Danny Thomas Roundfield (May 26, 1953 – August 6, 2012) was an American professional basketball player. The 6'8" forward/center graduated from Detroit's Chadsey Senior High School in 1971. On the collegiate scene, Roundfield was twice selected to the All-Mid-American Conference Team for Central Michigan University; he was also the 1975 MAC Player of the Year.
![]() Roundfield as a senior at Central Michigan | |
Personal information | |
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Born | (1953-05-26)May 26, 1953 Detroit, Michigan |
Died | August 6, 2012(2012-08-06) (aged 59) San Nicolas Zuid, Aruba |
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Chadsey (Detroit, Michigan) |
College | Central Michigan (1972–1975) |
NBA draft | 1975 / Round: 2 / Pick: 28th overall |
Selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers | |
Playing career | 1975–1988 |
Position | Power forward |
Number | 32, 5 |
Career history | |
1975–1978 | Indiana Pacers |
1978–1984 | Atlanta Hawks |
1984–1985 | Detroit Pistons |
1985–1987 | Washington Bullets |
1987–1988 | Auxilium Torino |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Career ABA and NBA statistics | |
Points | 11,657 (14.3 ppg) |
Rebounds | 7,502 (9.2 rpg) |
Blocks | 1,160 (1.4 bpg) |
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Roundfield spent 12 seasons in the American Basketball Association and National Basketball Association, playing for the Indiana Pacers (1975–1978), Atlanta Hawks (1978–1984), Detroit Pistons (1984–1985), and Washington Bullets (1985–1987). Then he moved to Turin, Italy, and played a season for Auxilium Torino.
Roundfield earned a reputation as a strong rebounder and tenacious defender, and during his career he was named to five NBA All-Defensive teams and three All-Star teams. His nickname was Dr. Rounds.
On November 21, 1978, Roundfield scored a career best 38 points, along with grabbing 10 rebounds, in a 113-107 win over the San Diego Clippers.[1] In the 1979 NBA Playoffs, Roundfield led the Hawks to a first round win over the Rockets while averaging 18 points, 15 rebounds, and 3.5 blocks a game.[2] However, in the following round, the hawks would be eliminated by the defending champion Washington Bullets in a tough seven game series.[3] Roundfield was selected to the NBA Eastern Conference All-Star team in three consecutive seasons from 1980 to 1982. He made the most of his 1980 All-Star appearance debut, scoring 18 points and grabbing 13 rebounds in 27 minutes coming off the bench. He came close to winning the game's MVP award for his performance, but was overshadowed by fellow Detroit product George Gervin's 34-point output. In the 1982 NBA Playoffs, Roundfield scored a career playoff high 29 points, in a deciding Game 2 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers in a best of three first round series.[4] He was unable to play in the 1982-83 season, though, due to an injury.
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 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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1975–76 | Indiana (ABA) | 67 | – | 11.4 | .424 | .000 | .631 | 3.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 5.1 |
1976–77 | Indiana (NBA) | 61 | – | 27.0 | .466 | – | .686 | 8.5 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 13.9 |
1977–78 | Indiana (NBA) | 79 | – | 30.7 | .489 | – | .727 | 10.2 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 13.4 |
1978–79 | Atlanta (NBA) | 80 | – | 31.7 | .504 | – | .714 | 10.8 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 15.3 |
1979–80 | Atlanta (NBA) | 81 | – | 32.0 | .499 | .000 | .710 | 10.3 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 16.5 |
1980–81 | Atlanta (NBA) | 63 | – | 33.8 | .527 | .000 | .721 | 10.1 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 17.6 |
1981–82 | Atlanta (NBA) | 61 | 58 | 36.3 | .466 | .200 | .760 | 11.8 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 18.6 |
1982–83 | Atlanta (NBA) | 77 | 76 | 36.5 | .470 | .185 | .749 | 11.4 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 19.0 |
1983–84 | Atlanta (NBA) | 73 | 72 | 35.8 | .485 | .000 | .770 | 9.9 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 18.9 |
1984–85 | Detroit (NBA) | 56 | 43 | 26.6 | .467 | .000 | .781 | 8.1 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 10.9 |
1985–86 | Washington (NBA) | 79 | 21 | 29.4 | .488 | .000 | .754 | 8.1 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 11.6 |
1986–87 | Washington (NBA) | 36 | 0 | 18.6 | .409 | .200 | .792 | 4.7 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 6.6 |
Career | 813 | 270 | 29.7 | .482 | .111 | .735 | 9.2 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 14.3 | |
All-Star | 1 | 0 | 27.0 | .467 | – | .444 | 13.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 18.0 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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1976 | Indiana (ABA) | 2 | – | 12.5 | .583 | – | .889 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 11.0 |
1979 | Atlanta (NBA) | 9 | – | 37.6 | .459 | – | .800 | 11.8 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 2.6 | 17.6 |
1980 | Atlanta (NBA) | 5 | – | 34.8 | .464 | .000 | .629 | 11.6 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 17.2 |
1982 | Atlanta (NBA) | 2 | – | 42.5 | .472 | – | .571 | 11.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 21.0 |
1983 | Atlanta (NBA) | 3 | – | 41.3 | .480 | .000 | .455 | 14.0 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 17.7 |
1984 | Atlanta (NBA) | 5 | – | 38.2 | .435 | 1.000 | .714 | 8.8 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 17.2 |
1985 | Detroit (NBA) | 9 | 8 | 23.9 | .485 | – | .941 | 6.7 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 9.1 |
1986 | Washington (NBA) | 5 | 0 | 35.4 | .528 | .000 | .824 | 9.2 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 14.0 |
Career | 40 | 8 | 33.2 | .473 | .250 | .732 | 9.7 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 15.0 |
Roundfield lived in Atlanta, where he worked for Camp Dresser & McKee Inc.
Roundfield died at Baby Beach in San Nicolas Zuid, Aruba in August 2012, drowning after helping his wife, Bernadine, to safety.[5][6][7]
1975 NBA draft | |
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First round | |
Second round |
Mid-American Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year | |
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