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Mike Riordan (basketball)

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Mike Riordan
Personal information
Born (1945-07-09) July 9, 1945 (age 79)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High schoolHoly Cross (Queens, New York)
CollegeProvidence (1964–1967)
NBA draft1967: 12th round, 128th overall pick
Selected by the New York Knicks
Playing career1967–1977
PositionShooting guard / small forward
Number6
Career history
1967–1968Allentown Jets
1968–1971New York Knicks
1971–1977Baltimore / Capital / Washington Bullets
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points6,334 (9.9 ppg)
Rebounds1,830 (2.9 rpg)
Assists1,524 (2.4 apg)
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference

Michael W. Riordan (born July 9, 1945) is an American former professional basketball player.

College career

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A 6'4" guard/forward from Holy Cross High School (Queens, New York), Riordan attended Providence College and played college basketball for the Providence Friars.

Riordan played three seasons for the Friars, averaging 11.2 points and 8.2 rebounds per game over his college career.

Professional career

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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.

Post-playing career

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Riordan owned Riordan's Saloon, a bar and restaurant located in Annapolis, Maryland.

Military service

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Riordan served in the United States Air Force, where he was a mechanic and played basketball at night.[2] While playing for the Knicks, Riordan was in the New York Air National Guard at the 274th Mobile Communications Squadron located at Roslyn Air National Guard Station, New York.[3][4][5]

Career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
 †  Won an NBA championship  *  Led the league

NBA

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Source[6]

Regular season

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1968–69 New York 54 1 7.4 .340 .667 1.1 .9 2.3
1969–70† New York 81 5 20.7 .464 .691 2.4 2.5 7.7
1970–71 New York 82 2 16.1 .418 .620 2.1 1.5 4.8
1971–72 New York 4 0 8.3 .364 .000 .3 .5 2.0
1971–72 Baltimore 54 24.9 .469 .683 2.4 2.3 10.0
1972–73 Baltimore 82* 42.3 .510 .821 4.9 5.2 18.1
1973–74 Capital 81 39.9 .472 .782 4.7 3.3 1.3 .2 15.9
1974–75 Washington 74 29.6 .492 .838 3.8 2.7 1.0 .1 15.4
1975–76 Washington 78 24.9 .440 .740 2.4 1.6 .7 .2 8.4
1976–77 Washington 49 5.9 .362 .733 .6 .4 .1 .0 1.6
Career 639 8 24.9 .470 .744 2.9 2.4 .8 .1 9.9

Playoffs

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1969 New York 10 0 10.8 .513 .750 1.7 .3 5.2
1970† New York 19* 0 15.6 .486 .714 2.4 1.4 6.9
1971 New York 12 0 14.0 .385 .750 2.5 .8 3.8
1972 Baltimore 6 26.8 .579 .810 2.5 1.8 13.8
1973 Baltimore 5 46.2 .452 .792 3.6 3.0 15.0
1974 Capital 7 38.1 .414 .875 3.4 2.4 .6 .3 12.3
1975 Washington 17* 22.2 .397 .778 2.4 1.6 .9 .1 7.9
1976 Washington 6 5.2 .375 – 1.0 .2 .0 .0 1.0
1977 Washington 2 4.0 .000 – 1.0 .5 .0 .0 .0
Career 84 0 19.6 .446 .775 2.4 1.3 .6 .1 7.3

References

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  1. ^ Rogers, Thomas. "Stallworth and Riordan Sent to Baltimore," The New York Times, Friday, November 12, 1971. Retrieved May 19, 2020
  2. ^ Coakley, Tom. "It's not rumpled, it's casual: The 'Riordan look'", Evening Capital, Annapolis, Maryland, volume XCIII, number 296, December 19, 1977, page 16.
  3. ^ "NBA playoff battles start tonight", The Evansville Press, Evansville, Indiana, March 25, 1970, 64th year, number 229, page 21-A
  4. ^ Miller, Norm. "OK Knicks' Mike, Caz for Playoffs", Daily News, New York, New York, volume 51, number 235, March 26, 1970, page 23C.
  5. ^ Pepe, Phil. "The Bullets Were Coming...Then Guard Was Called", Daily News, New York, New York, volume 51, number 237, March 28, 1970, page 30.
  6. ^ "Mike Riordan NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
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