Byron Beck

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Byron Beck
File:Byron Beck.jpg
Personal information
Born (1945-01-25) January 25, 1945 (age 81)
Ellensburg, Washington, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High schoolKittitas (Kittitas, Washington)
College
NBA draft1967: 2nd round, 15th overall pick
Drafted byChicago Bulls
Playing career1967–1977
PositionForward / center
Number40
Career history
1967–1977Denver Rockets / Nuggets
Career highlights
Career ABA and NBA statistics
Points8,603 (11.5 ppg)
Rebounds5,261 (7.0 rpg)
Assists978 (1.3 apg)
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Stats at Basketball Reference
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Women's Basketball Hall of Fame

Byron Beck (born January 25, 1945) is an American former professional basketball player.

A 6 foot 9 inch forward/center from the University of Denver, Beck was one of six players (along with Louie Dampier, Gerald Govan, Bob Netolicky, Stew Johnson, and Freddie Lewis) who participated in all nine seasons (1967–1976) of the original American Basketball Association (ABA). Beck and Dampier would also be the only two players who would stay with the franchise that originally drafted them throughout the entire existence of the ABA before the ABA–NBA merger occurred, with Beck being the only player to stay with the team in question following the completed merger into the NBA. He played for the Denver Rockets, who later became the Denver Nuggets. Beck was not blessed with superior athleticism, but he was a hard worker known for his tenacious rebounding and efficient hook shot.[original research?] He represented Denver in two ABA All-Star Games (1969 and 1976, the latter year having the Denver Nuggets franchise going up against the rest of the ABA's All-Stars that year).

Beck also played one season in the National Basketball Association (NBA) after the Nuggets joined the NBA through the ABA–NBA merger in 1976, and he retired in 1977 with 8,603 career ABA/NBA points and 5,261 career rebounds. On December 16, 1977, he became the first player in the Denver franchise to have his jersey number (#40) retired. In 1981, Beck was inducted into the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame.[1]

After retiring from professional basketball, Beck moved to Kennewick, Washington where he worked as an engineer.[2]

Career statistics

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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

ABA/NBA

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Regular season

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1967–68 Denver (ABA) 71 22.9 .482 .000 .748 7.9 .5 9.4
1968–69 Denver (ABA) 71 32.2 .502 .667 .765 11.0 1.1 14.5
1969–70 Denver (ABA) 79 31.1 .523 .000 .787 9.7 1.4 12.9
1970–71 Denver (ABA) 84 33.9 .474 .286 .868 10.5 2.1 13.6
1971–72 Denver (ABA) 66 27.5 .504 .000 .843 8.0 2.1 12.3
1972–73 Denver (ABA) 77 29.9 .530 .286 .798 7.0 1.4 .6 .2 14.2
1973–74 Denver (ABA) 82 24.1 .516 .000 .851 5.1 .9 .6 .1 11.8
1974–75 Denver (ABA) 84* 21.6 .515 .000 .835 4.1 1.3 .7 .2 10.1
1975–76 Denver (ABA) 80 19.8 .517 .455 .836 4.4 1.5 .6 .3 9.6
1976–77 Denver (NBA) 53 9.1 .435 – .818 1.8 .6 .3 .0 4.7
Career (ABA) 694 27.0 .507 .295 .810 7.4 1.4 .6 .2 12.0
Career (overall) 747 25.7 .505 .295 .811 7.0 1.3 .6 .1 11.5
All-Star (ABA) 2 1 23.5 .542 – 1.000 7.0 .5 14.0

Playoffs

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Year Team GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1968 Denver (ABA) 5 32.0 .460 – .733 11.0 1.0 11.4
1969 Denver (ABA) 7 30.6 .505 .000 .824 9.0 1.3 15.7
1970 Denver (ABA) 12 36.6 .438 .250 .766 12.0 1.6 15.9
1972 Denver (ABA) 7 37.7 .487 .250 .929 10.3 2.0 19.9
1973 Denver (ABA) 4 32.5 .444 – .765 9.8 1.3 17.3
1975 Denver (ABA) 13 21.4 .515 – .857 3.8 1.4 .3 .2 12.5
1976 Denver (ABA) 13 21.2 .442 .000 .824 4.4 .8 .3 .1 8.6
1977 Denver (NBA) 5 5.8 .333 1.000 1.2 .2 .0 .0 1.6
Career (ABA) 61 28.9 .471 .200 .817 7.9 1.3 .3 .2 13.8
Career (overall) 66 27.1 .469 .200 .819 7.4 1.2 .3 .1 12.8

References

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  • Profile at Remember the ABA
  • Career statistics from NBA.comLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). · Basketball Reference
  • Career statistics from WNBA.comLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). · Basketball ReferenceLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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