Dave DeBusschere F

Born: Oct 16, 1940 (Passed away May 14, 2003, aged 62)

Birthplace/Hometown: Detroit, Michigan

Nationality: United States

Height: 6-6 (198cm)     Weight: 220 (100kg)

Current NBA Status: Unrestricted Free Agent

Draft Entry: 1962 NBA Draft

Drafted: 1962 Territorial Pick, Detroit Pistons

Pre-Draft Team: Detroit-Mercy (Sr)

High School: Austin Catholic High School [Detroit, Michigan]

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NBA Career

12 Years Of Service - NBA's Top 50, NBA's Top 75, Hall of Fame Player, 2x NBA Champion, 6x All-NBA Defensive 1st, 8x All-Star, #22 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
1962-63 DET 80 - 29.4 12.72 5.08 11.80 .430 - - - 2.58 3.59 .718 - - 8.68 2.59 - - - 3.09
1963-64 DET 15 - 20.3 8.60 3.47 8.87 .391 - - - 1.67 2.87 .581 - - 7.00 1.53 - - - 2.13
1964-65 DET 79 - 35.1 16.73 6.43 15.14 .425 - - - 3.87 5.53 .700 - - 11.06 3.20 - - - 3.06
1965-66 ☆ DET 79 - 34.1 16.42 6.63 16.25 .408 - - - 3.15 4.78 .659 - - 11.59 2.65 - - - 3.19
1966-67 ☆ DET 78 - 37.1 18.24 6.81 16.38 .415 - - - 4.63 6.56 .705 - - 11.85 2.77 - - - 3.81
1967-68 ☆ DET 80 - 39.1 17.94 7.16 16.19 .442 - - - 3.61 5.44 .664 - - 13.51 2.26 - - - 3.80
1968-69 * All Teams 76 - 38.7 16.33 6.66 15.00 .444 - - - 3.01 4.32 .698 - - 11.68 2.51 - - - 3.82
1968-69 * NYK 47 - 39.4 16.36 6.74 15.26 .442 - - - 2.87 4.21 .682 - - 11.38 2.72 - - - 3.81
1968-69 * DET 29 - 37.7 16.28 6.52 14.59 .447 - - - 3.24 4.48 .723 - - 12.17 2.17 - - - 3.83
1969-70 ☆ NYK 79 - 33.3 14.58 6.18 13.70 .451 - - - 2.23 3.24 .688 - - 10.00 2.46 - - - 3.09
1970-71 ☆ NYK 81 - 35.7 15.59 6.46 15.35 .421 - - - 2.68 3.85 .696 - - 11.12 2.72 - - - 2.93
1971-72 ☆ NYK 80 - 38.4 15.41 6.50 15.22 .427 - - - 2.41 3.31 .728 - - 11.26 3.64 - - - 2.74
1972-73 ☆ NYK 77 - 36.7 16.34 6.91 15.90 .435 - - - 2.52 3.38 .746 - - 10.22 3.36 - - - 2.79
1973-74 ☆ NYK 71 - 38.0 18.06 7.87 17.07 .461 - - - 2.31 3.06 .756 1.89 8.77 10.66 3.56 0.94 0.55 - 3.13
CAREER   875 - 35.7 16.06 6.54 15.14 .432 - - - 2.98 4.26 .699 1.89 8.77 10.99 2.85 0.94 0.55 - 3.20

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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
1962-63 DET 80 - 2,352 1,018 406 944 .430 - - - 206 287 .718 - - 694 207 - - - 247
1963-64 DET 15 - 304 129 52 133 .391 - - - 25 43 .581 - - 105 23 - - - 32
1964-65 DET 79 - 2,769 1,322 508 1,196 .425 - - - 306 437 .700 - - 874 253 - - - 242
1965-66 ☆ DET 79 - 2,696 1,297 524 1,284 .408 - - - 249 378 .659 - - 916 209 - - - 252
1966-67 ☆ DET 78 - 2,897 1,423 531 1,278 .415 - - - 361 512 .705 - - 924 216 - - - 297
1967-68 ☆ DET 80 - 3,125 1,435 573 1,295 .442 - - - 289 435 .664 - - 1,081 181 - - - 304
1968-69 * All Teams 76 - 2,943 1,241 506 1,140 .444 - - - 229 328 .698 - - 888 191 - - - 290
1968-69 * NYK 47 - 1,851 769 317 717 .442 - - - 135 198 .682 - - 535 128 - - - 179
1968-69 * DET 29 - 1,092 472 189 423 .447 - - - 94 130 .723 - - 353 63 - - - 111
1969-70 ☆ NYK 79 - 2,627 1,152 488 1,082 .451 - - - 176 256 .688 - - 790 194 - - - 244
1970-71 ☆ NYK 81 - 2,891 1,263 523 1,243 .421 - - - 217 312 .696 - - 901 220 - - - 237
1971-72 ☆ NYK 80 - 3,072 1,233 520 1,218 .427 - - - 193 265 .728 - - 901 291 - - - 219
1972-73 ☆ NYK 77 - 2,827 1,258 532 1,224 .435 - - - 194 260 .746 - - 787 259 - - - 215
1973-74 ☆ NYK 71 - 2,699 1,282 559 1,212 .461 - - - 164 217 .756 134 623 757 253 67 39 - 222
CAREER   875 - 31,202 14,053 5,722 13,249 .432 - - - 2,609 3,730 .699 134 623 9,618 2,497 67 39 - 2,801

