Corky Calhoun

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David "Corky" Calhoun (born November 1, 1950) is an American former professional basketball player. Calhoun played in the NBA from 1972 to 1980 after playing college basketball for the Penn Quakers. Calhoun was the first-round selection (4th overall) of the Phoenix Suns in the 1972 NBA draft. He won an NBA championship as a member of the 1976–1977 Portland Trail Blazers.

Basketball career

College career

Calhoun played college basketball for the University of Pennsylvania.[1] In 84 games for the Penn Quakers of the Ivy League, Calhoun averaged 12.7 points and 8.1 rebounds playing under Coach Chuck Daly. As a senior, Calhoun led Penn to the East Regional Final of the NCAA tournament and a 25–3 record.[2]

NBA career

Calhoun was selected by the Phoenix Suns in the 1972 NBA draft with the 4th overall pick and by the Kentucky Colonels in the 1972 American Basketball Association draft. Calhoun played for the Phoenix Suns for 3 years before being traded to the Los Angeles Lakers. He joined the Portland Trail Blazers as a free agent in 1976, and was a member of their championship team that year. After two seasons with the Blazers, Calhoun was traded to the Indiana Pacers where he was released in the middle of the 1980 season.

Personal life

Calhoun considered playing in France after the NBA, but ultimately took a job offer from Mobil) where he worked as U.S. fuels marketing coordinator.[3]

Career statistics

Legend
  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
 †  Won an NBA championship  *  Led the league

NBA

Source[4]

Regular season

Year Team GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Template:Nbay Phoenix 82* 24.7 .469 .740 4.1 .9 6.0
Template:Nbay Phoenix 77 28.7 .461 .760 5.3 1.8 .9 .4 8.2
Template:Nbay Phoenix 13 8.3 .375 .933 2.5 .3 .5 .2 2.9
Template:Nbay L.A. Lakers 57 22.3 .420 .710 4.1 1.3 .9 .4 5.0
Template:Nbay L.A. Lakers 76 23.9 .467 .783 4.5 1.1 .8 .5 5.4
Template:Nbay† Portland 70 10.6 .464 .776 2.1 .5 .3 .1 3.4
Template:Nbay Portland 79 17.3 .479 .868 2.7 1.1 .5 .2 5.3
Template:Nbay Indiana 81 16.4 .457 .837 2.9 1.3 .5 .2 4.7
Template:Nbay Indiana 7 4.3 .444 – .000 1.4 .0 .3 .0 1.1
Career 542 20.1 .460 – .782 3.6 1.1 .6 .3 5.3

Playoffs

Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1977† Portland 12 7.8 .520 .667 1.2 .3 .3 .2 2.3
1978 Portland 6 18.2 .517 .571 2.3 .5 .3 .2 5.7
Career 18 11.3 .519 .600 1.6 .4 .3 .2 3.4

References

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  3. ↑ The 1976–77 NBA champion Portland Trail Blazers: 30 years later, Oregonlive.com, June 4, 2007
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