Mike Riordan (basketball)
Personal information | |
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Born | New York City, New York | July 9, 1945
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Holy Cross (Queens, New York) |
College | Providence (1964–1967) |
NBA draft | 1967: 12th round, 128th overall pick |
Selected by the New York Knicks | |
Playing career | 1967–1977 |
Position | Shooting guard / Small forward |
Number | 6 |
Career history | |
1967–1968 | Allentown Jets |
1968–1971 | New York Knicks |
1971–1977 | Baltimore / Washington Bullets |
Career highlights and awards | |
Career NBA statistics | |
Points | 6,334 (9.9 ppg) |
Rebounds | 1,830 (2.9 rpg) |
Assists | 1,524 (2.4 apg) |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Michael W. Riordan (born July 9, 1945) is an American former professional basketball player.
A 6'4" guard/forward from Holy Cross High School (Queens, New York) and Providence College, Riordan played 9 seasons (1968–1977) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the New York Knicks and Baltimore/Capital/Washington Bullets. He scored 6,334 points in his NBA career and won an NBA Championship with the Knicks in 1970. He was traded along with Dave Stallworth and an undisclosed amount of cash to the Baltimore Bullets for Earl Monroe on November 11, 1971.[1] He was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team in 1973.
He later owned Riordan's Saloon in Annapolis, Maryland.
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- Holy Cross High School (Flushing) alumni
- New York Knicks draft picks
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- Shooting guards
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