Richard W. Niemann (born July 2, 1946) is a former American basketball player who played at

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in the

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and

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. Niemann was originally drafted in the fourth round of the 1968 NBA draft by the

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. That season, he was traded from the Pistons to the

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along with cash for

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. Later that year, he was claimed by the

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after he was waived by the Bucks. After his time with the Celtics, he played the rest of his career in the

playing for the Carolina Cougars, the Miami Floridians, and the Dallas Chaparrals. Afterwards he taught chemistry and physics and coached baseball and basketball at several St. Louis area high schools for over 30 years.

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

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, 16 , , - , , 7.7 , , .426 , , - , , .800 , , 2.6 , , 0.6 , , - , , - , , 3.0 , - , align="left" , 1968–69 , align="left" ,

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, 18 , , - , , 8.3 , , .407 , , - , , .733 , , 3.3 , , 0.4 , , - , , - , , 3.3 , - , align="left" , 1969–70 , align="left" ,

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, 6 , , - , , 3.0 , , .400 , , - , , 1.000 , , 1.0 , , 0.3 , , - , , - , , 1.0 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 40 , , - , , 7.3 , , .414 , , - , , .778 , , 2.7 , , 0.5 , , - , , - , , 2.8

ABA

Regular season

, - , align="left" , 1969–70 , align="left" , Carolina , 63 , , - , , 23.3 , , .474 , , .000 , , .734 , , 8.9 , , 1.4 , , - , , - , , 11.3 , - , align="left" , 1970–71 , align="left" , Floridians , 51 , , - , , 12.6 , , .502 , , .000 , , .717 , , 5.0 , , 0.6 , , - , , - , , 5.6 , - , align="left" , 1971–72 , align="left" ,

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, 33 , , - , , 15.9 , , .490 , , .000 , , .735 , , 4.7 , , 0.7 , , - , , - , , 3.7 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 147 , , - , , 17.9 , , .483 , , .000 , , .731 , , 6.6 , , 1.0 , , - , , - , , 7.6

Playoffs

, - , align="left" , 1969–70 , align="left" , Carolina , 4 , , - , , 12.8 , , .375 , , .000 , , 1.000 , , 3.0 , , 0.5 , , - , , - , , 3.8 , - , align="left" , 1970–71 , align="left" , Floridians , 1 , , - , , 2.0 , , .500 , , .000 , , .000 , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , , - , , - , , 2.0 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 5 , , - , , 10.6 , , .389 , , .000 , , 1.000 , , 2.4 , , 0.4 , , - , , - , , 3.4

References

1946 births Living people American men's basketball players Basketball players from St. Louis Boston Celtics players Carolina Cougars players Centers (basketball) Dallas Chaparrals players Detroit Pistons draft picks Detroit Pistons players Miami Floridians players Milwaukee Bucks players Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball players {{1940s-US-basketball-bio-stub