American basketball player and politician (born 1943)
Dave Bing
Bing in 2012
74th Mayor of Detroit
In office May 11, 2009 – January 1, 2014
Preceded by
Kenneth Cockrel Jr.
Succeeded by
Mike Duggan
Personal details
Born
(1943-11-24) November 24, 1943 (age 80) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political party
Democratic
Spouse
Yvette Bing
Education
Syracuse University
Profession
Professional athlete, businessman, politician
Basketball career
Personal information
Listed height
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight
180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school
Spingarn (Washington, D.C.)
College
Syracuse (1963–1966)
NBA draft
1966: 1st round, 2nd overall pick
Selected by the Detroit Pistons
Playing career
1966–1978
Position
Point guard
Number
21, 44
Career history
1966–1975
Detroit Pistons
1975–1977
Washington Bullets
1977–1978
Boston Celtics
Career highlights and awards
7× NBA All-Star (1968–1969, 1971, 1973–1976)
NBA All-Star Game MVP (1976)
2× All-NBA First Team (1968, 1971)
All-NBA Second Team (1974)
NBA Rookie of the Year (1967)
NBA All-Rookie Team (1967)
NBA scoring champion (1968)
J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award (1977)
NBA anniversary team (50th, 75th)
No. 21 retired by Detroit Pistons
Consensus first-team All-American (1966)
Third-team All-American – NABC (1965)
No. 22 retired by Syracuse Orange
Career statistics
Points
18,327 (20.3 ppg)
Rebounds
3,420 (3.8 rpg)
Assists
5,397 (6.0 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Basketball Hall of Fame as player
College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2006
David Bing (born November 24, 1943) is an American former professional basketball player, businessman, and politician who served as the 74th mayor of Detroit, Michigan from 2009 to 2014. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
After starring at Syracuse University, Bing played 12 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a point guard for the Detroit Pistons (1966–1975), Washington Bullets (1975–1977), and Boston Celtics (1977–78). During his career, he averaged over 20 points and six assists per game and made seven NBA All-Star Game appearances, winning the game's Most Valuable Player award in 1976. The Pistons celebrated his career accomplishments with the retirement of his #21 jersey. In addition, he was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and named to the NBA 50th Anniversary All-Time Team and the NBA 75th Anniversary All-Time Team.[1][2]
Bing founded Bing Steel, a processing company that earned him the National Minority Small Business Person of the Year award in 1984. Soon the business grew into the multimillion-dollar Detroit-based conglomerate, the Bing Group, one of the largest steel companies in Michigan.
Bing entered Detroit politics as a Democrat in 2008, announcing his intentions to run for mayor in the city's non-partisan primary to finish the term of Kwame Kilpatrick, who had resigned amid a corruption scandal. After winning the primary, Bing then defeated Interim Mayor Kenneth Cockrel Jr. and was sworn in as mayor in May 2009. Later that year, Bing was re-elected to a full term. However, he lost most of his power to Detroit's emergency manager Kevyn Orr, had numerous health problems, and suffered approval ratings as low as 14%. Bing thus did not seek re-election in 2013 and was succeeded by politician and businessman Mike Duggan.
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