John William Block, Jr. (born April 16, 1944) is an American former professional

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player. A 6'10" forward/

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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 , academic_affiliations = , endowment = $8.1 ...

, Block spent 10 seasons in the

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(NBA) as a member of the Los Angeles Lakers (1966–1967),

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(1967–1971),

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(1971–1972), Philadelphia 76ers (1972–1973),

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(1973–1974), New Orleans Jazz (1974), and

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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

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, and registered 7,106 total points and 3,965 rebounds in his career.Career statistics
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NBA career statistics

Regular season

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, 78 , , - , , 31.9 , , .422 , , - , , .748 , , 9.0 , , 1.8 , , - , , - , , 15.3 , - , align="left" , 1969–70 , align="left" ,

, 82 , , - , , 26.2 , , .442 , , - , , .782 , , 7.4 , , 1.7 , , - , , - , , 14.5 , - , align="left" , 1970–71 , align="left" ,

, 73 , , - , , 20.1 , , .420 , , - , , .785 , , 6.1 , , 1.3 , , - , , - , , 9.6 , - , align="left" , 1971–72 , align="left" ,

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Playoffs

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, 5 , , - , , 19.4 , , .533 , , - , , .778 , , 2.8 , , 0.6 , , - , , - , , 12.4 , - , align="left" , 1971–72 , align="left" ,

, 11 , , - , , 14.2 , , .385 , , - , , .833 , , 5.0 , , 0.5 , , - , , - , , 5.0 , - , align="left" , 1974–75 , align="left" ,

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References

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