Nick Levoter Weatherspoon (July 20, 1950 – October 17, 2008) was an American professional basketball player.
Personal information | |
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Born | Greenwood, Mississippi | July 20, 1950
Died | October 17, 2008 Canton, Ohio | (aged 58)
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Canton McKinley (Canton, Ohio) |
College | Illinois (1970–1973) |
NBA draft | 1973: 1st round, 13th overall pick |
Selected by the Capital Bullets | |
Playing career | 1973–1980 |
Position | Small forward |
Number | 12, 13 |
Career history | |
1973–1976 | Capital / Washington Bullets |
1976–1977 | Seattle SuperSonics |
1977–1978 | Chicago Bulls |
1978–1980 | San Diego Clippers |
Career highlights and awards | |
Career NBA statistics | |
Points | 4,086 (9.0 ppg) |
Rebounds | 2,232 (4.9 rpg) |
Assists | 418 (0.9 apg) |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
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. 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.
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.
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 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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1973–74 | Capital | 65 | — | 18.7 | .412 | — | .691 | 6.1 | .6 | .7 | .2 | 7.6 |
1974–75 | Washington | 82 | — | 16.4 | .456 | — | .746 | 4.2 | .6 | .8 | .3 | 7.5 |
1975–76 | Washington | 64 | — | 16.9 | .476 | — | .701 | 4.3 | .9 | .7 | .3 | 8.3 |
1976–77 | Washington | 11 | — | 13.8 | .355 | — | .625 | 2.2 | .2 | .3 | .5 | 5.4 |
1976–77 | Seattle | 51 | — | 29.5 | .461 | — | .632 | 7.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | .5 | 12.8 |
1977–78 | Chicago | 41 | — | 14.9 | .443 | — | .881 | 3.0 | .8 | .5 | .2 | 5.1 |
1978–79 | San Diego | 82 | — | 32.2 | .480 | — | .739 | 5.5 | 1.6 | 1.0 | .5 | 13.8 |
1979–80 | San Diego | 57 | — | 19.7 | .434 | — | .692 | 3.6 | .9 | .6 | .3 | 6.9 |
Career | 453 | — | 21.4 | .455 | — | .713 | 4.9 | .9 | .8 | .3 | 9.0 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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1974 | Capital | 7 | — | 12.4 | .474 | — | .400 | 3.9 | .0 | .3 | .3 | 2.9 |
1975 | Washington | 17 | — | 23.8 | .515 | — | .814 | 4.8 | .9 | .8 | .1 | 10.3 |
1976 | Washington | 7 | — | 32.0 | .450 | — | .560 | 6.0 | 1.4 | .3 | .6 | 12.3 |
Career | 31 | — | 23.1 | .489 | — | .699 | 4.8 | .8 | .6 | .3 | 9.1 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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1970–71 | Illinois | 23 | — | — | .452 | — | .718 | 10.7 | — | — | — | 16.6 |
1971–72 | Illinois | 24 | 24 | — | .419 | — | .746 | 11.0 | — | — | — | 20.8 |
1972–73 | Illinois | 24 | 23 | 36.7 | .457 | — | .711 | 12.3 | — | — | — | 25.0 |
Career | 71 | 47 | 36.7 | .443 | — | .725 | 11.4 | — | — | — | 20.9 |
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