☆ 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
1962-63 DET 80 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .173 - - 0.30 34 45 .430 1.30 2.30 3.60
1963-64 DET 15 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .022 - - 0.32 4 11 .267 -0.20 0.20 -
1964-65 DET 79 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219 - - 0.37 31 48 .392 2.80 3.70 6.60
1965-66 ☆ DET 79 - 0 0 1 0 0 0 .211 - - 0.29 22 57 .278 -0.10 3.70 3.70
1966-67 ☆ DET 78 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212 - - 0.40 30 48 .385 1.60 4.30 5.90
1967-68 ☆ DET 80 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .201 - - 0.34 38 42 .475 1.80 2.90 4.70
1968-69 * All Teams 76 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .209 - - 0.29 47 29 .618 2.20 3.00 5.20
1968-69 * NYK 47 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .124 - - 0.28 36 11 .766 1.20 2.60 3.80
1968-69 * DET 29 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .070 - - 0.31 11 18 .379 1.00 0.50 1.50
1969-70 ☆ NYK 79 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .179 - - 0.24 57 22 .722 0.70 5.80 6.60
1970-71 ☆ NYK 81 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205 - - 0.25 52 29 .642 -0.20 6.40 6.20
1971-72 ☆ NYK 80 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 - - 0.22 47 33 .588 -0.20 4.90 4.80
1972-73 ☆ NYK 77 - 1 0 0 0 0 0 .218 - - 0.21 52 25 .675 0.90 5.80 6.60
1973-74 ☆ NYK 71 - 0 0 1 0 0 0 .233 - - 0.18 41 30 .577 2.40 4.60 7.00
CAREER   875 - 1 0 2 0 0 0 .177 - - 0.28 455 419 .521 10.80 44.60 55.70

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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
1962-63 DET 80 - .476 .430 - - - - - - - - 114.79 - 1.08 - - 14.36
1963-64 DET 15 - .425 .391 - - - - - - - - 97.24 - 0.97 - - 14.27
1964-65 DET 79 - .476 .425 - - - 12.80 - - - - 112.50 - 1.11 - - 16.99
1965-66 ☆ DET 79 - .447 .408 - - - 10.91 - - - - 106.68 - 1.01 - - 15.25
1966-67 ☆ DET 78 - .473 .415 - - - 10.41 - - - - 112.06 - 1.11 - - 15.77
1967-68 ☆ DET 80 - .483 .442 - - - 7.56 - - - - 110.68 - 1.11 - - 14.96
1968-69 * All Teams 76 - .483 .444 - - - 8.78 - - - - 114.20 - 1.09 - - 14.40
1968-69 * NYK 47 - .478 .442 - - - 9.37 - - - - 112.39 - 1.07 - - 14.25
1968-69 * DET 29 - .491 .447 - - - 7.79 - - - - 116.99 - 1.12 - - 15.10
1969-70 ☆ NYK 79 - .482 .451 - - - 9.49 - - - - 113.85 - 1.06 - - 14.31
1970-71 ☆ NYK 81 - .458 .421 - - - 10.30 - - - - 111.63 - 1.02 - - 15.10
1971-72 ☆ NYK 80 - .462 .427 - - - 13.16 - - - - 115.52 - 1.01 - - 15.01
1972-73 ☆ NYK 77 - .470 .435 - - - 12.53 - - - - 118.08 - 1.03 - - 15.85
1973-74 ☆ NYK 71 - .490 .461 5.24 24.24 14.76 13.95 - 1.15 0.77 - 121.70 - 1.06 - 92.5 16.29
CAREER   875 - .472 .432 5.24 24.24 14.76 10.90 - 1.15 0.77 - 113.13 - 1.06 - 92.5 15.30

