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Terry Dischinger
Small Forward ·Portland Trail Blazers ·NBA ·#42

Terry Dischinger

Age85 BornNov 21, 1940 FromUSA Height201 cm (6'7") Weight86 kg CollegePurdue Draft1962 · #10
Career averages
14.0PPG
5.6RPG
1.8APG
587 games · 8 seasons

At a glance

POR hub
Career snapshot
8Seasons
587Games
8,237Career points
14.6PER average
Most-played franchise: Detroit Pistons · 387 games · 1964-65 to 1971-72
Honors and awards5 total
3×
All-Star Selection1964, 1963, 1962
1×
All-Rookie Team1962
1×
NBA Rookie of the Year1962
All awards
Career highsSingle season
25.5PPG · 1962-63 · -
8.3RPG · 1963-64 · WAS
3.1APG · 1962-63 · -
17.7PER · 1964-65 · DET
10.3Win shares · 1964-65 · DET
Draft1962
2Round
10Overall pick
Selected by Washington Wizards · from Purdue
Position rank1972-73
#13PPG rank
#9PER rank
#10Win shares rank
Small ForwardPosition
Among 14 Small Forward players with 41+ games

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.