Dave Twardzik
Old Dominion (1969–1972) | |
NBA draft | 1972: 2nd round, 26th overall pick |
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Selected by the Portland Trail Blazers | |
Playing career | 1972–1980 |
Position | Point guard |
Number | 13 |
Career history | |
1972–1976 | Virginia Squires |
1976–1980 | Portland Trail Blazers |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Career ABA and NBA statistics | |
Points | 4,977 (9.3 ppg) |
Rebounds | 1,286 (2.4 rpg) |
Assists | 1,823 (3.4 apg) |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
David John Twardzik (born September 20, 1950) is an American former professional basketball player. He was a point guard in both the American Basketball Association (ABA) and the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is best known for being a key starting guard on the Portland Trail Blazers team that won the 1977 NBA Finals.
Twardzik grew up in
After his retirement from playing, he began an NBA coaching and front-office career. He served in Portland's front office through 1985, and worked as an assistant coach for the Indiana Pacers from 1986 through 1989. He has also worked for the Detroit Pistons, Charlotte Hornets, Los Angeles Clippers, Golden State Warriors, and the Denver Nuggets. In 2003, he became Director of Player Personnel for the Orlando Magic, and was promoted to assistant general manager in 2005. He held that position until 2012.[2] Since the 2013-14 basketball season, Twardzik has been a color commentator for radio broadcasts of Old Dominion's Men's Basketball games.[3]
In 1995, Twardzik was inducted into the
References
- ^ Arnold, Geoffrey; Uthman, Daniel (2007-06-04). "The 1976-77 NBA champion Portland Trail Blazers: 30 years later". OregonLive.com. Retrieved 2007-06-04.
- ^ Josh Robbins and Brian Schmitz. "Magic fire longtime assistant GM and 6 scouts Archived 2012-06-27 at the Wayback Machine". Orlando Sentinel. June 24, 2012. Retrieved on June 25, 2012.
- ^ "Twardzik Joins ODU Men's Basketball Broadcasting Team". ODU Athletica. Old Dominion University Athletics. Retrieved 10 December 2017.