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American basketball player

Rich Niemann
Personal information
Born (1946-07-02) July 2, 1946 (age 78)
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Listed height7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Listed weight245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High schoolDuBourg (St. Louis, Missouri)
CollegeSaint Louis (1965–1968)
NBA draft1968: 4th round, 42nd overall pick
Selected by the Detroit Pistons
Playing career1968–1972
PositionCenter
Number19, 20, 27, 52
Career history
1968–1969Detroit Pistons
1969Milwaukee Bucks
1969–1970Boston Celtics
1970Carolina Cougars
1970–1971The Floridians
1971–1972Dallas Chaparrals
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× First-team All-MVC (1967, 1968)
Career NBA/ABA statistics
Points1,230
Rebounds1,079
Assists158
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference

Richard W. Niemann (born July 2, 1946) is an American former basketball player who played at center in the National Basketball Association and American Basketball Association. Niemann was originally drafted in the fourth round of the 1968 NBA draft by the Detroit Pistons. That season, he was traded from the Pistons to the Milwaukee Bucks along with cash for Dave Gambee. Later that year, he was claimed by the Boston Celtics after he was waived by the Bucks. After his time with the Celtics, he played the rest of his career in the American Basketball Association 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

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

NBA

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1968–69 Detroit 16 - 7.7 .426 - .800 2.6 0.6 - - 3.0
1968–69 Milwaukee 18 - 8.3 .407 - .733 3.3 0.4 - - 3.3
1969–70 Boston 6 - 3.0 .400 - 1.000 1.0 0.3 - - 1.0
Career 40 - 7.3 .414 - .778 2.7 0.5 - - 2.8

ABA

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1969–70 Carolina 63 - 23.3 .474 .000 .734 8.9 1.4 - - 11.3
1970–71 Floridians 51 - 12.6 .502 .000 .717 5.0 0.6 - - 5.6
1971–72 Dallas 33 - 15.9 .490 .000 .735 4.7 0.7 - - 3.7
Career 147 - 17.9 .483 .000 .731 6.6 1.0 - - 7.6

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1969–70 Carolina 4 - 12.8 .375 .000 1.000 3.0 0.5 - - 3.8
1970–71 Floridians 1 - 2.0 .500 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 - - 2.0
Career 5 - 10.6 .389 .000 1.000 2.4 0.4 - - 3.4

References

  1. "Rich Niemann". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 19, 2011.
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