Craig H. Dill (born December 17, 1944) was an American

basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appr ...

player. Dill played college basketball at the

University of Michigan , mottoeng = "Arts, Knowledge, Truth" , former_names = Catholepistemiad, or University of Michigania (1817–1821) , budget = $10.3 billion (2021) , endowment = $17 billion (2021)As o ...

. He was a 6'11" center. Dill was drafted in the fourth round (11th pick, 42nd overall) of the

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by the

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but opted instead to play for the

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of the

American Basketball Association The American Basketball Association (ABA) was a major men's professional basketball league from 1967 to 1976. The ABA ceased to exist with the ABA–NBA merger, American Basketball Association–National Basketball Association merger in 1976, ...

. Dill was a member of the 1967–68 Pittsburgh Pipers team that won the 1968 ABA Championship. During that season Dill averaged 6.8 points and 5.8 rebounds per game.Basketball-Reference.com Craig Dill page
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Dill, Craig 1944 births Living people American men's basketball players Basketball players from Michigan Michigan Wolverines men's basketball players Pittsburgh Pipers players Place of birth missing (living people) San Diego Rockets draft picks Sportspeople from Saginaw, Michigan Centers (basketball)