Butch Beard
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| Personal information | |
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| Born | May 4, 1947 Hardinsburg, Kentucky |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Breckinridge County (Harned, Kentucky) |
| College | Louisville (1966–1969) |
| NBA draft | 1969: 1st round, 10th overall pick |
| Selected by the Atlanta Hawks | |
| Playing career | 1969–1979 |
| Position | Guard |
| Number | 14, 21, 9 |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1969–1970 | Atlanta Hawks |
| 1971–1972 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 1972–1973 | Seattle SuperSonics |
| 1973–1975 | Golden State Warriors |
| 1975 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 1975–1979 | New York Knicks |
| As coach: | |
| 1990–1994 | Howard |
| 1994–1996 | New Jersey Nets |
| 2001–2006 | Morgan State |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career statistics | |
| Points | 5,622 (9.3 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 2,042 (3.4 rpg) |
| Assists | 2,189 (3.6 apg) |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Alfred "Butch" Beard, Jr. (born May 5, 1947) is a former professional basketball player and coach. He was the starting point guard with the 1975 NBA champion Golden State Warriors.
Beard played high school basketball at Breckinridge County High School where, as a junior, he led the Bearcats to the 1964 state championship game losing to a Wes Unseld-led Louisville Seneca team. Beard and Unseld would later become roommates at the University of Louisville. In 1965, Beard led the Bearcats back to the title game, winning the state championship. Additionally, he was named the Kentucky Mr. Basketball.
Butch Beard played college basketball at the University of Louisville.
Beard was selected by the Dallas Chaparrals in the 1969 ABA draft and by the Atlanta Hawks in the first round of the 1969 NBA draft.[1] Beard played nine seasons (1969–1970; 1971–1979) with five teams: the Atlanta Hawks, the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Seattle SuperSonics, the Warriors, and the New York Knicks. He scored 5,622 career points and represented Cleveland in the 1972 NBA All-Star Game. While with the Golden State Warriors he scored the last seven points of the team's 1975 NBA Championship win. Beard retired as an NBA player in 1979, last playing for the New York Knicks.
Beard later served as head coach of the New Jersey Nets from 1994 to 1996. He was also color analyst for New York Knicks games on MSG Network during the 1980s. He was the head coach at Morgan State University until he stepped down in March 2006.
References
- ^ DatabaseBasketball.com Butch Beard page Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
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