Nick Weatherspoon
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Script error: No such module "Infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Nick Levoter Weatherspoon (July 20, 1950 – October 17, 2008)[1] was an American professional basketball player.
Career
Weatherspoon, nicknamed "Spoon", scored 1,431 points at Canton McKinley High School, holding the Bulldog scoring record for 37 years until Raymar Morgan broke it during the 2005–06 season. He was an All-American at the University of Illinois before being selected by the Capital Bullets with the 13th pick of the 1973 NBA draft.[2] Named to the 1974 NBA All-Rookie Team, Weatherspoon spent a total of seven seasons in the NBA with the Bullets, the Seattle SuperSonics, the Chicago Bulls, and the San Diego Clippers.[1]
Weatherspoon was elected to the "Illini Men's Basketball All-Century Team" in 2004. He was a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, and was initiated in the Fraternity through Tau chapter in 1971.
Honors
Basketball
- 1972 – Team MVP[3]
- 1972 – Honorable Mention All-Big Ten
- 1973 – Team Captain
- 1973 – Team MVP
- 1973 – 1st Team All-Big Ten
- 1973 – Honorable Mention All American
- 2004 – Elected to the "Illini Men's Basketball All-Century Team".
- 2008 – Honored as one of the thirty-three honored jerseys which hang in the State Farm Center to show regard for being the most decorated basketball players in the University of Illinois' history.
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 |
NBA
Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973–74 | Capital | 65 | Script error: No such module "sort". | 18.7 | .412 | Script error: No such module "sort". | .691 | 6.1 | .6 | .7 | .2 | 7.6 |
| 1974–75 | Washington | 82 | Script error: No such module "sort". | 16.4 | .456 | Script error: No such module "sort". | .746 | 4.2 | .6 | .8 | .3 | 7.5 |
| 1975–76 | Washington | 64 | Script error: No such module "sort". | 16.9 | .476 | Script error: No such module "sort". | .701 | 4.3 | .9 | .7 | .3 | 8.3 |
| 1976–77 | Washington | 11 | Script error: No such module "sort". | 13.8 | .355 | Script error: No such module "sort". | .625 | 2.2 | .2 | .3 | .5 | 5.4 |
| 1976–77 | Seattle | 51 | Script error: No such module "sort". | 29.5 | .461 | Script error: No such module "sort". | .632 | 7.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | .5 | 12.8 |
| 1977–78 | Chicago | 41 | Script error: No such module "sort". | 14.9 | .443 | Script error: No such module "sort". | .881 | 3.0 | .8 | .5 | .2 | 5.1 |
| 1978–79 | San Diego | 82 | Script error: No such module "sort". | 32.2 | .480 | Script error: No such module "sort". | .739 | 5.5 | 1.6 | 1.0 | .5 | 13.8 |
| 1979–80 | San Diego | 57 | Script error: No such module "sort". | 19.7 | .434 | Script error: No such module "sort". | .692 | 3.6 | .9 | .6 | .3 | 6.9 |
| Career | 453 | Script error: No such module "sort". | 21.4 | .455 | Script error: No such module "sort". | .713 | 4.9 | .9 | .8 | .3 | 9.0 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Capital | 7 | Script error: No such module "sort". | 12.4 | .474 | Script error: No such module "sort". | .400 | 3.9 | .0 | .3 | .3 | 2.9 |
| 1975 | Washington | 17 | Script error: No such module "sort". | 23.8 | .515 | Script error: No such module "sort". | .814 | 4.8 | .9 | .8 | .1 | 10.3 |
| 1976 | Washington | 7 | Script error: No such module "sort". | 32.0 | .450 | Script error: No such module "sort". | .560 | 6.0 | 1.4 | .3 | .6 | 12.3 |
| Career | 31 | Script error: No such module "sort". | 23.1 | .489 | Script error: No such module "sort". | .699 | 4.8 | .8 | .6 | .3 | 9.1 | |
College
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970–71 | Illinois | 23 | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | .452 | Script error: No such module "sort". | .718 | 10.7 | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | 16.6 |
| 1971–72 | Illinois | 24 | 24 | Script error: No such module "sort". | .419 | Script error: No such module "sort". | .746 | 11.0 | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | 20.8 |
| 1972–73 | Illinois | 24 | 23 | 36.7 | .457 | Script error: No such module "sort". | .711 | 12.3 | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | 25.0 |
| Career | 71 | 47 | 36.7 | .443 | Script error: No such module "sort". | .725 | 11.4 | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | 20.9 | |
References
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- ↑ FightingIllini.com
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External links
- College stats at Sports-Reference.com
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