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NBA Transactions

Mar 26, 1962 - The Detroit Pistons selected Dave DeBusschere with a Territorial Pick in the 1962 NBA Draft.
Sep 1, 1962 - Dave DeBusschere signed a multi-year contract with the Detroit Pistons.
Dec 19, 1968 - Dave DeBusschere was acquired by the New York Knicks from the Detroit Pistons in a trade.
Jul 1, 1974 - Dave DeBusschere, previously with the New York Knicks, became a free agent.
May 14, 2003 - Dave DeBusschere passed away. He was 62 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
All-NBA Second Team - 1969
All-NBA Defensive First Team - 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974
All-Rookie First Team - 1963

* 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
1962-63 DET 4 - 39.8 20.00 6.25 14.75 .424 - - - 7.50 11.00 .682 - - 15.75 1.50 - - - 3.50
1967-68 DET 6 - 43.8 19.33 7.50 17.67 .425 - - - 4.33 7.50 .578 - - 16.17 2.17 - - - 3.83
1968-69 NYK 10 - 41.9 16.30 6.10 17.40 .351 - - - 4.10 5.00 .820 - - 14.80 3.30 - - - 4.30
1969-70 NYK 19 - 36.9 16.05 6.84 16.26 .421 - - - 2.37 3.58 .662 - - 11.58 2.42 - - - 3.32
1970-71 NYK 12 - 40.7 16.42 7.00 16.83 .416 - - - 2.42 3.67 .659 - - 13.00 1.83 - - - 3.33
1971-72 NYK 16 - 38.5 16.62 6.81 15.12 .450 - - - 3.00 4.00 .750 - - 12.06 2.31 - - - 3.19
1972-73 NYK 17 - 37.2 15.59 6.88 15.59 .442 - - - 1.82 2.35 .775 - - 10.53 3.41 - - - 3.35
1973-74 NYK 12 - 33.7 12.00 5.25 13.83 .380 - - - 1.50 2.42 .621 2.08 6.17 8.25 3.17 0.58 0.33 - 3.00
CAREER   96 - 38.4 16.00 6.60 15.86 .416 - - - 2.79 4.00 .698 2.08 6.17 12.03 2.64 0.58 0.33 - 3.41

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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
1962-63 DET 4 - 159 80 25 59 .424 - - - 30 44 .682 - - 63 6 - - - 14
1967-68 DET 6 - 263 116 45 106 .425 - - - 26 45 .578 - - 97 13 - - - 23
1968-69 NYK 10 - 419 163 61 174 .351 - - - 41 50 .820 - - 148 33 - - - 43
1969-70 NYK 19 - 701 305 130 309 .421 - - - 45 68 .662 - - 220 46 - - - 63
1970-71 NYK 12 - 488 197 84 202 .416 - - - 29 44 .659 - - 156 22 - - - 40
1971-72 NYK 16 - 616 266 109 242 .450 - - - 48 64 .750 - - 193 37 - - - 51
1972-73 NYK 17 - 632 265 117 265 .442 - - - 31 40 .775 - - 179 58 - - - 57
1973-74 NYK 12 - 404 144 63 166 .380 - - - 18 29 .621 25 74 99 38 7 4 - 36
CAREER   96 - 3,682 1,536 634 1,523 .416 - - - 268 384 .698 25 74 1,155 253 7 4 - 327

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
1962-63 DET 4 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .201 - - 0.75 1 3 .250 0.20 0.30 0.50
1967-68 DET 6 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223 - - 0.42 2 4 .333 - 0.50 0.50
1968-69 NYK 10 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223 - - 0.29 6 4 .600 -0.30 0.60 0.40
1969-70 NYK 19 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .201 - - 0.22 12 7 .632 -0.20 1.30 1.10
1970-71 NYK 12 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213 - - 0.22 7 5 .583 -0.10 0.80 0.70
1971-72 NYK 16 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218 - - 0.26 9 7 .563 0.50 0.80 1.30
1972-73 NYK 17 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 - - 0.15 12 5 .706 0.30 0.70 1.00
1973-74 NYK 12 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215 - - 0.17 5 7 .417 -0.30 0.30 -
CAREER   96 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216 - - 0.25 54 42 .563 0.40 4.70 5.10

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
1962-63 DET 4 - .510 .424 - - - 5.85 - - - - 110.55 - 1.36 - - 15.17
1967-68 DET 6 - .461 .425 - - - 6.76 - - - - 100.23 - 1.09 - - 14.77
1968-69 NYK 10 - .416 .351 - - - 10.74 - - - - 117.06 - 0.94 - - 13.64
1969-70 NYK 19 - .450 .421 - - - 8.69 - - - - 108.25 - 0.99 - - 13.74
1970-71 NYK 12 - .445 .416 - - - 6.53 - - - - 107.49 - 0.98 - - 13.72
1971-72 NYK 16 - .492 .450 - - - 8.76 - - - - 120.04 - 1.10 - - 15.67
1972-73 NYK 17 - .469 .442 - - - 12.78 - - - - 121.65 - 1.00 - - 15.73
1973-74 NYK 12 - .403 .380 6.24 20.54 13.01 14.40 - 0.84 0.55 - 100.02 - 0.87 - 98.2 11.87
CAREER   96 - .454 .416 6.24 20.54 13.01 9.86 - 0.84 0.55 - 111.42 - 1.01 - 98.2 14.41

