Donnis Butcher

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Donnis Butcher (February 8, 1936 – October 8, 2012) was an American basketball player. A 6'1" guard from Pikeville College, Butcher was selected by the New York Knicks in the seventh round of the 1961 NBA draft.[1]

Donnis Butcher
Personal information
Born(1936-02-06)February 6, 1936
Williamsport, Kentucky, U.S.
DiedOctober 8, 2012(2012-10-08) (aged 76)
Hartland, Michigan, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High schoolMeade (Williamsport, Kentucky)
CollegePikeville
NBA draft1961: 7th round, 60th overall pick
Selected by the New York Knicks
Playing career1961–1966
PositionPoint guard / shooting guard
Number19, 24
Career history
As player:
19611963New York Knicks
19631966Detroit Pistons
As coach:
19671968Detroit Pistons
Career statistics
Points1,696 (6.1 ppg)
Rebounds821 (2.9 rpg)
Assists585 (2.1 apg)
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Career playing statistics edit

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 edit

Source[2]

Regular season edit

Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1961–62 New York 47 10.2 .310 .609 1.7 1.1 2.9
1962–63 New York 68 17.5 .406 .675 2.6 2.0 7.0
1963–64 New York 26 16.1 .322 .636 2.6 2.5 4.5
1963–64 Detroit 52 29.9 .421 .616 5.0 3.4 8.6
1964–65 Detroit 71 16.3 .405 .618 2.8 1.7 5.8
1965–66 Detroit 15 19.0 .469 .529 2.2 2.0 7.2
Career 279 18.2 .397 .629 2.9 2.1 6.1

Head coaching record edit

Legend
Regular season G Games coached W Games won L Games lost W–L % Win–loss %
Playoffs PG Playoff games PW Playoff wins PL Playoff losses PW–L % Playoff win–loss %

NBA edit

Source[3]

Team Year G W L W–L% Finish PG PW PL PW–L% Result
Detroit 1966–67 8 2 6 .250 5th in Western Missed playoffs
Detroit 1967–68 82 40 42 .488 4th in Eastern 6 2 4 .333 Lost in Division semifinals
Detroit 1969–70 22 10 12 .455 (fired)
Career 112 52 60 .464 6 2 4 .333

References edit

  1. ^ Donnis Butcher passes at the age of 76 Archived October 15, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Donnie Butcher NBA playing stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Donnie Butcher NBA coaching stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 18 January 2024.

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