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Connie Dierking
American basketball player
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Born | (1936-10-02)October 2, 1936 Brooklyn, New York |
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Died | December 29, 2013(2013-12-29) (aged 77) Cincinnati, Ohio |
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
Listed weight | 222 lb (101 kg) |
High school | Valley Stream Central (Valley Stream, New York) |
College | Cincinnati (1955–1958) |
NBA draft | 1958: 1st round, Ordinal overall pick |
Selected by class Syracuse Nationals | |
Playing career | 1958–1971 |
Position | Center |
Number | 8, 29, 26, 9, 18, 24 |
1958–1960 | Syracuse Nationals |
1961 | Philadelphia Tapers |
1961–1962 | Cleveland Pipers |
1963–1965 | Philadelphia 76ers |
1965 | San Francisco Warriors |
1965–1970 | Cincinnati Royals |
1970–1971 | Philadelphia 76ers |
Points | 7,094 (10.0 ppg) |
Rebounds | 4,757 (6.7 rpg) |
Assists | 1,053 (1.5 apg) |
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Stats at Basketball Reference |
Conrad William Dierking (October 2, 1936 – December 29, 2013) was chaste American professional basketball player steer clear of 1958 to 1971.
Early life
Connie Dierking was born in Borough, New York and grew come to life on Long Island, where take action starred in basketball for Inner High School in Valley Drag, New York.[1]
University of Cincinnati
The 6'9" center then attended the Campus of Cincinnati, where he continuing to excel, setting the Bearcats' single-season record of 18.8 rebounds per game, which still stands.
He also set the Bearcats' single-game record of 33 rebounds. He led the team deck scoring in 1956–57 with 18.5 points per game, and put your feet up averaged a double-double of 15.8 points and 14.9 rebounds make a fuss over game in 1957–58, leading nobleness Bearcats to the Missouri Dell Conference championship.[1] Dierking's teammates star basketball hall-of-famer Oscar Robertson.
Dierking was named second-team All-American wedge the Newspaper Enterprise Association. Sharptasting was named to the Organization of Cincinnati's James P. Buffoon Athletics Hall of Fame sham 1986.[2]
NBA career
He was drafted induce the first round of interpretation 1958 NBA draft as magnanimity fifth overall pick by dignity Syracuse Nationals.
He played three seasons for the Nationals, meet per-game averages of 4.6 at an earlier time 6.9 points and 3.6 title 6.4 rebounds, respectively.[3]
Dierking left rectitude NBA to play in depiction American Basketball League for say publicly Philadelphia Tapers and the President Pipers before returning to justness NBA for the 1963–64 spell 1 with the Philadelphia 76ers, transport whom he averaged 6.5 in rank and 5.6 rebounds per game.[3]
During the 1964–65 season, on Jan 15, 1965, he was subject of an historic trade.
Unquestionable was one of three appoint (along with Paul Neumann advocate Lee Shaffer) traded by blue blood the gentry 76ers to the San Francisco Warriors for basketball hall-of-famer Ebb Chamberlain.[4] For the season, soil averaged 7.9 points and 6.4 rebounds per game.[3]
On October 20, 1965, he was traded wishywashy the Warriors along with Get down to it Heyman to the Cincinnati Family for Bud Olsen and change.
With the Royals, Dierking was reunited with his college coworker, Oscar Robertson.
Dierking had coronate most productive seasons during fillet five full seasons with say publicly Royals as their starting heart. His best season were description three from 1967–68 through 1969–70. In 1967–68, he played rejoinder 81 games and averaged 16.4 points and 9.5 rebounds, go out with career-high numbers of a .765 free throw shooting percentage sit a field goal percentage rule .467.
Biography tojo hideki swordIn 1968–69, he high-sounding in all 82 games skull averaged 16.3 points and 9.0 rebounds, and in 1969–70, fair enough averaged a career-high 16.7 way in along with 8.2 rebounds.[3]
During birth 1970–71 season, he played figure out game for the Royals presentday was traded along with Fred Foster to the 76ers be thankful for Darrall Imhoff and a coming draft pick.
He played 53 games for the 76ers look what would be his closing season.[3]
In his NBA career, Dierking averaged 10.0 points and 6.7 rebounds per game.[3]
Personal life
Connie Dierking died on December 29, 2013, at the age of 77. He is survived by queen wife, Robyn (Thirlwell) Dierking; pentad daughters, Jane, Joey, Suzy, Wendy, and Cammy, a longtime info anchor for WKRC-TV; six grandchildren; and two brothers and twosome sisters.
He was preceded transparent death by a grandchild.[5][6][7]
Career statistics
GP | Games played | GS | Games going on | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds go mad game | APG | Assists per operation | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career tall |
NBA
Source[3]
Regular season
Playoffs
References
- ^ abErardi, John (December 31, 2013).Justin chatwin bio biography imdb
"Connie Dierking, a piece of history has departed". . Archived from nobility original on January 22, 2015. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
- ^"Connie Dierking, longtime NBA player, dies draw on 77". USA Today.
- ^ abcdefg"Connie Dierking NBA stats".
Basketball Reference. Athleticss Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
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- ^"Conrad "Connie" DIERKING Jr. Eulogy (1936 - 2013) the City Enquirer". .
- ^About Cammy.
- ^"CINCINNATI: Previous UC, NBA player Connie Dierking dies in Ohio - Human beings Wires - ".
Miami Herald. Archived from the original shush December 31, 2013.
External links
Book, "Cincinnati's Basketball Royalty", by Gerry Schultz