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NBA All-Star Weekend Competitions

Eastern All-Star Fan Vote Selection - 1973
Eastern All-Star Coaches Selection - 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974
Western All-Star Coaches Selection - 1966, 1967

* 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
1966 West 1 - 22 4 1 14 .071 - - - 2 2 1.000 - - 6 1 - - - 1
1967 West 1 - 25 22 11 17 .647 - - - 0 0 .000 - - 6 0 - - - 1
1968 East 1 - 12 0 0 3 .000 - - - 0 0 .000 - - 4 0 - - - 1
1970 East 1 - 14 10 5 10 .500 - - - 0 0 .000 - - 7 2 - - - 1
1971 East 1 - 19 8 4 7 .571 - - - 0 0 .000 - - 7 3 - - - 3
1972 East 1 - 26 8 4 8 .500 - - - 0 0 .000 - - 11 0 - - - 2
1973 East 1 - 25 9 4 8 .500 - - - 1 2 .500 - - 7 2 - - - 1
1974 East 1 - 24 16 8 14 .571 - - - 0 0 .000 2 1 3 3 1 0 - 2
TOTAL   8 - 167 77 37 81 .457 - - - 3 4 .750 2 49 51 11 1 0 - 12
AVERAGES   8 - 20.9 9.62 4.62 10.12 .457 - - - 0.38 0.50 .750 0.25 6.12 6.38 1.38 0.12 0.00 - 1.50

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NCAA Career

College: Detroit-Mercy (1962)

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
1958-59 Detroit-Mercy Fr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1959-60 Detroit-Mercy So - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1960-61 Detroit-Mercy Jr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1961-62 Detroit-Mercy Sr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

NCAA Awards & Honors

NABC All-American Second Team - 1961
NABC All-American Third Team - 1962
AP All-American Third Team - 1962
UPI All-American Third Team - 1960, 1961, 1962
NEA All-American First Team - 1960
NEA All-American Second Team - 1961, 1962


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Dave DeBusschere is 6-6 (198cm) tall.

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Dave DeBusschere is 220 lbs (100kg).

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Dave DeBusschere was born on Oct 16, 1940.

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Dave DeBusschere plays the F position.

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Dave DeBusschere was drafted out of Detroit-Mercy.

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Dave DeBusschere attended Austin Catholic High School in Detroit, Michigan.

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Dave DeBusschere has a United States nationality.

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Dave DeBusschere was born in Detroit, Michigan.

How many NBA seasons has Dave DeBusschere played?

Dave DeBusschere played 12 seasons in the NBA.

What are the career averages of Dave DeBusschere?

Dave DeBusschere had career averages 16.1 points, 11.0 rebounds, 2.9 assists in 875 games.

What are the career totals of Dave DeBusschere?

Dave DeBusschere had career totals of 14,053 points, 9,618 rebounds, 2,497 assists, 39 blocks, 67 steals in 875 games.

How many teams has Dave DeBusschere been on?

Dave DeBusschere played for 2 NBA teams in his career - Detroit Pistons, New York Knicks.

When was Dave DeBusschere drafted?

Dave DeBusschere was undrafted in 1962.

What is Dave DeBusschere's career high in points?

Dave DeBusschere averaged a career high 18.2 points per game in 1966-1967.

What is Dave DeBusschere's career high in rebounds?

Dave DeBusschere averaged a career high 13.5 rebounds per game in 1967-1968.

What is Dave DeBusschere's career high in assists?

Dave DeBusschere averaged a career high 3.6 assists per game in 1971-1972.

What is the career PER of Dave DeBusschere's?

Dave DeBusschere had a career PER of 15.3.

Is Dave DeBusschere in the Hall of Fame?

Yes, Dave DeBusschere was inducted in the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1983.

How many championships has Dave DeBusschere won?

Dave DeBusschere has won 2 NBA championships.

How many times did Dave DeBusschere win All-NBA Defensive First Team?

Dave DeBusschere won All-NBA Defensive 1st 6 times.

How many All-Star teams has Dave DeBusschere been on?

Dave DeBusschere is a 8x All-Star.

Is Dave DeBusschere's jersey retired?

Dave DeBusschere's #22 jersey was retired by the New York Knicks.