John Q. Trapp

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John Q. Trapp
Trapp, circa 1969
Personal information
Born (1945-10-02) October 2, 1945 (age 78)
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High schoolHighland Park
(Highland Park, Michigan)
College
Denver Rockets
Career highlights and awards
Career statistics
Points
2,193 (7.2 ppg)
Rebounds1,320 (4.4 rpg)
Assists303 (1.0 apg)
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at Basketball-Reference.com

John Quincy Trapp (born October 2, 1945) is an American retired professional basketball player.[1]

A 6'7"

San Diego Rockets, Los Angeles Lakers, and Philadelphia 76ers. He averaged 7.4 points per game in his NBA career and won a league championship with the Lakers in 1972.[1]

When Trapp arrived in Philadelphia via a trade with the Lakers, it made a modicum of sense on paper. Despite his limited minutes with the world champion Lakers, Trapp was known as a strong defender and rebounder. He had his moments with a team that would finish 9-73, the worst record in NBA history for a team that completed a full 82-game schedule. For instance, during a game against the

Cobo Arena when Rubin tried to sub him out. The friend opened his jacket to show a gun; Trapp stayed in the game.[3] It proved to be one of his last games in a Sixers uniform, though the timing of his departure depends on the source. According to an ESPN post-mortem on the 1972-73 Sixers, Kevin Loughery waived Trapp soon after taking over as player-coach in January 1973.[2] However, according to a 2013 article in the Philadelphia Daily News, the Sixers unloaded Trapp earlier in January, before Rubin was fired in favor of Loughery.[3]

Trapp finished out the 1972-73 season with the

Denver Rockets, and never played a meaningful basketball game again.[3] [4]

Personal life

Trapp's younger brother, George, also played at Pasadena City College (PCC) and in the NBA before passing away in 2002.[5] Both of the Trapp brothers are in the PCC Athletics Hall of Fame with John honored in 2002.[6]

According to ESPN, Trapp has not been heard from since at least 1995, when he was reported to be living in Detroit.[2] A 2012 obituary for his aunt, Velonia Browning, mentioned Trapp as being deceased, but did not provide a date for when he passed.[7] Several other public data sets list him as being deceased, but likewise do not provide a date.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "John Trapp Stats | Basketball-Reference.com". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d Anthony Oliveri (July 10, 2023). "Inside the worst team in NBA history, the 1972-73 Sixers". ESPN.
  3. ^ a b c Perner, Mark (March 7, 2013), "Recalling the 9-73 Sixers of 1972-73", Philadelphia Daily News
  4. ^ rsd (September 2, 2018). "John Trapp Net Worth 2018: What is this basketball player worth?". The Squander. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
  5. ^ Kantowski, Ron (December 14, 2015). "Former UNLV player John Q. Trapp knew NBA fame, infamy". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
  6. ^ "PCC Sports Hall of Fame".
  7. ^ "VELONIA BROWNING Obituary (2012) - Detroit, Michigan - The Detroit News". Legacy.com. Retrieved July 15, 2023.

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