Nick Weatherspoon

Nick Weatherspoon

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Personal information
Date of birth	July 20, 1950(1950-07-20)
Place of birth	Greenwood, Mississippi
Nationality	American
Date of death	October 17, 2008(2008-10-17) (aged 58)
Place of death	Canton, Ohio
High school	Canton McKinley
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
College	Illinois (1969–1973)
NBA Draft	1973 / Round: 1 / Pick: 13th overall
Selected by the Capital Bullets
Pro career	1973–1980
Career history
1973–1976	Capital / Washington Bullets
1976–1977	Seattle SuperSonics
1977–1978	Chicago Bulls
1978–1980	San Diego Clippers
Career highlights and awards
NBA All-Rookie First Team (1974)
Career NBA statistics
Points	4,086 (9.0 ppg)
Rebounds	2,232 (4.9 rpg)
Assists	418 (0.9 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Nick Levoter Weatherspoon (July 20, 1950, in Greenwood, Mississippi – October 17, 2008^[1]) was an American professional basketball player. He was a 6' 7" small forward.

Weatherspoon scored 1,431 points at Canton McKinley High School, holding the Bulldog scoring record for 37 years until Raymar Morgan broke it during the 2005–06 season. He was an All-American at the University of Illinois before being selected by the Capital Bullets with the 13th pick of the 1973 NBA Draft. Named to the 1974 NBA All-Rookie Team, Weatherspoon spent a total of seven seasons in the NBA with the Bullets, the Seattle SuperSonics, the Chicago Bulls, and the San Diego Clippers.^[1]

Weatherspoon was elected to the "Illini Men's Basketball All-Century Team" in 2004.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Beaven, Chris (October 18, 2008). "Former McKinley, NBA basketball player Nick Weatherspoon dies". http://www.cantonrep.com/index.php?ID=436825&r=0&Category=9&subCategoryID=0. Retrieved 2008-10-18. 

External links

• Career stats

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Name	Weatherspoon, Nick
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Short description
Date of birth	July 20, 1950
Place of birth	Greenwood, Mississippi
Date of death	October 17, 2008
Place of death	Canton, Ohio