Ben Poquette
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 7, 1955 Power forward |
| Number | 50 |
| Career history | |
| 1977–1979 | Detroit Pistons |
| 1979–1983 | Utah Jazz |
| 1983–1987 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 1987 | Chicago Bulls |
| 1987–1989 | Irge Desio |
| 1989–1990 | S. Bennedetto Gorizia |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NBA statistics | |
Points | 4,899 (6.8 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 3,371 (5.2 rpg) |
| Blocks | 794 (1.1 bpg) |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Benedict Jay Poquette (born May 7, 1955) is a retired American
His best seasons in the league occurred while playing for the Utah Jazz. The Jazz franchise had just arrived in Salt Lake City in 1979 after five mostly unsuccessful seasons in New Orleans. The team was thin up front, having traded away top big men Rich Kelley, Spencer Haywood, Joe C. Meriweather, and Truck Robinson in the previous two seasons. Despite being relatively undersized at 6'9" and 235 pounds, Poquette was tasked with replacing the 7'0" Kelley at center. Poquette posted modest averages of 9.0 points and 6.6 rebounds per game in his four seasons with Jazz, but excelled at shot-blocking, setting franchise records for most blocks in a career (517 in 321 games) and single season (174 in 1980-81). Notably, Poquette also had the somewhat dubious distinction of leading the NBA in personal fouls during that 1980-81 season, with 342 total fouls committed.
See also
- List of National Basketball Association players with most blocks in a game
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