Dave Gambee (born February 16, 1937) is an American former basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Early life

Gambee attended Corvallis High School in

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and starred in basketball and baseball.

College career

Gambee chose to stay in town and play college basketball at Oregon State University. Following the 1957–58 season, the 6-foot-7 Gambee was OSU’s career leader in points scored (1,468), was No. 3 in rebounds (828) and he had five 30-plus scoring games. Gambee was named an All-American twice while at Oregon State. He garnered those high honors in 1957 and 1958, and was also a first-team All-Pacific Coast Conference selection both years. He led the Beavers to the 1958 Pacific Coast Title and to three Far West Classic Championships. He was the 1957 Classic MVP. While at Oregon State, Gambee also was a 1st baseman and a pitcher on the Beaver Baseball team as well. In 2010, Gambee was inducted into the

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Basketball Hall of Honor.

Professional career

Gambee was drafted by the St. Louis Hawks in the first round (6th pick) of the

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. He played 12 seasons in the NBA with eight different teams (10.6 ppg, 5.2 rpg averages), and retired after the 1969–70 season.

NBA career statistics

Regular season

, - , align="left" , 1958–59 , align="left" , St. Louis , 2 , , - , , 3.5 , , 1.000 , , - , , .000 , , 1.0 , , 0.0 , , - , , - , , 1.0 , - , align="left" , 1959–60 , align="left" , St. Louis , 42 , , - , , 10.6 , , .409 , , - , , .648 , , 3.7 , , 0.7 , , - , , - , , 5.0 , - , align="left" , 1959–60 , align="left" , Cincinnati , 19 , , - , , 11.1 , , .387 , , - , , .657 , , 3.9 , , 0.5 , , - , , - , , 5.0 , - , align="left" , 1960–61 , align="left" ,

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, style="background:#cfecec;", 79* , , - , , 26.5 , , .419 , , - , , .827 , , 7.4 , , 1.3 , , - , , - , , 13.7 , - , align="left" , 1961–62 , align="left" ,

, style="background:#cfecec;", 80* , , - , , 28.8 , , .424 , , - , , .817 , , 7.9 , , 1.4 , , - , , - , , 16.7 , - , align="left" , 1962–63 , align="left" ,

, 60 , , - , , 20.6 , , .438 , , - , , .836 , , 4.8 , , 0.8 , , - , , - , , 11.2 , - , align="left" , 1963–64 , align="left" , Philadelphia , 41 , , - , , 22.6 , , .394 , , - , , .816 , , 6.2 , , 0.9 , , - , , - , , 11.0 , - , align="left" , 1964–65 , align="left" , Philadelphia , style="background:#cfecec;", 80* , , - , , 24.9 , , .412 , , - , , .813 , , 5.9 , , 1.4 , , - , , - , , 12.6 , - , align="left" , 1965–66 , align="left" , Philadelphia , 72 , , - , , 14.8 , , .384 , , - , , .850 , , 3.8 , , 1.0 , , - , , - , , 6.9 , - , style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;" , 1966–67† , align="left" , Philadelphia , 63 , , - , , 12.0 , , .435 , , - , , .856 , , 3.1 , , 0.7 , , - , , - , , 6.5 , - , align="left" , 1967–68 , align="left" , San Diego , 80 , , - , , 21.9 , , .440 , , - , , .847 , , 5.8 , , 1.2 , , - , , - , , 13.4 , - , align="left" , 1968–69 , align="left" , Milwaukee , 34 , , - , , 18.4 , , .464 , , - , , .827 , , 5.3 , , 0.9 , , - , , - , , 12.1 , - , align="left" , 1968–69 , align="left" , Detroit , 25 , , - , , 12.1 , , .423 , , - , , .790 , , 3.1 , , 0.6 , , - , , - , , 6.8 , - , align="left" , 1969–70 , align="left" , San Francisco , 73 , , - , , 13.0 , , .399 , , - , , .839 , , 3.3 , , 0.8 , , - , , - , , 7.2 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 750 , , - , , 19.6 , , .420 , , - , , .822 , , 5.2 , , 1.0 , , - , , - , , 10.6

Playoffs

, - , align="left" , 1960–61 , align="left" ,

, 8 , , - , , 26.0 , , .358 , , - , , .780 , , 6.9 , , 1.5 , , - , , - , , 12.5 , - , align="left" , 1961–62 , align="left" ,

, 5 , , - , , 34.0 , , .315 , , - , , .880 , , 9.0 , , 0.8 , , - , , - , , 11.2 , - , align="left" , 1962–63 , align="left" ,

, 5 , , - , , 15.0 , , .294 , , - , , .923 , , 3.2 , , 0.0 , , - , , - , , 6.4 , - , align="left" , 1963–64 , align="left" , Philadelphia , 5 , , - , , 29.8 , , .400 , , - , , .778 , , 5.8 , , 1.6 , , - , , - , , 13.8 , - , align="left" , 1964–65 , align="left" , Philadelphia , 10 , , - , , 13.2 , , .333 , , - , , .882 , , 2.3 , , 0.6 , , - , , - , , 6.2 , - , align="left" , 1965–66 , align="left" , Philadelphia , 5 , , - , , 16.4 , , .379 , , - , , .727 , , 2.8 , , 0.8 , , - , , - , , 6.0 , - , style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;" , 1966–67† , align="left" , Philadelphia , 5 , , - , , 4.8 , , .545 , , - , , 1.000 , , 1.2 , , 0.4 , , - , , - , , 3.6 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 43 , , - , , 19.5 , , .356 , , - , , .834 , , 4.4 , , 0.8 , , - , , - , , 8.5

References

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