Paul Long

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Paul Long
Personal information
Born (1944-02-08) February 8, 1944 (age 82)
Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High schoolWaggener (Louisville, Kentucky)
College
NBA draft1967: 5th round, 45th overall pick
Drafted byDetroit Pistons
Playing career1967–1971
PositionShooting guard
Number10, 34, 36, 26, 5
Career history
1967-1968Detroit Pistons
1968–1969Kentucky Colonels
1969-1970Detroit Pistons
1970-1971Buffalo Braves
Career highlights
  • First-team All-ACC (1967)
  • Second-team All-ACC (1966)
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Paul Richard Long (born February 8, 1944) is a former NBA and ABA basketball player. He played professionally for the Detroit Pistons, Kentucky Colonels and the Buffalo Braves.

Biography

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Long was born in Louisville, Kentucky and graduated from Waggener High School in Louisville.[1] He attended Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg, Virginia and Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.[2]

He was drafted with the second pick in the fifth round of the 1967 NBA draft by the Detroit Pistons.[1] In his first NBA season, Long averaged 3.6 points and 0.8 assists per game. Long then played for the Kentucky Colonels of the ABA in his second season, averaging 3.9 points and 1.3 assists per game. He played for the Pistons again in his third season, averaging 3.3 points and 0.7 assists per game. In his final NBA season, Long played for the Buffalo Braves, averaging 4.5 points and 0.8 assists per game.[1]

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

NBA/ABA

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Source[1]

Regular season

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Year Team GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG PPG
1967–68 Detroit 16 5.8 .451 .733 .9 .8 3.6
1968–69 Kentucky (ABA) 9 9.1 .225 – .810 1.0 1.3 3.9
1969–70 Detroit 25 5.2 .452 .711 .4 .7 3.3
1970–71 Buffalo 30 7.1 .475 .833 1.0 .8 4.5
Career (NBA) 71 6.1 .464 .753 .8 .8 3.9
Career (overall) 80 6.5 .429 – .765 .8 .8 3.9

Playoffs

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Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1968 Detroit 1 4.0 1.000 – .0 1.0 6.0

References

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