Nick Weatherspoon

Nick Weatherspoon

Personal information
Born	(1950-07-20)July 20, 1950 Greenwood, Mississippi
Died	October 17, 2008(2008-10-17) (aged 58) Canton, Ohio
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school	Canton McKinley (Canton, Ohio)
College	Illinois (1970–1973)
NBA draft	1973: 1st round, 13th overall pick
Selected by the Capital Bullets
Playing career	1973–1980
Position	Small forward
Number	12, 13
Career history
1973–1976	Capital / Washington Bullets
1976–1977	Seattle SuperSonics
1977–1978	Chicago Bulls
1978–1980	San Diego Clippers
Career highlights and awards
NBA All-Rookie First Team (1974)
Career NBA statistics
Points	4,086 (9.0 ppg)
Rebounds	2,232 (4.9 rpg)
Assists	418 (0.9 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Nick Levoter Weatherspoon (July 20, 1950 – October 17, 2008) was an American professional basketball player. He was a 6' 7" small forward.

Weatherspoon, nicknamed "Spoon", scored 1,431 points at Canton McKinley High School, holding the Bulldog scoring record for 37 years until Raymar Morgan broke it during the 2005–06 season. He was an All-American at the University of Illinois before being selected by the Capital Bullets with the 13th pick of the 1973 NBA draft. Named to the 1974 NBA All-Rookie Team, Weatherspoon spent a total of seven seasons in the NBA with the Bullets, the Seattle SuperSonics, the Chicago Bulls, and the San Diego Clippers.

Weatherspoon was elected to the "Illini Men's Basketball All-Century Team" in 2004. Nick Weatherspoon was a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity. He was initiated in the Fraternity through Tau Chapter in 1971.

Honors

Basketball

• 1972 - Team MVP
• 1972 - Honorable Mention All-Big Ten
• 1972 - Honorable Mention All American
• 1973 - Team Captain
• 1973 - Team MVP
• 1973 - 1st Team All-Big Ten
• 1973 - 1st Team All American
• 2004 - Elected to the "Illini Men's Basketball All-Century Team".
• 2008 - Honored as one of the thirty-three honored jerseys which hang in the State Farm Center to show regard for being the most decorated basketball players in the University of Illinois' history.

Statistics

College

Season	Games	Points	Field Goals	Attempts	Avg	Free Throws	Attempts	Avg	PPG	Rebounds	Avg	Big Ten Record	Overall Record
1969–70	8	139	61	129	.473	17	25	.718	17.4	73	9.1	Frosh Team	Not Counted
1970–71	23	381	151	334	.452	79	110	.718	16.6	246	10.7	5–9	11–12
1971–72	24	500	200	477	.419	100	134	.746	20.8	265	11.0	5–9	14–10
1972–73	24	600	247	540	.457	106	149	.711	25.0	295	12.3	8–6	14–10
Totals	71	1481	598	1351	.443	285	393	.725	20.9	806	11.4	18–24	39–32

NBA career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game
PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

†	Denotes season in which Weatherspoon won an NBA championship
*	Led the league

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	PPG
1973-74	Capital	65	18.7	.412	.691	6.1	0.6	7.6
1974-75	Washington	82	16.4	.456	.746	4.2	0.6	7.5
1975-76	Washington	64	16.9	.476	.701	4.3	0.9	8.8
1976-77	Washington/Seattle	62	26.7	.449	.632	6.9	0.9	11.5
1977-78	Chicago	41	14.9	.443	.881	3.0	0.8	5.1
1978-79	San Diego	82	32.2	.480	.739	5.5	1.6	13.8
1979-80	San Diego	57	19.7	.434	.692	3.6	0.9	6.9
Career		453	21.4	.455	.713	4.9	0.9	9.0

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	PPG
1974	Capital	7	12.4	.474	.400	3.9	0.0	2.9
1975	Washington	17	23.8	.515	.814	4.8	0.9	10.3
1976	Washington	7	32.0	.450	.560	6.0	1.4	12.3
Career		60	32.8	.444	.767	3.6	3.3	17.3

External links

• Career stats