Dick Cunningham

For the American football player, see Dick Cunningham (American football).

Dick Cunningham

No. 19, 34
Center
Personal information
Date of birth	July 11, 1946 (1946-07-11) (age 65)
Place of birth	Canton, Ohio
Nationality	American
High school	Canton South (Canton, Ohio)
Listed height	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight	245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
College	Murray State
NBA Draft	1968 / Round: 2 / Pick: 21st overall
Selected by the Phoenix Suns
Pro career	1968–1975
Career history
1968–1971	Milwaukee Bucks
1971–1972	Houston Rockets
1972–1975	Milwaukee Bucks
Career highlights and awards
NBA Champion (1971)
Career statistics
Points	1,012 (2.8 ppg)
Rebounds	1,324 (3.7 rpg)
Assists	221 (0.6 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Dick Cunningham (born July 11, 1946 in Canton, Ohio) is a retired American professional basketball player.

A 6'10" center, Cunningham led NCAA Division I in rebounding as a junior at Murray State University with a school-record 21.8 rebounds per game in the 1966-67 season. He was selected to the All-Ohio Valley Conference basketball team in 1967 and 1968. In three seasons with the Murray State varsity, Cunningham scored 981 points and grabbed 1,292 rebounds in 71 games. His 479 rebounds in 1966-67 and his career rebounding average of 18.2 rebounds per game still stand as Murray State records. He was inducted into the Murray State Athletics Hall of Fame in 1986.^[1][2]

Cunningham was the 21st overall selection in the 1968 National Basketball Association draft by the Phoenix Suns and also was picked by the New York Nets in the American Basketball Association draft. Traded by the Suns to the Milwaukee Bucks before the 1968-69 season, Cunningham played seven seasons (1968–1975) in the NBA as a member of the Bucks and Houston Rockets. He averaged 2.8 points per game and 3.7 rebounds per game in his career and won an NBA championship with Milwaukee in 1971.^[3]

See also

• List of NCAA Division I men's basketball season rebounding leaders

References

1. ^ http://www.goracers.com/sports/2009/7/23/218299508.aspx
2. ^ http://www.racerhistory.com
3. ^ http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/c/cunnidi01.html Dick Cunningham's NBA statistics

Persondata
Name	Cunningham, Dick
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Short description
Date of birth	July 11, 1946
Place of birth	Canton, Ohio
Date of death
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