Rick Bullock
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1978–1979 | Lancaster Red Roses |
1979 | Pallacanestro Cantù |
1980–1983 | Fribourg Olympic Basket |
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Rick Bullock (born August 9, 1954) is an American former professional basketball player, who played collegiate basketball for the Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team and was selected 57th by the New York Knicks in the 1976 NBA draft.[1]
High school career
A native of
College career
Overview
Bullock was a highly recruited player during high school. He accepted a scholarship offer by Texas Tech University's head coach Gerald Myers to play for the Red Raiders. While attending Texas Tech, Bullock led the Red Raiders to two Southwest Conference titles and two NCAA tournament qualifications.
As a freshman in 1972–73, Bullock guided the Red Raiders to a 19–8 overall record, finishing first in the Southwest Conference. He averaged 13.8 points and 7.5 rebounds per game as Texas Tech qualified for the 1973 NCAA tournament, but fell to South Carolina in the opening round, 78–70.[6] As a sophomore, Bullock improved his averages to 21.4 points and 10.7 rebounds per game.[7] Then as a junior, he averaged 20.9 points and 11.0 rebounds per game.[8] In his senior year of 1975–76, Bullock led the Red Raiders (25–6 overall, 13–3 SWC) to the 1976 NCAA tournament's Sweet 16 before losing to Missouri, 75–86.[9][10]
Achievements
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Statistically, Bullock is near or at the top of many Texas Tech school records. He is the only Red Raider to score both 2,000 points and grab 1,000 rebounds. At one time, Bullock's 2,118 points were the scoring record as well as his career field goals record of 842 (which he held for 26 years).[11] His 1,057 rebounds were previously a school record as well. Bullock also recorded 50 double-doubles and a career field goal shooting percentage of 57%. He once had a 10-game streak of 20 or more points.
Among myriad other accolades, Bullock was named the Southwest Conference's Freshman of the Year (1973), Newcomer of the Year (1973),
Bullock ranked in the national top 20 in scoring and field goal percentage for three consecutive seasons.[13] He finished ranked among the nation's scoring leaders in 1974 (37th) and 1976 (24th). He was also ranked among the nation's leaders in field-goal percentage in 1974 (14th) and 1975 (21st). Bullock averaged 20.3 points and 8.7 rebounds in three NCAA tournament games.[14] Bullock also was selected as a starter for both the East/West All-Star Game and the Pizza Hut All-Star Classic following his senior season.[13]
Legacy
Bullock was inducted as a member in the Texas Tech Hall of Fame and the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches in 1985,
Professional career and later life
The New York Knicks selected Bullock as the 57th pick in the fourth round of the 1976 NBA Draft.[19] After a short stint with the Knicks in which he never appeared in a game, Bullock signed with the San Antonio Spurs in April 1977.[20] But, like with the Knicks, Bullock was waived and never played in a game for the Spurs.
He then transitioned from the
After his basketball career, Bullock returned home where he has worked for the city of San Antonio. He is married and has three children.
See also
References
- ^ "1976 NBA Draft". basketball-reference.com.
- ^ John Hines (12 Mar 1972). "Jeff Slumps in Final Minutes, Loses 68-63". San Antonio Express. p. 29 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sherrington: Scorekeeper has 40 years of state hoops memories – from best illegal dunk to gun talk". Dallas News. March 10, 2012.
- ^ "Home". uiltexas.org.
- ^ "UIL State Basketball Records".
- ^ "1972–73 Texas Tech Red Raiders Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
- ^ "1973–74 Texas Tech Red Raiders Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
- ^ "1974–75 Texas Tech Red Raiders Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
- ^ "Texas Tech vs. Missouri Box Score, March 18, 1976". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
- ^ "1975–76 Texas Tech Red Raiders Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
- ^ "Texas Tech Athletics Hall of Fame".
- ^ a b "Texas Tech Announces Basketball Ring of Honor Class".
- ^ a b "Rick Bullock Elected to SWC Hall of Fame".
- ^ "1974 Southwest Conference Year Summary". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
- ^ "Past Inductees".
- ^ "Bullock chosen for SWC Hall of Fame". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal.
- ^ http://extras.mysanantonio.com/_CreativeServices/_marketing/sportsHallFame/bio_amateur.html
- ^ "UIL 100 — University Interscholastic League (UIL)".
- ^ "1976 NBA Draft". TheBestSportsBlog.com.
- ^ "Bullock Is Signed by Spurs". New York Times. United Press International. April 20, 1977. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
- ^ States Crew – Rick Bullock
- ^ a b "Les titres de Fribourg Olympic". www.laliberte.ch.
- ^ "Pearl basket". pearlbasket.altervista.org.