Willis Reed FC

Born: Jun 25, 1942 (Passed away Mar 21, 2023, aged 80)

Birthplace/Hometown: Hico, Louisiana

Nationality: United States

Height: 6-9 (206cm)     Weight: 240 (109kg)

Current NBA Status: Unrestricted Free Agent

Draft Entry: 1964 NBA Draft

Drafted: Round 2, Pick 1, New York Knicks

Pre-Draft Team: Grambling State (Sr)

High School: West Side High School [Lillie, Louisiana]

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Willis Reed Player Profile

NBA Career

10 Years Of Service - NBA's Top 50, NBA's Top 75, Hall of Fame Player, 2x NBA Champion, MVP, 2x Finals MVP, All-NBA 1st, All-NBA Defensive 1st, ROY, 7x All-Star, #19 retired by NYK

NBA Regular Season Stats - Per Game

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1964-65 NYK 80 - 38.0 19.50 7.86 18.21 .432 - - - 3.77 5.09 .742 - - 14.69 1.66 - - - 4.24
1965-66 NYK 76 - 33.4 15.50 5.76 13.28 .434 - - - 3.97 5.25 .757 - - 11.62 1.20 - - - 4.25
1966-67 NYK 78 - 36.2 20.87 8.14 16.64 .489 - - - 4.59 6.24 .735 - - 14.56 1.62 - - - 3.76
1967-68 NYK 81 - 35.5 20.80 8.14 16.62 .490 - - - 4.53 6.28 .721 - - 13.25 1.96 - - - 4.23
1968-69 NYK 82 - 37.9 21.13 8.59 16.48 .521 - - - 3.96 5.30 .747 - - 14.52 2.32 - - - 3.83
1969-70 NYK 81 - 38.1 21.67 8.67 17.10 .507 - - - 4.33 5.73 .756 - - 13.90 1.99 - - - 3.54
1970-71 NYK 73 - 39.1 20.92 8.41 18.22 .462 - - - 4.10 5.22 .785 - - 13.74 2.03 - - - 3.12
1971-72 NYK 11 - 33.0 13.36 5.45 12.45 .438 - - - 2.45 3.55 .692 - - 8.73 2.00 - - - 2.73
1972-73 NYK 69 - 27.2 11.01 4.84 10.22 .474 - - - 1.33 1.80 .742 - - 8.55 1.83 - - - 2.97
1973-74 NYK 19 - 26.3 11.05 4.42 9.68 .457 - - - 2.21 2.79 .792 2.47 4.95 7.42 1.58 0.63 1.11 - 2.58
CAREER   650 - 35.5 18.74 7.48 15.70 .476 - - - 3.79 5.07 .747 2.47 4.95 12.94 1.82 0.63 1.11 - 3.71

★ MVP Season☆ All-Star Season

NBA Regular Season Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1964-65 NYK 80 - 3,042 1,560 629 1,457 .432 - - - 302 407 .742 - - 1,175 133 - - - 339
1965-66 NYK 76 - 2,537 1,178 438 1,009 .434 - - - 302 399 .757 - - 883 91 - - - 323
1966-67 NYK 78 - 2,824 1,628 635 1,298 .489 - - - 358 487 .735 - - 1,136 126 - - - 293
1967-68 NYK 81 - 2,879 1,685 659 1,346 .490 - - - 367 509 .721 - - 1,073 159 - - - 343
1968-69 NYK 82 - 3,108 1,733 704 1,351 .521 - - - 325 435 .747 - - 1,191 190 - - - 314
1969-70 NYK 81 - 3,089 1,755 702 1,385 .507 - - - 351 464 .756 - - 1,126 161 - - - 287
1970-71 NYK 73 - 2,855 1,527 614 1,330 .462 - - - 299 381 .785 - - 1,003 148 - - - 228
1971-72 NYK 11 - 363 147 60 137 .438 - - - 27 39 .692 - - 96 22 - - - 30
1972-73 NYK 69 - 1,876 760 334 705 .474 - - - 92 124 .742 - - 590 126 - - - 205
1973-74 NYK 19 - 500 210 84 184 .457 - - - 42 53 .792 47 94 141 30 12 21 - 49
CAREER   650 - 23,073 12,183 4,859 10,202 .476 - - - 2,465 3,298 .747 47 94 8,414 1,186 12 21 - 2,411

