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William Rodney "Bird" Averitt (July 22, 1952 – December 12, 2020) was an American professional basketball player in the American Basketball Association (ABA) and the National Basketball Association (NBA). He won an ABA championship with the Kentucky Colonels in 1975.
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 22, 1952 Hopkinsville, Kentucky |
| Died | December 12, 2020 (aged 68) Hopkinsville, Kentucky |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Listed weight | 170 lb (77 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Hopkinsville (Hopkinsville, Kentucky) |
| College | Pepperdine (1971–1973) |
| NBA draft | 1973 / Round: 4 / Pick: 55th overall |
| Selected by the Portland Trail Blazers | |
| Playing career | 1973–1978 |
| Position | Shooting guard |
| Number | 10, 14, 15 |
| Career history | |
| 1973–1974 | San Antonio Spurs |
| 1974–1976 | Kentucky Colonels |
| 1976–1977 | Buffalo Braves |
| 1977 | New Jersey Nets |
| 1978 | Buffalo Braves |
| 1979 | Rochester Zeniths |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career ABA/NBA statistics | |
| Points | 4,434 (12.1 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 680 (1.9 rpg) |
| Assists | 1,078 (2.9 apg) |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Born in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, he played college basketball for the Pepperdine Waves and was named the conference player of the year in the West Coast Conference. He was selected in the fourth round of the 1973 NBA draft by the Portland Trail Blazers and the second round of the 1973 ABA Draft by the San Diego Conquistadors.[1]
He played for the San Antonio Spurs (1973–74) and Kentucky Colonels (1974–76) in the ABA for 236 games, winning the 1975 ABA championship with the Colonels. After the Colonels were disbanded as part of the ABA–NBA merger, Averitt joined the Buffalo Braves through the 1976 ABA dispersal draft, playing with that team for the 1976–77 season until joining the New Jersey Nets for the 1977–78 season, playing 130 games in the NBA with those two teams.
Averitt died at age 68 on December 12, 2020.[2]
ABA/NBA 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 |
| † | Denotes season in which Averitt's team won an ABA championship |
Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973–74 | San Antonio (ABA) | 74 | – | 22.1 | .376 | .180 | .696 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 11.5 |
| 1974–75† | Kentucky (ABA) | 84 | – | 24.2 | .416 | .149 | .778 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 13.1 |
| 1975–76 | Kentucky (ABA) | 78 | – | 29.1 | .429 | .313 | .769 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 17.9 |
| 1976–77 | Buffalo | 75 | – | 15.1 | .378 | – | .716 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 7.9 |
| 1977–78 | New Jersey | 21 | – | 19.5 | .367 | – | .800 | 1.6 | 3.2 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 8.3 |
| 1977–78 | Buffalo | 34 | – | 19.9 | .436 | – | .667 | 1.5 | 3.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 9.5 |
| Career | 366 | – | 22.3 | .405 | .249 | .743 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 12.1 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | San Antonio (ABA) | 6 | – | 17.3 | .373 | .000 | .789 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 8.8 |
| 1975† | Kentucky (ABA) | 14 | – | 18.9 | .364 | .200 | .806 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 9.9 |
| 1976 | Kentucky (ABA) | 10 | – | 35.8 | .404 | .154 | .881 | 2.2 | 6.1 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 19.9 |
| Career | 30 | – | 24.2 | .385 | .143 | .837 | 1.8 | 3.1 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 13.0 | |
See also
- List of NCAA Division I men's basketball season scoring leaders
References
- Bird Averitt page at DatabaseBasketball.com Archived 2011-05-28 at the Wayback Machine
- "William 'Bird' Averitt, member of Kentucky Colonels ABA title team, dies". WDRB.com. December 12, 2020. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
На других языках
- [en] Bird Averitt
[es] Bird Averitt
William Rodney "Bird" Averitt (Hopkinsville, Kentucky; 22 de julio de 1952-12 de diciembre de 2020)[1] fue un jugador de baloncesto estadounidense que disputó tres temporadas en la ABA y dos más en la NBA. Con 1,85 metros de estatura, lo hacía en la posición de escolta.[ru] Эверитт, Бёрд
Уильям Родни «Бёрд» Эверитт (англ. William Rodney "Bird" Averitt; 22 июля 1952 года, Хопкинсвилле, штат Кентукки, США — 12 декабря 2020 года) — американский профессиональный баскетболист, который выступал в Американской баскетбольной ассоциации, отыграв три из девяти сезонов её существования, а также два сезона в Национальной баскетбольной ассоциации. Чемпион АБА в сезоне 1974/1975 годов в составе команды «Кентукки Колонелс».Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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