Danny Thomas Roundfield (May 26, 1953 – August 6, 2012) was an American professional

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player. The 6'8"

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/ center graduated from

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in 1971. On the collegiate scene, Roundfield was twice selected to the All-

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Team for

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; he was also the 1975 MAC Player of the Year. Roundfield spent 12 seasons in the

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and

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, playing for the

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(1975–1978), Atlanta Hawks (1978–1984), Detroit Pistons (1984–1985), and Washington Bullets (1985–1987). Then he moved to

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, and played a season for

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. Roundfield earned a reputation as a strong rebounder and tenacious defender, and during his career he was named to five NBA All-Defensive teams and three All-Star teams. His

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was Dr. Rounds. On November 21, 1978, Roundfield scored a career best 38 points, along with grabbing 10 rebounds, in a 113-107 win over the

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. In the 1979 NBA Playoffs, Roundfield led the Hawks to a first round win over the Rockets while averaging 18 points, 15 rebounds, and 3.5 blocks a game. However, in the following round, the hawks would be eliminated by the defending champion Washington Bullets in a tough seven game series. Roundfield was selected to the NBA Eastern Conference All-Star team in three consecutive seasons from 1980 to 1982. He made the most of his 1980 All-Star appearance debut, scoring 18 points and grabbing 13 rebounds in 27 minutes coming off the bench. He came close to winning the game's MVP award for his performance, but was overshadowed by fellow Detroit product

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's 34-point output. In the

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, Roundfield scored a career playoff high 29 points, in a deciding Game 2 loss to the

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in a best of three first round series. He was unable to play in the 1982-83 season, though, due to an injury.

NBA career statistics

Regular season

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(ABA) , 67 , , – , , 11.4 , , .424 , , .000 , , .631 , , 3.9 , , 0.5 , , 0.5 , , 0.6 , , 5.1 , - , align="left" , 1976–77 , align="left" ,

(NBA) , 61 , , – , , 27.0 , , .466 , , – , , .686 , , 8.5 , , 1.1 , , 1.0 , , 2.1 , , 13.9 , - , align="left" , 1977–78 , align="left" ,

(NBA) , 79 , , – , , 30.7 , , .489 , , – , , .727 , , 10.2 , , 2.5 , , 1.0 , , 1.9 , , 13.4 , - , align="left" , 1978–79 , align="left" ,

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(NBA) , 80 , , – , , 31.7 , , .504 , , – , , .714 , , 10.8 , , 1.6 , , 1.1 , , 2.2 , , 15.3 , - , align="left" , 1979–80 , align="left" ,

(NBA) , 81 , , – , , 32.0 , , .499 , , .000 , , .710 , , 10.3 , , 2.3 , , 1.2 , , 1.7 , , 16.5 , - , align="left" , 1980–81 , align="left" ,

(NBA) , 63 , , – , , 33.8 , , .527 , , .000 , , .721 , , 10.1 , , 2.6 , , 1.2 , , 1.9 , , 17.6 , - , align="left" , 1981–82 , align="left" ,

(NBA) , 61 , , 58 , , 36.3 , , .466 , , .200 , , .760 , , 11.8 , , 2.7 , , 1.0 , , 1.5 , , 18.6 , - , align="left" , 1982–83 , align="left" ,

(NBA) , 77 , , 76 , , 36.5 , , .470 , , .185 , , .749 , , 11.4 , , 2.9 , , 0.8 , , 1.5 , , 19.0 , - , align="left" , 1983–84 , align="left" ,

(NBA) , 73 , , 72 , , 35.8 , , .485 , , .000 , , .770 , , 9.9 , , 2.5 , , 0.8 , , 1.0 , , 18.9 , - , align="left" , 1984–85 , align="left" ,

(NBA) , 56 , , 43 , , 26.6 , , .467 , , .000 , , .781 , , 8.1 , , 1.8 , , 0.5 , , 1.0 , , 10.9 , - , align="left" , 1985–86 , align="left" ,

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(NBA) , 79 , , 21 , , 29.4 , , .488 , , .000 , , .754 , , 8.1 , , 1.8 , , 0.5 , , 0.6 , , 11.6 , - , align="left" , 1986–87 , align="left" ,

(NBA) , 36 , , 0 , , 18.6 , , .409 , , .200 , , .792 , , 4.7 , , 1.1 , , 0.3 , , 0.4 , , 6.6 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 813 , , 270 , , 29.7 , , .482 , , .111 , , .735 , , 9.2 , , 2.0 , , 0.9 , , 1.4 , , 14.3 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", All-Star , 1 , , 0 , , 27.0 , , .467 , , – , , .444 , , 13.0 , , 0.0 , , 1.0 , , 2.0 , , 18.0

Playoffs

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1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...

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(ABA) , 2 , , – , , 12.5 , , .583 , , – , , .889 , , 5.0 , , 0.0 , , 1.0 , , 2.0 , , 11.0 , - , style="text-align:left;",

1979 Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ...

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(NBA) , 9 , , – , , 37.6 , , .459 , , – , , .800 , , 11.8 , , 2.8 , , 0.9 , , 2.6 , , 17.6 , - , style="text-align:left;",

1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning System time epoch begins at 00:00 UTC. * January 9 – ...

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(NBA) , 5 , , – , , 34.8 , , .464 , , .000 , , .629 , , 11.6 , , 2.2 , , 0.8 , , 1.6 , , 17.2 , - , style="text-align:left",

1982 Events January * January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00). * January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street bridges, 14th Street Bridge in ...

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(NBA) , 2 , , – , , 42.5 , , .472 , , – , , .571 , , 11.0 , , 1.0 , , 1.0 , , 2.0 , , 21.0 , - , style="text-align:left;",

1983 The year 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call. Events January * January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to Internet protocol suite, TCP/IP is officially completed (this is consid ...

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(NBA) , 3 , , – , , 41.3 , , .480 , , .000 , , .455 , , 14.0 , , 3.3 , , 1.3 , , 1.3 , , 17.7 , - , style="text-align:left;",

1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast A ...

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(NBA) , 5 , , – , , 38.2 , , .435 , , 1.000 , , .714 , , 8.8 , , 1.7 , , 0.4 , , 1.4 , , 17.2 , - , style="text-align:left;",

1985 The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** The Internet's Domain Name System is created. ** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a ...

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(NBA) , 9 , , 8 , , 23.9 , , .485 , , – , , .941 , , 6.7 , , 1.7 , , 0.4 , , 0.7 , , 9.1 , - , style="text-align:left;",

1986 The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. **Spain and Portugal ente ...

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(NBA) , 5 , , 0 , , 35.4 , , .528 , , .000 , , .824 , , 9.2 , , 2.0 , , 0.4 , , 0.8 , , 14.0 , -class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan=2, Career , 40 , , 8 , , 33.2 , , .473 , , .250, , .732 , , 9.7 , , 2.0 , , 0.7 , , 1.5 , , 15.0 Roundfield lived in

, where he worked for Camp Dresser & McKee Inc. Roundfield died at

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in San Nicolas Zuid,

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in August 2012, drowning after helping his wife, Bernadine, to safety.

References

External links

Career stats
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