★ MVP Season☆ All-Star Season

NBA Regular Season Stats - Misc Stats

Season Team GP GS Dbl Dbl Tpl Dbl 40 Pts 20 Reb 20 Ast Techs HOB Ast/TO Stl/TO FT/FGA W's L's Win % OWS DWS WS
1964-65 NYK 80 - 0 0 1 0 0 0 .228 - - 0.28 31 49 .388 3.10 2.40 5.50
1965-66 NYK 76 - 0 0 1 0 0 0 .149 - - 0.40 27 49 .355 2.90 0.70 3.60
1966-67 NYK 78 - 0 0 1 0 0 0 .209 - - 0.38 35 43 .449 6.50 1.30 7.90
1967-68 NYK 81 - 0 0 1 0 0 0 .222 - - 0.38 43 38 .531 6.50 3.50 10.00
1968-69 NYK 82 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249 - - 0.32 54 28 .659 9.50 5.10 14.70
1969-70 NYK 81 - 0 0 1 0 0 0 .227 - - 0.34 60 21 .741 7.20 7.50 14.60
1970-71 NYK 73 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .210 - - 0.29 48 25 .658 4.10 6.50 10.60
1971-72 NYK 11 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .023 - - 0.28 5 6 .455 0.10 0.50 0.60
1972-73 NYK 69 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .127 - - 0.18 49 20 .710 1.90 3.90 5.80
1973-74 NYK 19 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .033 - - 0.29 10 9 .526 0.70 0.90 1.50
CAREER   650 - 0 0 5 0 0 0 .169 - - 0.32 362 288 .557 42.50 32.30 74.80

★ MVP Season☆ All-Star Season

NBA Regular Season Stats - Advanced Stats

Season Team GP GS TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% TOV% STL% BLK% USG% Total S % PPR PPS ORtg DRtg PER
1964-65 NYK 80 - .477 .432 - - - 6.73 - - - - 117.37 - 1.07 - - 18.14
1965-66 NYK 76 - .497 .434 - - - 4.78 - - - - 119.10 - 1.17 - - 15.07
1966-67 NYK 78 - .538 .489 - - - 6.30 - - - - 122.43 - 1.25 - - 20.28
1967-68 NYK 81 - .537 .490 - - - 7.92 - - - - 121.06 - 1.25 - - 19.49
1968-69 NYK 82 - .562 .521 - - - 8.95 - - - - 126.82 - 1.28 - - 21.34
1969-70 NYK 81 - .552 .507 - - - 7.08 - - - - 126.33 - 1.27 - - 19.60
1970-71 NYK 73 - .510 .462 - - - 7.36 - - - - 124.64 - 1.15 - - 18.97
1971-72 NYK 11 - .477 .438 - - - 8.38 - - - - 113.03 - 1.07 - - 13.71
1972-73 NYK 69 - .500 .474 - - - 9.06 - - - - 121.57 - 1.08 - - 15.30
1973-74 NYK 19 - .506 .457 9.92 19.74 14.84 8.44 - 1.12 2.25 - 124.90 - 1.14 - 92.6 15.82
CAREER   650 - .523 .476 9.92 19.74 14.84 7.33 - 1.12 2.25 - 122.37 - 1.19 - 92.6 19.80

★ MVP Season☆ All-Star Season

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NBA Transactions

May 4, 1964 - The New York Knicks selected Willis Reed in Round 2 with Pick 1 in the 1964 NBA Draft.
Sep 1, 1964 - Willis Reed signed a multi-year contract with the New York Knicks.
Jul 1, 1972 - Willis Reed, previously with the New York Knicks, became a free agent.
Sep 11, 1972 - Willis Reed signed a multi-year contract with the New York Knicks.
Jul 1, 1974 - Willis Reed, previously with the New York Knicks, became a free agent.
Mar 21, 2023 - Willis Reed passed away. He was 80 years old at the time of his death.

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NBA Awards & Honors

Top 50 Greatest Player
Top 75 Greatest Player
NBA Champion - 1970, 1973
Michael Jordan Most Valuable Player - 1970
Bill Russell NBA Finals MVP - 1970, 1973
All-NBA First Team - 1970
All-NBA Second Team - 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971
All-NBA Defensive First Team - 1970
Wilt Chamberlain Rookie Of The Year - 1965
All-Rookie First Team - 1965

