Louie Dampier
Cincinnati Royals | |
Playing career | 1967–1979 |
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Position | Point guard |
Number | 10 |
Career history | |
1967–1976 | Kentucky Colonels |
1976–1979 | San Antonio Spurs |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Career ABA and NBA statistics | |
Points | 15,279 (15.9 ppg) |
Rebounds | 2,543 (2.6 rpg) |
Assists | 4,687 (4.9 apg) |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Basketball Hall of Fame as player |
Louis Dampier (born November 20, 1944) is an American retired professional basketball player.
A 6-foot-tall
High school
Dampier was born in Indianapolis and played at Southport High School; leading the Cardinals to two IHSAA Sectional titles and the finals of the IHSAA Regionals in 1961–62 and 1962–63. He also played in the Annual All-Star game featuring the top high school Senior players from Indiana and Kentucky. During the series following his senior season (1962–63) Dampier faced a Kentucky team led by Clem Haskins and Wayne Chapman. Dampier averaged 8.5 points as the Indiana team split the series with Kentucky.
University of Kentucky
Dampier was a two-sport athlete at the
During his three years at
Pro basketball
In 1967, the
He also finished first all-time in the ABA in games played (728), minutes played (27,770), points scored (13,726), and assists (4,044).[2] During the 1970–71 season, he hit 57 consecutive free throws for what was then a pro record (ABA or NBA). Seven times, he was named an ABA All-Star. He was a unanimous choice for the ABA Top 30 team.[3] He played on the Colonels' 1975 ABA championship team, which featured a later Kentucky standout, Dan Issel, as well as 7'2" center Artis Gilmore.
After the 1976 season, the ABA ceased operations with Kentucky and two other teams folding. Dampier was selected by the
Dampier later served as an assistant coach with the Denver Nuggets.
Several divisions in the 21st century semi-pro ABA were initially named after stars of the old ABA, including Dampier.
Dampier was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in September 2015.[4]
ABA and 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 |
* | Led the league |
† | Denotes seasons in which Dampier's team won an ABA championship |
* | ABA record |
Bold | Denotes career highs |
Regular season
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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1967–68 | Kentucky (ABA) | 72 | - | 41.1 | .421 | .268 | .823 | 4.6 | 3.6 | - | - | 20.7 |
1968–69 | Kentucky (ABA) | 78 | - | 42.6* | .420 | .361 | .811 | 3.8 | 5.8 | - | - | 24.8 |
1969–70 | Kentucky (ABA) | 82 | - | 40.9 | .399 | .361 | .831 | 3.8 | 5.5 | - | - | 26.0 |
1970–71 | Kentucky (ABA) | 84 | - | 38.3 | .418 | .368 | .851 | 3.5 | 5.5 | - | - | 18.5 |
1971–72 | Kentucky (ABA) | 83 | - | 38.7 | .442 | .361 | .836 | 3.1 | 6.2 | - | - | 15.9 |
1972–73 | Kentucky (ABA) | 80 | - | 38.0 | .451 | .348 | .784 | 2.7 | 6.5 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 16.8 |
1973–74 | Kentucky (ABA) | 84 | - | 35.0 | .465 | .387* | .832 | 2.4 | 5.6 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 17.8 |
1974–75† | Kentucky (ABA) | 83 | - | 34.7 | .500 | .396 | .809 | 2.5 | 5.4 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 16.8 |
1975–76 | Kentucky (ABA) | 82 | - | 34.6 | .479 | .368 | .863 | 1.9 | 5.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 13.0 |
1976–77 | San Antonio | 80 | - | 20.4 | .460 | - | .744 | 1.0 | 2.9 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 6.6 |
1977–78 | San Antonio | 82 | - | 24.8 | .509 | - | .752 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 9.1 |
1978–79 | San Antonio | 70 | - | 10.9 | .490 | - | .744 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 3.9 |
Career ABA | 728* | - | 38.1 | .439 | .358 | .826 | 3.1 | 5.6 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 18.9 | |
Career NBA | 232 | - | 19.1 | .488 | .748 | 1.1 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 6.7 | ||
Career Total | 960 | - | 33.5 | .444 | .358 | .820 | 2.6 | 4.9 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 15.9 |
Playoffs
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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1968 | Kentucky (ABA) | 5 | - | 44.8 | .442 | .405 | .839 | 4.8 | 4.6 | - | - | 26.6 |
1969 | Kentucky (ABA) | 7 | - | 46.6 | .357 | .291 | .870 | 4.3 | 4.0 | - | - | 22.3 |
1970 | Kentucky (ABA) | 12 | - | 43.8 | .369 | .329 | .774 | 3.8 | 6.8 | - | - | 17.7 |
1971 | Kentucky (ABA) | 19 | - | 43.6 | .385 | .319 | .742 | 4.1 | 9.4 | - | - | 16.9 |
1972 | Kentucky (ABA) | 6 | - | 42.3 | .420 | .478 | .625 | 3.2 | 7.5 | - | - | 13.2 |
1973 | Kentucky (ABA) | 12 | - | 34.8 | .516 | .455 | .700 | 2.1 | 3.3 | - | - | 13.4 |
1974 | Kentucky (ABA) | 8 | - | 28.6 | .483 | .500 | .778 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 13.4 |
1975† | Kentucky (ABA) | 15 | - | 40.3 | .509 | .385 | .868 | 2.4 | 7.5 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 16.9 |
1976 | Kentucky (ABA) | 10 | - | 39.3 | .519 | .500 | .900 | 1.3 | 7.7 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 16.0 |
1977
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San Antonio | 2 | - | 31.0 | .250 | - | 1.000 | 1.5 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 6.0 |
1978
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San Antonio | 6 | - | 21.5 | .459 | - | .250 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 5.8 |
1979
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San Antonio | 7 | - | 7.9 | .571 | - | .571 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 2.9 |
Career ABA | 94 | - | 40.4 | .436 | .366 | .789 | 3.0 | 6.6 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 16.9 | |
Career NBA | 15 | - | 16.4 | .433 | .600 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 4.5 | ||
Career Total | 109 | - | 37.1 | .436 | .366 | .781 | 2.8 | 6.0 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 15.1 |
See also
- Basketball in Indiana
References
- ^ Basketball-Reference.com Louie Dampier page
- ^ ISBN 0-679-43293-0.
- ^ "30 Year ABA All-Time Team". Archived from the original on May 17, 2008. Retrieved June 5, 2008.
- ^ "Five Direct-Elect Members Announced for the Class of 2015 by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame" (Press release). Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. February 14, 2015. Archived from the original on February 14, 2015. Retrieved February 14, 2015.