David John Corzine (born April 25, 1956) is an American retired professional

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player in the

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(NBA).

Biography

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-area native who went to John Hersey High School in Arlington Heights and

DePaul University DePaul University is a private, Catholic research university in Chicago, Illinois. Founded by the Vincentians in 1898, the university takes its name from the 17th-century French priest Saint Vincent de Paul. In 1998, it became the largest Ca ...

in Chicago, Corzine was the 18th overall pick of the 1978 NBA draft by the

Washington Bullets The Washington Wizards are an American professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C. The Wizards compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Southeast Division. The team plays ...

. With the Bullets, Corzine participated in the 1979 NBA Finals but they lost in five games to the Seattle SuperSonics. After two years with the Bullets and two more with the

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, Corzine returned to his hometown to play for the

Chicago Bulls The Chicago Bulls are an American professional basketball team based in Chicago. The Bulls compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Central Division. The team was founded on January ...

for seven seasons, where he started in 285 out of 556 games played for the team. He was then traded to the Orlando Magic for two second-round picks (which the

used to select

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and P.J. Brown, respectively) on June 27, 1989. He began the 1989–90 season as the inaugural Orlando Magic's first starting center, but just as early as in a game no.3 against the Cleveland Cavaliers (won by the Magic in overtime giving them 2–1 record) in a first quarter he got serious ligament damage in his left knee, and was subsequently forced to miss a lot of time. He returned to play a few minutes in three late-December games the same year, but hurt the knee again, and never suited up for the team again after that. After the season, he signed with the

Seattle SuperSonics The Seattle SuperSonics (commonly known as the Seattle Sonics) were an American professional basketball team based in Seattle. The SuperSonics competed in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member club of the league's Western Confe ...

as a Free Agent on October 4, 1990. At the time of his signing, his attorney, Herb Rudoy allegedly said: "Dave is excited, but he's going to get into it slowly. He's looking to play four or five more years in this league." – As it turned out, most likely because of the injuries and lack of playing time, he would only play that one final season to finish his NBA career. He averaged 8.5 points, 5.9 rebounds, 0.4 steals, and 1.0 blocks per game in the NBA and his best season was arguable with the

in 1982–83 when he averaged 14.0 points and 8.7 rebounds per game, or the 1983–84 NBA season, where he played and started all 82 games and had career-highs in many statistical categories, including steals, assists, blocks, FT%, and 3-PT%.

NBA career statistics

Regular season

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Playoffs

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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 so ...

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1981 Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major offensiv ...

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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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1988 File:1988 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The oil platform Piper Alpha explodes and collapses in the North Sea, killing 165 workers; The USS Vincennes (CG-49) mistakenly shoots down Iran Air Flight 655; Australia celebrates its Bicenten ...

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Corzine, Dave 1956 births Living people All-American college men's basketball players American expatriate basketball people in Italy American men's basketball players Basketball coaches from Illinois Basketball players from Illinois Centers (basketball) Chicago Bulls players Continental Basketball Association coaches DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball players Orlando Magic players People from Arlington Heights, Illinois Power forwards (basketball) San Antonio Spurs players Seattle SuperSonics players Sportspeople from Cook County, Illinois Washington Bullets draft picks Washington Bullets players John Hersey High School alumni