Dwight Waller
American basketball player (1945–2021)
Personal information | |
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Born | (1945-10-05)October 5, 1945 Brownsville, Tennessee |
Died | March 12, 2021(2021-03-12) (aged 75) |
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Carver (Brownsville, Tennessee) |
College | Tennessee State (1964–1967) |
NBA draft | 1968: 10th round, 131st overall pick |
Selected by the Atlanta Hawks | |
Position | Small forward |
Number | 16, 34, 50, 24 |
Career history | |
1967–1968 | Nashville (AAU) |
1968–1969 | Atlanta Hawks |
1969–1970, 1971–1972 | Denver Rockets |
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Dwight Waller Sr. (October 5, 1945 – March 12, 2021) was an American professional basketball player.[1] He played in the National Basketball Association for the Atlanta Hawks and in the American Basketball Association for the Denver Rockets.[1]
After graduating from Tennessee State University in 1967, Waller spent the 1967–68 season playing for Nashville, Tennessee's Amateur Athletic Union team.[2]
Waller died on March 12, 2021.[3]
Career statistics
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
NBA/ABA
Source[1]
Regular season
Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
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1968–69 | Atlanta | 11 | 2.6 | .222 | .429 | .9 | .1 | .6 | |
1969–70 | Denver (ABA) | 7 | 12.4 | .417 | .000 | .474 | 5.4 | .6 | 4.1 |
1971–72 | Denver (ABA) | 2 | 5.0 | .500 | – | – | 2.5 | .5 | 2.0 |
Career (ABA) | 9 | 10.8 | .429 | .000 | .474 | 4.8 | .6 | 3.7 | |
Career (overall) | 20 | 6.3 | .378 | .000 | .462 | 2.7 | .3 | 2.0 |
References
- ^ a b c "Dwight Waller ABA & NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
- ^ "Cage Powers Roll in A.A.U." Kansas City Star. March 25, 1968. p. 13. Retrieved September 17, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Dwight Waller, Sr. 1945 - 2021". Lewis & Wright. November 19, 2021. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
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