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Willis Reed

Age 83 · USA · 208 cm (6'10") · 107 kg · Born Jun 25, 1942 · Grambling State University

18.1 PPG 12.6 RPG 1.8 APG 499 games 8 seasons
Willis Reed

Career snapshot

8seasons
499games
9,028career pts
17.3PER (avg)
Most-played franchise: New York Knicks · 499 games · 1964-65–1973-74

Position rank · 1972-73

#15PPG rank
#9PER rank
#8WS rank
Among 38 Center players (min. 41 games)

Career highs (single season)

PPG 21.7 1969-70 · NYK
RPG 14.7 1964-65 · NYK
APG 2.3 1968-69 · NYK
PER 21.4 1968-69 · NYK
WS 14.7 1968-69 · NYK

Draft

1964
Round 2 · Pick 10
by New York Knicks
from Grambling State University

Honors & awards

1×
NBA 75th Anniversary Team
2022
2×
NBA Finals MVP
1973, 1970
5×
All-NBA Team
1970, 1969, 1968, 1967, 1966
7×
All-Star Selection
1970, 1969, 1968, 1967, 1966, 1965, 1964
1×
All-Defense Team
1969
1×
NBA Most Valuable Player
1969
1×
All-Rookie Team
1964
1×
NBA Rookie of the Year
1964

Career by team

New York Knicks
1964-65 – 1973-74 · 8 seasons
18.1 PPG 12.6 RPG 1.8 APG
499 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1964-65 NYK 80 0 38.0 19.5 14.7 1.7 0.0 0.0 43.2 0.0 74.2 17.8 5.5
1965-66 NYK 76 0 33.4 15.5 11.6 1.2 0.0 0.0 43.4 0.0 75.7 14.4 3.6
1967-68 NYK 81 0 35.5 20.8 13.2 2.0 0.0 0.0 49.0 0.0 72.1 19.5 10.0
1968-69 NYK 82 0 37.9 21.1 14.5 2.3 0.0 0.0 52.1 0.0 74.7 21.4 14.7
1969-70 NYK 81 0 38.1 21.7 13.9 2.0 0.0 0.0 50.7 0.0 75.6 20.3 14.6
1971-72 NYK 11 0 33.0 13.4 8.7 2.0 0.0 0.0 43.8 0.0 69.2 13.7 0.6
1972-73 NYK 69 0 27.2 11.0 8.6 1.8 0.0 0.0 47.4 0.0 74.2 15.4 5.8
1973-74 NYK 19 0 26.3 11.1 7.4 1.6 0.6 1.1 45.7 0.0 79.2 15.9 1.5

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About Willis Reed

Willis Reed Jr. was an American professional basketball player, coach, and general manager. He spent his entire ten-year pro playing career (1964–1974) with the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Reed was a seven-time NBA All-Star and five-time All-NBA selection, including once on the first team in 1970, when he was named the NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP). Until Nikola Jokić won his first MVP in 2020-21, he was the only player drafted in the second round to win the award. He was a two-time NBA champion and was voted the NBA Finals MVP both times. In 1982, Reed was