* Since the 1946-1947 season

NBA Playoff Stats - Per Game

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1966-67 NYK 4 - 37.0 27.50 10.75 20.00 .538 - - - 6.00 6.25 .960 - - 13.75 1.75 - - - 4.75
1967-68 NYK 6 - 35.0 21.33 8.83 16.33 .541 - - - 3.67 5.00 .733 - - 10.33 1.83 - - - 4.00
1968-69 NYK 10 - 42.9 25.70 10.10 19.80 .510 - - - 5.50 7.00 .786 - - 14.10 1.90 - - - 4.00
1969-70 NYK 18 - 40.7 23.67 9.89 21.00 .471 - - - 3.89 5.28 .737 - - 13.78 2.83 - - - 3.33
1970-71 NYK 12 - 42.0 15.67 6.75 16.33 .413 - - - 2.17 3.25 .667 - - 12.00 2.25 - - - 3.42
1972-73 NYK 17 - 28.6 12.47 5.71 12.24 .466 - - - 1.06 1.24 .857 - - 7.59 1.76 - - - 3.82
1973-74 NYK 11 - 12.0 3.36 1.55 4.09 .378 - - - 0.27 0.45 .600 0.36 1.64 2.00 0.36 0.18 0.00 - 2.36
CAREER   78 - 33.9 17.41 7.31 15.42 .474 - - - 2.79 3.65 .765 0.36 1.64 10.27 1.91 0.18 0.00 - 3.53

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NBA Playoff Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1966-67 NYK 4 - 148 110 43 80 .538 - - - 24 25 .960 - - 55 7 - - - 19
1967-68 NYK 6 - 210 128 53 98 .541 - - - 22 30 .733 - - 62 11 - - - 24
1968-69 NYK 10 - 429 257 101 198 .510 - - - 55 70 .786 - - 141 19 - - - 40
1969-70 NYK 18 - 732 426 178 378 .471 - - - 70 95 .737 - - 248 51 - - - 60
1970-71 NYK 12 - 504 188 81 196 .413 - - - 26 39 .667 - - 144 27 - - - 41
1972-73 NYK 17 - 486 212 97 208 .466 - - - 18 21 .857 - - 129 30 - - - 65
1973-74 NYK 11 - 132 37 17 45 .378 - - - 3 5 .600 4 18 22 4 2 0 - 26
CAREER   78 - 2,641 1,358 570 1,203 .474 - - - 218 285 .765 4 18 801 149 2 0 - 275

NBA Playoff Stats - Misc Stats

Season Team GP GS Dbl Dbl Tpl Dbl 40 Pts 20 Reb 20 Ast Techs HOB Ast/TO Stl/TO FT/FGA W's L's Win % OWS DWS WS
1966-67 NYK 4 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287 - - 0.31 1 3 .250 0.80 0.10 0.90
1967-68 NYK 6 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 - - 0.31 2 4 .333 0.70 0.10 0.80
1968-69 NYK 10 - 0 0 1 0 0 0 .284 - - 0.35 6 4 .600 1.60 0.60 2.20
1969-70 NYK 18 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 - - 0.25 12 6 .667 1.10 1.40 2.60
1970-71 NYK 12 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 - - 0.20 7 5 .583 -0.10 0.80 0.70
1972-73 NYK 17 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .170 - - 0.10 12 5 .706 0.50 0.50 1.00
1973-74 NYK 11 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .045 - - 0.11 5 6 .455 -0.20 0.10 -0.20
CAREER   78 - 0 0 1 0 0 0 .174 - - 0.24 45 33 .577 4.40 3.60 8.00

NBA Playoff Stats - Advanced Stats

Season Team GP GS TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% TOV% STL% BLK% USG% Total S % PPR PPS ORtg DRtg PER
1966-67 NYK 4 - .604 .538 - - - 7.68 - - - - 149.75 - 1.38 - - 25.55
1967-68 NYK 6 - .576 .541 - - - 7.85 - - - - 127.41 - 1.31 - - 20.25
1968-69 NYK 10 - .562 .510 - - - 6.88 - - - - 129.58 - 1.30 - - 21.46
1969-70 NYK 18 - .507 .471 - - - 9.98 - - - - 120.77 - 1.13 - - 19.22
1970-71 NYK 12 - .441 .413 - - - 7.63 - - - - 107.99 - 0.96 - - 12.64
1972-73 NYK 17 - .488 .466 - - - 8.77 - - - - 132.35 - 1.02 - - 14.77
1973-74 NYK 11 - .392 .378 3.06 15.29 8.85 4.46 - 0.74 - - 97.78 - 0.82 - 100.1 5.20
CAREER   78 - .511 .474 3.06 15.29 8.85 8.42 - 0.74 - - 123.87 - 1.13 - 100.1 18.55

