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Randy Denton

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Randy Denton
Personal information
Born (1949-02-18) February 18, 1949 (age 75)
Raleigh, North Carolina
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High schoolWilliam G. Enloe
(Raleigh, North Carolina)
CollegeDuke (1968–1971)
NBA draft1971: 4th round, 61st overall pick
Selected by the Boston Celtics
Playing career1971–1979
PositionCenter
Number54, 32, 45, 34
Career history
1971–1972Carolina Cougars
19721974Memphis Pros / Tams
19741975Utah Stars
1975–1976Spirits of St. Louis
1976–1977Atlanta Hawks
1977–1979Auxilium Torino
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-ACC (1971)
  • 2× Second-team All-ACC (1969, 1970)
Career ABA and NBA statistics
Points4,749 (11.5 ppg)
Rebounds3,547 (8.6 rpg)
Assists528 (1.3 apg)
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference

Randall Drew Denton (born February 18, 1949) is an American former professional basketball player.

Denton graduated from William G. Enloe High School in 1967.[1] A 6'10" center from Duke University, Randy holds the all-time Duke record for average rebounds per game at 12.7.[2] Denton played six seasons (1971–1977) in the American Basketball Association and National Basketball Association as a member of the Carolina Cougars, Memphis Pros, Memphis Tams, Utah Stars, Spirits of St. Louis, and Atlanta Hawks. He averaged 11.5 points and 8.6 rebounds in his ABA/NBA career.[3][4]

Notes

  1. ^ Sumner, James. Tales from the Duke Blue Devils Hardwood. p. 81
  2. ^ "Profile: Randy Denton Headed to N.C. Hall of Fame". Retrieved October 2, 2016.
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  4. ^ Randy Denton page at DatabaseBasketball.com Archived May 20, 2011, at the Wayback Machine