- Donnie Butcher
-
Donnie Butcher No. 19, 24 Guard Personal information Date of birth February 6, 1936 Place of birth Williamsport, Kentucky Nationality American High school Meade (Kentucky) Listed height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Listed weight 200 lb (91 kg) Career information College Pikeville College NBA Draft 1961 / Round: 7 / Pick: 60th overall Selected by the New York Knicks Pro career 1961–1966 League NBA Career history As player: 1961–1963 New York Knicks 1963–1966 Detroit Pistons As coach: 1967–1968 Detroit Pistons Career NBA statistics Points 1,696 (6.1 ppg) Rebounds 821 (2.9 rpg) Assists 585 (2.1 apg) Stats at NBA.com Stats at Basketball-Reference.com Donnis (Donnie) Butcher (born February 8, 1936 in Williamsport, Kentucky) is a former basketball player and coach. A 6'1" guard from Pikeville College, Butcher was selected by the New York Knickerbockers in the 7th round of the 1961 NBA Draft. He played five years in the NBA, for both the Knicks and the Detroit Pistons.
He would later coach the Pistons, posting a 52-60 record spread across three seasons.
External links
- Donnie Butcher (as player) at Basketball-Reference.com
- BasketballReference.com: Donnie Butcher (as coach)
Categories:- Living people
- 1936 births
- People from Johnson County, Kentucky
- College men's basketball players in the United States
- Detroit Pistons players
- Detroit Pistons head coaches
- New York Knicks draft picks
- New York Knicks players
- National Basketball Association head coaches
- University of Pikeville alumni
- American basketball biography, 1930s birth stubs
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.