Dave DeBusschere

Dave DeBusschere

DeBusschere, circa 1974
Personal information
Born	(1940-10-16)October 16, 1940 Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Died	May 14, 2003(2003-05-14) (aged 62) New York City, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight	220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school	Austin Catholic Preparatory School (Detroit, Michigan)
College	Detroit Mercy (1959–1962)
NBA draft	1962: territorial pick
Selected by the Detroit Pistons
Playing career	1962–1974
Position	Power forward / small forward
Number	22
Career history
As player:
1962–1968	Detroit Pistons
1968–1974	New York Knicks
As coach:
1964–1967	Detroit Pistons
Career highlights and awards
2× NBA champion (1970, 1973) 8× NBA All-Star (1966–1968, 1970–1974) 6× NBA All-Defensive First Team (1969–1974) All-NBA Second Team (1969) NBA All-Rookie First Team (1963) NBA anniversary team (50th, 75th) No. 22 retired by New York Knicks 2× Second-team All-American – NEA (1961, 1962) Second-team All-American – NABC (1961) 3× Third-team All-American – UPI (1960–1962) Third-team All-American – AP, NABC (1962) No. 22 retired by Detroit Mercy Titans Fourth-team Parade All-American (1958)
Career NBA statistics
Points	14,053 (16.1 ppg)
Rebounds	9,618 (11.0 rpg)
Assists	2,497 (2.9 apg)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com
Basketball Hall of Fame as player
College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2006 Baseball player Baseball career
Pitcher
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 22, 1962, for the Chicago White Sox
Last MLB appearance
September 2, 1963, for the Chicago White Sox
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	3–4
Earned run average	2.90
Complete games	1
Teams
Chicago White Sox (1962–1963)

David Albert DeBusschere (October 16, 1940 – May 14, 2003) was an American professional National Basketball Association (NBA) player and coach and Major League Baseball (MLB) player. He played for the Chicago White Sox of MLB in 1962 and 1963 and in the NBA for the Detroit Pistons from 1962 through 1968 and for the New York Knicks from 1968 to 1974. He was also the head coach for the Pistons from 1964 through 1967.

DeBusschere was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1983. In 1996, DeBusschere was named as one of the 50 greatest players in NBA history.^[1] In October 2021, DeBusschere was again honored as one of the league's greatest players of all time by being named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team.^[2]