John William Block, Jr. (born April 16, 1944) is an American former professional
basketball
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player.
A 6'10"
forward/
center
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from the
University of Southern California
, mottoeng = "Let whoever earns the palm bear it"
, religious_affiliation = Nonsectarian—historically Methodist
, established =
, accreditation = WSCUC
, type = Private research university
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, Block spent 10 seasons in the
National Basketball Association
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(NBA) as a member of the
Los Angeles Lakers (1966–1967),
San Diego Rockets
The Houston Rockets are an American professional basketball team based in Houston, Texas. The team plays in the Southwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The team was established in 1967, and pl ...
(1967–1971),
Milwaukee Bucks
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(1971–1972),
Philadelphia 76ers (1972–1973),
Kansas City–Omaha Kings
The Sacramento Kings are an American professional basketball team based in Sacramento, California. The Kings compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Western Conference Pacific Division. The Kings are the oldest ...
(1973–1974),
New Orleans Jazz (1974), and
Chicago Bulls
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(1974–1976). Block had his strongest season in 1967–68, when he averaged 20.2 points and 11.0 rebounds for the Rockets, who had just entered the NBA as an
expansion team. Block appeared in the
1973 NBA All-Star Game
The 1973 NBA All-Star Game was played at Chicago Stadium in Chicago on January 23, 1973.
MVP: Dave Cowens
Coaches: East: Tom Heinsohn
Thomas William Heinsohn (August 26, 1934 – November 9, 2020) was an American professional basketball play ...
, and registered 7,106 total points and 3,965
rebounds in his career.
Career statistics
basketball-reference.com. Retrieved on January 2, 2009.
NBA career statistics
Regular season
, -
, align="left" , 1966-67
, align="left" , Los Angeles
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, 22 , , - , , 5.4 , , .385 , , - , , .706 , , 2.0 , , 0.2 , , - , , - , , 2.9
, -
, align="left" , 1967–68
, align="left" , San Diego
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, 52 , , - , , 34.7 , , .423 , , - , , .802 , , 11.0 , , 1.4 , , - , , - , , 20.2
, -
, align="left" , 1968–69
, align="left" , San Diego
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, 78 , , - , , 31.9 , , .422 , , - , , .748 , , 9.0 , , 1.8 , , - , , - , , 15.3
, -
, align="left" , 1969–70
, align="left" , San Diego
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, 82 , , - , , 26.2 , , .442 , , - , , .782 , , 7.4 , , 1.7 , , - , , - , , 14.5
, -
, align="left" , 1970–71
, align="left" , San Diego
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, 73 , , - , , 20.1 , , .420 , , - , , .785 , , 6.1 , , 1.3 , , - , , - , , 9.6
, -
, align="left" , 1971–72
, align="left" , Milwaukee
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, 79 , , - , , 19.3 , , .440 , , - , , .749 , , 5.2 , , 1.2 , , - , , - , , 8.5
, -
, align="left" , 1972–73
, align="left" , Philadelphia
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, 48 , , - , , 32.5 , , .441 , , - , , .781 , , 9.2 , , 2.0 , , - , , - , , 17.9
, -
, align="left" , 1972–73
, align="left" , Kansas City-Omaha
, 25 , , - , , 19.3 , , .444 , , - , , .842 , , 4.8 , , 0.8 , , - , , - , , 9.0
, -
, align="left" , 1973–74
, align="left" , Kansas City-Omaha
, 82 , , - , , 21.7 , , .434 , , - , , .796 , , 4.7 , , 1.1 , , 0.8 , , 0.4 , , 8.7
, -
, align="left" , 1974–75
, align="left" ,
, 4 , , - , , 14.3 , , .310 , , - , , .900 , , 4.5 , , 1.8 , , 1.0 , , 0.3 , , 6.8
, -
, align="left" , 1974–75
, align="left" , Chicago
(''City in a Garden''); I Will
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, 50 , , - , , 17.6 , , .473 , , - , , .784 , , 4.3 , , 0.9 , , 0.8 , , 0.6 , , 8.1
, -
, align="left" , 1975–76
, align="left" , Chicago
(''City in a Garden''); I Will
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, 2 , , - , , 3.5 , , .500 , , - , , .000 , , 1.0 , , 0.0 , , 0.5 , , 0.0 , , 2.0
, - class="sortbottom"
, style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career
, 597 , , - , , 24.0 , , .433 , , - , , .778 , , 6.6 , , 1.3 , , 0.8 , , 0.5 , , 11.9
Playoffs
, -
, align="left" , 1966–67
, align="left" , Los Angeles
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, 1 , , - , , 1.0 , , .000 , , - , , .000 , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , , - , , - , , 0.0
, -
, align="left" , 1968–69
, align="left" , San Diego
San Diego ( , ; ) is a city on the Pacific Ocean coast of Southern California located immediately adjacent to the Mexico–United States border. With a 2020 population of 1,386,932, it is the eighth most populous city in the United State ...
, 5 , , - , , 19.4 , , .533 , , - , , .778 , , 2.8 , , 0.6 , , - , , - , , 12.4
, -
, align="left" , 1971–72
, align="left" , Milwaukee
Milwaukee ( ), officially the City of Milwaukee, is both the most populous and most densely populated city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Milwaukee County. With a population of 577,222 at the 2020 census, Milwaukee ...
, 11 , , - , , 14.2 , , .385 , , - , , .833 , , 5.0 , , 0.5 , , - , , - , , 5.0
, -
, align="left" , 1974–75
, align="left" , Chicago
(''City in a Garden''); I Will
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, map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago
, coordinates =
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, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name ...
, 4 , , - , , 8.5 , , .400 , , - , , .333 , , 1.5 , , 0.0 , , 1.0 , , 0.0 , , 3.3
, - class="sortbottom"
, style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career
, 21 , , - , , 13.7 , , .446 , , - , , .769 , , 3.6 , , 0.4 , , 1.0 , , 0.0 , , 6.2
References
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1944 births
Living people
Amateur Athletic Union men's basketball players
Basketball coaches from California
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Chicago Bulls players
Kansas City Kings players
Los Angeles Lakers draft picks
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Milwaukee Bucks players
National Basketball Association All-Stars
New Orleans Jazz expansion draft picks
New Orleans Jazz players
Philadelphia 76ers players
Point Loma Nazarene Sea Lions men's basketball coaches
Power forwards (basketball)
San Diego Rockets expansion draft picks
San Diego Rockets players
UC San Diego Tritons men's basketball coaches
USC Trojans men's basketball players
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