Oklahoma City Thunder · 114 games · 1967-68 to 1969-70
Honors and awards1 total
1×
All-Rookie Team1963
All awards
Career highsSingle season
15.2PPG · 1967-68 · OKC
4.8RPG · 1963-64 · WAS
3.7APG · 1963-64 · WAS
14.2PER · 1964-65 · DET
3.4Win shares · 1964-65 · DET
Draft1963
1Round
2Overall pick
From West Virginia
Position rank1967-68
#16PPG rank
#28PER rank
#28Win shares rank
GuardPosition
Among 41 Guard players with 41+ games

Career by team

Oklahoma City Thunder
1967-68 - 1969-70 · 3 seasons
12.2 PPG 3.2 RPG 2.9 APG
114 games
Atlanta Hawks
1965-66 - 1965-66 · 1 seasons
8.8 PPG 2.4 RPG 1.8 APG
46 games
Detroit Pistons
1964-65 - 1965-66 · 2 seasons
11.8 PPG 3.6 RPG 2.3 APG
101 games
Washington Wizards
1963-64 - 1963-64 · 1 seasons
14.4 PPG 4.8 RPG 3.7 APG
75 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1963-64 WAS 75 0 34.6 14.4 4.8 3.7 0.0 0.0 40.5 0.0 73.1 - -
1964-65 DET 74 0 23.9 11.0 3.6 2.2 0.0 0.0 42.7 0.0 72.4 14.2 3.4
1965-66 NBA 73 0 23.8 10.7 2.9 2.0 0.0 0.0 42.0 0.0 71.2 - -
1965-66 ATL 46 0 20.1 8.8 2.4 1.8 0.0 0.0 42.3 0.0 69.0 - -
1965-66 DET 27 0 30.2 13.9 3.7 2.4 0.0 0.0 41.7 0.0 73.2 12.5 1.3
1967-68 OKC 66 0 25.3 15.2 4.0 3.5 0.0 0.0 45.1 0.0 73.7 - -
1968-69 OKC 29 0 19.6 11.5 2.9 2.8 0.0 0.0 46.3 0.0 73.2 - -
1969-70 OKC 19 0 5.5 2.9 0.8 0.9 0.0 0.0 44.4 0.0 62.5 - -

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move Type Notes
Oct 1967 Detroit Pistons Oklahoma City Thunder offseason From 1965-66 to 1967-68
Oct 1965 Atlanta Hawks Detroit Pistons mid season trade From 1965-66 to 1965-66
Jul 1965 Detroit Pistons Atlanta Hawks season change
Jul 1964 Washington Wizards Detroit Pistons season change

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About Rod Thorn

Rodney King Thorn is an American basketball executive and a former professional player, coach and Olympic Committee Chairman with a career spanning over 50 years. In 2018, Thorn was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.