Don Kojis

Don Kojis

No. 22, 16, 9, 44, 21
Small forward
Personal information
Date of birth	January 15, 1939 (1939-01-15)
Place of birth	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Nationality	American
High school	Notre Dame (Milwaukee)
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	202 lb (92 kg)
Career information
College	Marquette
NBA Draft	1961 / Round: 2 / Pick: 21st overall
Selected by the Chicago Packers
Pro career	1963–1975
League	NBA
Career history
1963–1964	Baltimore Bullets
1964–1966	Detroit Pistons
1966–1967	Chicago Bulls
1967–1970	San Diego Rockets
1970–1972	Seattle SuperSonics
1972–1975	Kansas City-Omaha Kings
Career highlights and awards
2× NBA All-Star (1968, 1969)
Career NBA statistics
Points	9,948 (12.2 ppg)
Rebounds	4,555 (5.6 rpg)
Assists	1,112 (1.4 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals Competitor for United States Men's basketball Pan American Games Gold 1963 São Paulo Team Competition

Donald R. Kojis (born July 15, 1939 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) was a professional basketball player who attended Marquette University and was drafted by the Chicago Packers in the 2nd round (12th pick) of the 1961 NBA Draft. He played Forward for the Baltimore Bullets (1963–64), Detroit Pistons (1964–66), Chicago Bulls (1966–67) (acquired prior to the season via the expansion draft), San Diego Rockets (1967–70) (acquired prior to the 1967-68 season via the expansion draft), Seattle SuperSonics (1970–72) and Kansas City-Omaha Kings (1972–75). Kojis was one of three players ever selected in expansion drafts held in consecutive years (Bob Weiss and George Wilson being the other two) (Wilson was in fact selected in three consecutive expansion drafts). Kojis was also one of a small number of players who played for three expansion teams (Kojis playing for the 1961-62 Packers, the 1966-67 Bulls, and the 1967-68 Rockets).

He was named to the 1968 and 1969 NBA West All-Star Teams.

He holds the Pistons' record for most Field Goal Attempts Per 48 Minutes (25.35).

In 12 seasons he played in 814 Games, had 19,241 Minutes Played, 3,947 Field Goals Made, 8,853 Field Goals Attempted, .446 Field Goal Percentage, 2,054 Free Throws Made, 2,853 Free Throws Attempted, .720 Free Throw Percentage, 4,555 Rebounds, 1,112 Assists, 1,937 Personal Fouls and 9,948 Points.

He played for the United States men's national basketball team at the 1963 FIBA World Championship.

Kojis resides in the San Diego County community of Julian, California as the director of Whispering Winds Catholic Conference Center.

External links

• Don Kojis at Basketball-Reference.com
• basketpedya.com