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NBA All-Star Weekend Competitions

Eastern All-Star Fan Vote Selection - 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971
Eastern All-Star Coaches Selection - 1965, 1966, 1969
Kobe Bryant All-Star MVP - 1970

* Since the 1946-1947 season

NBA All-Star Game Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1965 East 1 - 25 7 3 11 .273 - - - 1 2 .500 - - 5 1 - - - 2
1966 East 1 - 23 16 7 11 .636 - - - 2 2 1.000 - - 8 1 - - - 3
1967 East 1 - 17 4 2 6 .333 - - - 0 0 .000 - - 9 1 - - - 0
1968 East 1 - 25 16 7 14 .500 - - - 2 3 .667 - - 8 1 - - - 4
1969 East 1 - 14 10 5 8 .625 - - - 0 0 .000 - - 4 2 - - - 2
1970 East 1 - 30 21 9 18 .500 - - - 3 3 1.000 - - 11 0 - - - 6
1971 East 1 - 27 14 5 16 .313 - - - 4 6 .667 - - 13 1 - - - 3
TOTAL   7 - 161 88 38 84 .452 - - - 12 16 .750 - - 58 7 - - - 20
AVERAGES   7 - 23.0 12.57 5.43 12.00 .452 - - - 1.71 2.29 .750 - - 8.29 1.00 - - - 2.86

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NCAA Career

College: Grambling State (1964)

NCAA Season Stats - Per Game

Season School Class GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1960-61 Grambling State Fr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1961-62 Grambling State So - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1962-63 Grambling State Jr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1963-64 Grambling State Sr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -


Frequently Asked Questions

What is the age of Willis Reed?

Willis Reed is 81 years old.

What is the height of Willis Reed?

Willis Reed is 6-9 (206cm) tall.

What is the weight of Willis Reed?

Willis Reed is 240 lbs (109kg).

What is the birthday of Willis Reed?

Willis Reed was born on Jun 25, 1942.

What position does Willis Reed play?

Willis Reed plays the FC position.

What was the pre-draft team of Willis Reed?

Willis Reed was drafted out of Grambling State.

What high school did Willis Reed attend?

Willis Reed attended West Side High School in Lillie, Louisiana.

What nationality is Willis Reed?

Willis Reed has a United States nationality.

Where was Willis Reed born?

Willis Reed was born in Hico, Louisiana.

How many NBA seasons has Willis Reed played?

Willis Reed played 10 seasons in the NBA.

What are the career averages of Willis Reed?

Willis Reed had career averages 18.7 points, 12.9 rebounds, 1.8 assists in 650 games.

What are the career totals of Willis Reed?

Willis Reed had career totals of 12,183 points, 8,414 rebounds, 1,186 assists, 21 blocks, 12 steals in 650 games.

How many teams has Willis Reed been on?

Willis Reed played their entire career for the New York Knicks.

When was Willis Reed drafted?

Willis Reed was drafted in the 2nd round (#10 overall) of the 1964 NBA Draft by the New York Knicks.

What is Willis Reed's career high in points?

Willis Reed averaged a career high 21.7 points per game in 1969-1970.

What is Willis Reed's career high in rebounds?

Willis Reed averaged a career high 14.7 rebounds per game in 1964-1965.

What is Willis Reed's career high in assists?

Willis Reed averaged a career high 2.3 assists per game in 1968-1969.

What is the career PER of Willis Reed's?

Willis Reed had a career PER of 19.8.

Is Willis Reed in the Hall of Fame?

Yes, Willis Reed was inducted in the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1982.

How many championships has Willis Reed won?

Willis Reed has won 2 NBA championships.

How many times did Willis Reed win Michael Jordan Most Valuable Player?

Willis Reed won MVP 1 time.

How many times did Willis Reed win Bill Russell NBA Finals MVP?

Willis Reed won Finals MVP 2 times.

How many times did Willis Reed win All-NBA First Team?

Willis Reed won All-NBA 1st 1 time.

How many times did Willis Reed win All-NBA Defensive First Team?

Willis Reed won All-NBA Defensive 1st 1 time.

How many times did Willis Reed win Wilt Chamberlain Rookie Of The Year?

Willis Reed won ROY 1 time.

How many All-Star teams has Willis Reed been on?

Willis Reed is a 7x All-Star.

Is Willis Reed's jersey retired?

Willis Reed's #19 jersey was retired by the New York Knicks.