C. J. Kupec

C. J. Kupec
	Kupec from 1975 Michiganensian
Personal information
Born	January 26, 1953 (age 71); Oak Lawn, Illinois
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school	Oak Lawn Community; (Oak Lawn, Illinois)
College	Michigan (1972–1975)
NBA draft	1975: 4th round, 56th overall pick
	Selected by the Los Angeles Lakers
Playing career	1975–1988
Position	Center / Power forward
Number	41, 25
Career history
1975–1977	Los Angeles Lakers
1977–1978	Houston Rockets
1978–1980	Olimpia Billy Milano
1981–1982	Squibb Cantù
1982–1983	Siv Bergamo
1983–1985	Viola Reggio Calabria
1985–1986	Mister Day Siena
1986–1988	Spondilatte Cremona
Career highlights and awards
	FIBA Intercontinental Cup champion (1982); EuroLeague champion (1982);
Career NBA and LBA statistics
Points	6,384 (14.9 ppg)
Rebounds	2,101 (4.9 rpg)
Assists	453 (1.1 apg)
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball Reference

Charles Jerome "C. J." Kupec (born January 16, 1953) is a retired American professional basketball player, formerly in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

College career

Kupec played college basketball at the University of Michigan.

Professional career

Kupec was selected in the fourth round of the 1975 NBA draft by the Los Angeles Lakers and in the fifth round of the 1975 ABA Draft by the Spirits of St. Louis.^[1]

Kupec played for the Los Angeles Lakers and Houston Rockets during the 1970s, as well as in Italy during the 1980s. He won the 1982 EuroLeague title with Cantu.

Post playing career

In 2007, the Illinois High School Association named Kupec one of the 100 Legends of the IHSA Boys Basketball Tournament.^[2]

References

^ "C. J. Kupec stats page at BasketballReference.com". Archived from the original on 2007-10-11. Retrieved 2008-12-26.
^ http://www.ihsa.org/initiatives/legends/index.htm

External links

NBA statistics @ basketballreference.com
Player Profile @ Legabasket.it
Recent photo of C.J. Kupec @ nbrpa.com

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[1] "C. J. Kupec stats page at BasketballReference.com". Archived from the original on 2007-10-11. Retrieved 2008-12-26.

[2] ttp://www.ihsa.org/initiatives/legends/index.htm

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