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Terry Dischinger

Small Forward  at Portland Trail Blazers
Age85
NationalityUSA
Height201 cm (6'7")
Weight86 kg
BornNov 21, 1940
CollegePurdue
Career
14.0PPG
5.6RPG
1.8APG
587 games · 8 seasons

Career snapshot

8seasons
587games
8,237career pts
14.6PER (avg)
Most-played franchise: Detroit Pistons · 387 games · 1964-65–1971-72

Position rank · 1972-73

#13PPG rank
#9PER rank
#10WS rank
Among 14 Small Forward players (min. 41 games)

Career highs (single season)

PPG 25.5 1962-63 · —
RPG 8.3 1963-64 · WAS
APG 3.1 1962-63 · —
PER 17.7 1964-65 · DET
WS 10.3 1964-65 · DET

Draft

1962
Round 2 · Pick 10
by Washington Wizards
from Purdue

Honors & awards

3×
All-Star Selection
1964, 1963, 1962
1×
All-Rookie Team
1962
1×
NBA Rookie of the Year
1962

Career by team

Portland Trail Blazers
1972-73 – 1972-73 · 1 seasons
6.1 PPG 3.0 RPG 1.6 APG
63 games
Detroit Pistons
1964-65 – 1971-72 · 5 seasons
12.2 PPG 5.2 RPG 1.6 APG
387 games
Washington Wizards
1963-64 – 1963-64 · 1 seasons
20.8 PPG 8.3 RPG 2.0 APG
80 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1962-63 NBA 57 0 40.2 25.5 8.0 3.1 0.0 0.0 51.2 0.0 77.0 — —
1963-64 WAS 80 0 35.2 20.8 8.3 2.0 0.0 0.0 49.6 0.0 77.6 — —
1964-65 DET 80 0 33.7 18.2 6.0 2.5 0.0 0.0 49.3 0.0 75.5 17.7 10.3
1967-68 DET 78 0 24.8 13.1 6.2 1.5 0.0 0.0 49.4 0.0 76.2 16.2 5.8
1968-69 DET 75 0 19.4 8.8 4.3 1.2 0.0 0.0 51.5 0.0 73.0 14.1 3.8
1969-70 DET 75 0 23.4 11.4 4.9 1.4 0.0 0.0 52.6 0.0 72.2 15.5 4.8
1971-72 DET 79 0 26.1 9.4 4.3 1.2 0.0 0.0 51.4 0.0 78.0 10.9 3.9
1972-73 POR 63 0 15.4 6.1 3.0 1.6 0.0 0.0 47.6 0.0 66.7 13.1 1.4

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move
Jul 1972 Detroit Pistons Portland Trail Blazers
Jul 1964 Washington Wizards Detroit Pistons

All entries are season change.

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About Terry Dischinger

Terry Gilbert Dischinger was an American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Dischinger was a three-time NBA All-Star and the 1963 NBA Rookie of the Year, after averaging 28 points per game in his three seasons at Purdue University.