Phil Chenier

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Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Philip Chenier (born October 30, 1950)[1][2] is an American former professional basketball player who was a shooting guard in the National Basketball Association (NBA)[3] for ten seasons.[4] He was also a television sports broadcaster for the NBA's Washington Wizards.[5]

Early years

Born and raised in Berkeley, California, Chenier graduated from Berkeley High School and played college basketball for the California Golden Bears in Berkeley.[6]

NBA playing career

Chenier was selected fourth in the 1971 NBA Hardship Draft by the Baltimore Bullets (as well as the Carolina Cougars in the 1971 ABA Special Circumstances Draft, the Virginia Squires in the 1973 ABA Senior Draft, and the New York Nets in the 1974 ABA Draft of NBA Players), and played for the Bullets for eight seasons, from 1971 to 1979. The franchise moved from Baltimore to Washington in 1973, after his second season.[7] He was one of the better shooting guards in the NBA[8] for the first six seasons in his career, but he suffered a back injury early in the 1977–78 season and had season-ending surgery.[9][10] The Bullets went on to win the NBA title with Kevin Grevey as the shooting guard. Chenier was never the same player after that; he came back from his surgery late the next season, but never could crack the Bullets' starting lineup again.

Chenier was released by the Bullets after the 1978–79 season, and played briefly for the Indiana Pacers and Golden State Warriors and retired after the 1980–81 season.

Chenier, who was a 1972 NBA All-Rookie Team selection, averaged 17.2 points per game for his career, and was named to three NBA All-Star teams.[11] He finished 8th in MVP voting in the 1974–75 season.

In 2017, the Wizards announced that they would retire Chenier's number 45 jersey.[12] On March 23, 2018, Chenier's jersey was retired.[13] As of 2025, he is one of only five franchise players with that honor, the others being Elvin Hayes, Wes Unseld, Gus Johnson, and Earl Monroe.

Broadcasting career

Chenier, who got his start in television sports broadcasting with Home Team Sports back in 1985, has announced black college games alongside broadcasters Charlie Neil and James Brown for Black Entertainment Television. He was the color analyst for the Washington Bullets and Washington Wizards games on television from 1987 to 2017, with a final pairing for NBC Sports Washington alongside play-by-play commentator, Steve Buckhantz.

NBA 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

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
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Template:Nbay Washington 77 Script error: No such module "sort". 37.3 .450 Script error: No such module "sort". .825 3.8 3.2 2.3 .8 21.8
Template:Nbay Washington 80 Script error: No such module "sort". 36.9 .483 Script error: No such module "sort". .827 4.0 3.2 2.0 .6 19.9
Template:Nbay Washington 78 Script error: No such module "sort". 36.4 .444 Script error: No such module "sort". .841 3.8 3.8 1.5 .5 20.2
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Indiana 23 Script error: No such module "sort". 16.5 .385 .333 .692 1.5 2.0 .7 .4 5.4
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Career 578 Script error: No such module "sort". 33.1 .444 .400 .806 3.6 3.0 1.6 .6 17.2
All-Star 3 0 16.0 .500 Script error: No such module "sort". .500 1.7 1.0 .7 .0 7.3

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1972 Baltimore 6 Script error: No such module "sort". 25.5 .373 Script error: No such module "sort". .833 2.7 .8 Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". 9.0
1973 Baltimore 5 Script error: No such module "sort". 42.2 .506 Script error: No such module "sort". .750 4.2 3.4 Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". 17.8
1974 Capital 7 Script error: No such module "sort". 44.3 .453 Script error: No such module "sort". .892 6.1 1.7 1.9 1.1 22.4
1975 Washington 17* Script error: No such module "sort". 40.7 .470 Script error: No such module "sort". .895 4.5 3.2 1.3 .6 24.2
1976 Washington 7 Script error: No such module "sort". 37.9 .438 Script error: No such module "sort". .824 3.7 1.6 .9 .4 18.0
1977 Washington 9 Script error: No such module "sort". 40.0 .476 Script error: No such module "sort". .804 4.4 2.6 1.7 .4 25.0
1979 Washington 9 Script error: No such module "sort". 10.8 .217 Script error: No such module "sort". .455 0.9 1.0 .3 .0 2.8
Career 60 Script error: No such module "sort". 34.8 .450 Script error: No such module "sort". .845 3.8 2.2 1.2 .5 18.1

Personal life

Chenier resides in Columbia, Maryland, with his wife Gerry Chenier. He has two daughters, one son and grandchildren.

References

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