Rich Rinaldi

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Rich Rinaldi
Personal information
Born (1949-08-03) August 3, 1949 (age 75)
New York Nets
–Pallacanestro Bellinzona
Career NBA and ABA statistics
Points
405 (4.8 ppg)
Rebounds98 (1.2 rpg)
Assists74 (0.9 bpg)
Stats at NBA.com 
Basketball Reference

Richard P. Rinaldi (born August 3, 1949) is an American former professional

Baltimore Bullets
.

Born in

St. Peter's College, where he played from 1967 to 1971. As a senior at St. Peter's in 1970–71, Rinaldi averaged 28.6 points per game, which was the nation's sixth-highest scoring average that season.[1]

Rinaldi was selected 43rd overall by the Baltimore Bullets in the

New York Nets of the American Basketball Association in November 1973.[3][4]

After the Nets also released him, he began working in New York as a substitute teacher and then a full time

Mobilgirgi Varese.[4]

Rinaldi's most successful NBA season came in 1972–73, when he averaged 8.5 points and 2.1 rebounds in 33 games for the Bullets. He ended his professional career in Europe, playing in Italy and Switzerland from 1976 to 1982.

In 1978, he described the quality of play in the Swiss Basketball League as "between high school seniors and college freshmen."[5] In 1980, he won his third straight scoring title in the Swiss Basketball League while playing for Pallacanestro Bellinzona. He averaged 40.4 points per game over 22 games.[6]

After his playing career, Rinaldi served as a men's college basketball coach in his home county at Dutchess Community College[7] and Vassar College.[8]

Despite his having written a guest article in the

[s]trike by [the] NBA players union would be difficult to justify" because "you can never recoup that lost money,"[9] the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) hired Rinaldi in 2001 to serve as an educational counselor for NBA players. He called the job "the best thing to happen to me professionally" since his playing career. At the time, he was living in Skippack, Pennsylvania.[10] As of 2017, Rinaldi worked for the NBPA, counseling players on the transition to post-basketball careers.[1]

Career statistics

Legend
  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

NBA/ABA

Source[11]

Regular season

Year Team GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1971–72 Baltimore (NBA) 39 4.1 .404 .667 .5 .4 2.7
1972–73 Baltimore (NBA) 33 19.6 .408 .750 2.1 1.5 8.5
1973–74 Capital (NBA) 7 6.9 .136 .750 1.0 1.4 .4 .1 1.3
1973–74 N.Y. Nets (ABA) 5 5.6 .286 .000 1.000 1.0 .2 .4 .0 2.4
Career (NBA) 79 10.8 .393 .724 1.2 .9 .4 .1 5.0
Career (overall) 84 10.5 .389 .000 .735 1.2 .9 .4 .1 4.8

Playoffs

Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1972 Baltimore (NBA) 3 2.0 .500 – .0 .3 .7

References

  1. ^
    The Poughkeepsie Journal
    . Retrieved February 28, 2018.
  2. ^ "Richard P. (Rich) Rinaldi". National Basketball Association. Retrieved April 20, 2010.
  3. ^ "Nets Cut Ollie Taylor". The New York Times. November 27, 1973. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
  4. ^
    The Times Herald Record
    . Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  5. ^ Teitelbaum, Mike (May 25, 1978). "Rich Rinaldi rooting for former NBA teammates". Poughkeepsie Journal. p. 44. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  6. ^ "Lofaro, Garafolo selected to all-star baseball team". Poughkeepsie Journal. June 8, 1980. p. 9D. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  7. ^ "Powerful Sullivan drubs DCC". Poughkeepsie Journal. March 7, 1993. p. 2G. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  8. ^ "College Transactions". Daily News. September 7, 1995. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  9. ^ Rinaldi, Rich (November 1, 1987). "Strike by NBA players union would be difficult to justify". Poughkeepsie Journal. p. 5D. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  10. ^ Pletrafesa, Dan (June 23, 2001). "Ex-NBA player helping athletes". Poughkeepsie Journal. pp. 1C. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  11. Basketball Reference
    . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 23, 2024.
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