Dave Gambee
San Francisco Warriors | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
|---|---|
| |
| Career statistics | |
Points | 7,935 (10.6 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 3,891 (5.2 rpg) |
| Assists | 757 (1.0 apg) |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Dave Gambee (born February 16, 1937) is an American former basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Early life
Gambee attended Corvallis High School in Corvallis, Oregon and starred in basketball and baseball.
College career
Gambee chose to stay in town and play college basketball at Oregon State University.[1] Following the 1957–58 season, the 6-foot-7 Gambee was OSU’s career leader in points scored (1,468), was No. 3 in rebounds (828) and he had five 30-plus scoring games. Gambee was named an All-American twice while at Oregon State. He garnered those high honors in 1957 and 1958, and was also a first-team All-Pacific Coast Conference selection both years. He led the Beavers to the 1958 Pacific Coast Title and to three Far West Classic Championships. He was the 1957 Classic MVP. While at Oregon State, Gambee also was a 1st baseman and a pitcher on the Beaver Baseball team as well.
In 2010, Gambee was inducted into the
Professional career
Gambee was drafted by the
NBA career statistics
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| † | Won an NBA championship | * | Led the league |
Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958–59 | St. Louis
|
2 | - | 3.5 | 1.000 | - | .000 | 1.0 | 0.0 | - | - | 1.0 |
| 1959–60 | St. Louis
|
42 | - | 10.6 | .409 | - | .648 | 3.7 | 0.7 | - | - | 5.0 |
| 1959–60 | Cincinnati
|
19 | - | 11.1 | .387 | - | .657 | 3.9 | 0.5 | - | - | 5.0 |
| 1960–61 | Syracuse
|
79* | - | 26.5 | .419 | - | .827 | 7.4 | 1.3 | - | - | 13.7 |
| 1961–62 | Syracuse
|
80* | - | 28.8 | .424 | - | .817 | 7.9 | 1.4 | - | - | 16.7 |
| 1962–63 | Syracuse
|
60 | - | 20.6 | .438 | - | .836 | 4.8 | 0.8 | - | - | 11.2 |
| 1963–64 | Philadelphia
|
41 | - | 22.6 | .394 | - | .816 | 6.2 | 0.9 | - | - | 11.0 |
| 1964–65 | Philadelphia
|
80* | - | 24.9 | .412 | - | .813 | 5.9 | 1.4 | - | - | 12.6 |
| 1965–66 | Philadelphia
|
72 | - | 14.8 | .384 | - | .850 | 3.8 | 1.0 | - | - | 6.9 |
| 1966–67† | Philadelphia
|
63 | - | 12.0 | .435 | - | .856 | 3.1 | 0.7 | - | - | 6.5 |
| 1967–68 | San Diego
|
80 | - | 21.9 | .440 | - | .847 | 5.8 | 1.2 | - | - | 13.4 |
| 1968–69 | Milwaukee
|
34 | - | 18.4 | .464 | - | .827 | 5.3 | 0.9 | - | - | 12.1 |
| 1968–69 | Detroit
|
25 | - | 12.1 | .423 | - | .790 | 3.1 | 0.6 | - | - | 6.8 |
| 1969–70 | San Francisco
|
73 | - | 13.0 | .399 | - | .839 | 3.3 | 0.8 | - | - | 7.2 |
| Career | 750 | - | 19.6 | .420 | - | .822 | 5.2 | 1.0 | - | - | 10.6 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960–61 | Syracuse
|
8 | - | 26.0 | .358 | - | .780 | 6.9 | 1.5 | - | - | 12.5 |
| 1961–62 | Syracuse
|
5 | - | 34.0 | .315 | - | .880 | 9.0 | 0.8 | - | - | 11.2 |
| 1962–63 | Syracuse
|
5 | - | 15.0 | .294 | - | .923 | 3.2 | 0.0 | - | - | 6.4 |
| 1963–64 | Philadelphia
|
5 | - | 29.8 | .400 | - | .778 | 5.8 | 1.6 | - | - | 13.8 |
| 1964–65 | Philadelphia
|
10 | - | 13.2 | .333 | - | .882 | 2.3 | 0.6 | - | - | 6.2 |
| 1965–66 | Philadelphia
|
5 | - | 16.4 | .379 | - | .727 | 2.8 | 0.8 | - | - | 6.0 |
| 1966–67† | Philadelphia
|
5 | - | 4.8 | .545 | - | 1.000 | 1.2 | 0.4 | - | - | 3.6 |
| Career | 43 | - | 19.5 | .356 | - | .834 | 4.4 | 0.8 | - | - | 8.5 | |
References
- ^ a b "Dave Gambee". BasketballReference.com. Retrieved February 17, 2009.
- ^ "Wilkins, Gambee honored". The Register-Guard. February 6, 2010.
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