(1940-10-16)October 16, 1940 Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Died
May 14, 2003(2003-05-14) (aged 62) New York City, U.S.
Listed height
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight
220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school
Austin Catholic Preparatory School (Detroit, Michigan)
College
Detroit Mercy (1959–1962)
NBA draft
1962: territorial pick
Selected by the Detroit Pistons
Playing career
1962–1974
Position
Power forward / small forward
Number
22
Career history
As player:
1962–1968
Detroit Pistons
1968–1974
New York Knicks
As coach:
1964–1967
Detroit Pistons
Career highlights and awards
2× NBA champion (1970, 1973)
8× NBA All-Star (1966–1968, 1970–1974)
6× NBA All-Defensive First Team (1969–1974)
All-NBA Second Team (1969)
NBA All-Rookie First Team (1963)
NBA anniversary team (50th, 75th)
No. 22 retired by New York Knicks
2× Second-team All-American – NEA (1961, 1962)
Second-team All-American – NABC (1961)
3× Third-team All-American – UPI (1960–1962)
Third-team All-American – AP, NABC (1962)
No. 22 retired by Detroit Mercy Titans
Fourth-team Parade All-American (1958)
Career NBA statistics
Points
14,053 (16.1 ppg)
Rebounds
9,618 (11.0 rpg)
Assists
2,497 (2.9 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Basketball Hall of Fame as player
College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2006
Baseball player
Baseball career
Pitcher
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 22, 1962, for the Chicago White Sox
Last MLB appearance
September 2, 1963, for the Chicago White Sox
MLB statistics
Win–loss record
3–4
Earned run average
2.90
Complete games
1
Teams
Chicago White Sox (1962–1963)
David Albert DeBusschere (October 16, 1940 – May 14, 2003) was an American professional baseball player, professional basketball player, and coach. He played for the Chicago White Sox of MLB in 1962 and 1963 and in the NBA for the Detroit Pistons from 1962 through 1968 and for the New York Knicks from 1968 to 1974. He was also the head coach for the Pistons from 1964 through 1967.
DeBusschere was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1983. In 1996, DeBusschere was named as one of the 50 greatest players in NBA history.[1] In October 2021, DeBusschere was again honored as one of the league's greatest players of all time by being named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team.[2]
^"NBA at 50: Top 50 Players". NBA.com. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
David Albert DeBusschere (October 16, 1940 – May 14, 2003) was an American professional baseball player, professional basketball player, and coach. He...
the 1968 NBA All-Star Game. The following season, the team acquired DaveDeBusschere from the Detroit Pistons, and the team went 54–28. In the playoffs...
Bailey Howell, DaveDebusschere, Dave Bing, and Bob Lanier, questionable trades, and frequent coaching changes. At one point, DeBusschere was the youngest...
first NBA title. The Knicks appeared to have a see-saw Game 3 won when DaveDeBusschere made a shot with three seconds left to give New York a 102–100 edge...
1969–1972 Bob Carlson 1972–1973 Mike Storen 1973–74 Tedd Munchak 1974–75 DaveDeBusschere 1975–76 NBA great George Mikan was the first commissioner of the ABA...
Globetrotters, and WNBA. It was founded in 1992 by NBA Hall of Famers DaveDeBusschere, Dave Bing, Dave Cowens, Oscar Robertson and former NBA point guard Archie...
with the Bucks winning the first meeting. Walt Frazier tips in a DaveDeBusschere miss over Wilt Chamberlain with 3 seconds left in regulation to force...
with the Pistons include Curly Armstrong, Red Rocha, Dick McGuire, DaveDeBusschere, Donnis Butcher, Terry Dischinger, Earl Lloyd, Ray Scott, and Michael...
the second half. DeBusschere explained: "I didn't feel I was helping the team". Lucas, the star of Game 1, tried to take up DeBusschere's slack. He hit 11...
Cunningham Stats". Basketball Reference. Retrieved August 7, 2009. "Dave DeBusschere Stats". Basketball Reference. Retrieved August 7, 2009. "Clyde Drexler...
Madkour, Abraham. "Dave Checketts returns to his roots". Sports Business Journal. Retrieved July 11, 2022. Wise, Mike (March 12, 2000). "Dave Checkett's Game"...
playoff meeting between these two teams. Willis Reed’s final NBA game. DaveDeBusschere and Jerry Lucas’ final NBA game. This was the 10th playoff meeting...
Knicks had traded Bellamy and Howard Komives to the Detroit Pistons for DaveDeBusschere, allowing the Knicks to move Reed back to center. New York's defense...
Rocha (1957–1960) Dick McGuire (1959–1963) Charles Wolf (1963–1964) DaveDeBusschere (1964–1967) Donnie Butcher (1967–1968) Paul Seymour (1968–1969) Butch...
championship in 1958. Led by DaveDeBusschere, later a professional basketball player, Austin's 1958 record was 10–0. DeBusschere may have started the "White...
Clippers, 2010 Eddy Curry, center, Last NBA team: Dallas Mavericks, 2012 DeSagana Diop, center, Last NBA team: Charlotte Bobcats, 2013 Joel Embiid, center...
New York Knicks, which included future Hall-of-Famers Willis Reed, DaveDeBusschere, Bill Bradley, and Walt Frazier. Having lost lateral speed due to his...
Rocha (1957–1960) Dick McGuire (1959–1963) Charles Wolf (1963–1964) DaveDeBusschere (1964–1967) Donnie Butcher (1967–1968) Paul Seymour (1968–1969) Butch...
his Pistons tenure. "I played with a bunch of great players like DaveDeBusschere, Dave Bing, Bob Lanier, Tom Van Arsdale and Jimmy Walker. We had a special...
overall draft pick. Bill McGill was the first overall pick, although DaveDeBusschere and Jerry Lucas had been taken before the draft as their teams' territorial...
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