Jump to content

Dennis DuVal: Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Content deleted Content added
Format
Line 21: Line 21:
| career_start =
| career_start =
| career_end =
| career_end =
| years1 = [[1974-75 NBA season|1974-1975]]
| years1 = [[1974–75 NBA season|1974–1975]]
| team1 = [[Washington Bullets]]
| team1 = [[Washington Bullets]]
| years2 = [[1975-76 NBA season|1976]]
| years2 = [[1975–76 NBA season|1976]]
| team2 = [[Atlanta Hawks]]
| team2 = [[Atlanta Hawks]]
| letter = d
| letter = d
Line 59: Line 59:
[[Category:1952 births]]
[[Category:1952 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:African-American basketball players]]
[[Category:Atlanta Hawks players]]
[[Category:Atlanta Hawks players]]
[[Category:Basketball players from New York]]
[[Category:Basketball players from New York]]
[[Category:People from Westbury, New York]]
[[Category:Point guards]]
[[Category:Point guards]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Nassau County, New York]]
[[Category:Syracuse Orange men's basketball players]]
[[Category:Syracuse Orange men's basketball players]]
[[Category:Washington Bullets draft picks]]
[[Category:Washington Bullets draft picks]]
[[Category:Washington Bullets players]]
[[Category:Washington Bullets players]]
[[Category:African-American basketball players]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Nassau County, New York]]
[[Category:People from Westbury, New York]]

Revision as of 02:16, 17 May 2015

Dennis DuVal
Personal information
Born (1952-03-31) March 31, 1952 (age 72)
Westbury, New York
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High schoolWestbury (Westbury, New York)
CollegeSyracuse (1971–1974)
NBA draft1974: 2nd round, 30th overall pick
Selected by the Washington Bullets
PositionGuard
Number23, 21
Career history
1974–1975Washington Bullets
1976Atlanta Hawks
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Dennis DuVal (born March 31, 1952), nicknamed "Sweet D" is a former National Basketball Association (NBA) player.

College career

In 1970-71, Dennis played on the Syracuse Orange freshman basketball team. He averaged 19.2 points and 7.7 rebounds per game. Dennis joined the Syracuse varsity basketball team his sophomore season, and averaged 15.8 points and 4.8 rebounds per game. Dennis led Syracuse in scoring his junior season, averaging 19.6 points per game. He also led Syracuse in scoring his senior season, averaging 20.6 points per game. In his senior year at Syracuse University, Dennis was selected to the NCAA AP All-American third-team. When he graduated, he was second all-time in points for Syracuse behind only David Bing.[1]

Professional career

Dennis was drafted with the twelfth pick in the second round of the 1974 NBA Draft by the Washington Bullets. Dennis was also selected by the Denver Nuggets in the 1974 ABA Draft.[1] He was waived by the Bullets prior to the start of the 1975-76 NBA season. On January 31, 1976 Dennis was signed by the Atlanta Hawks. In his NBA career, Dennis averaged 1.9 points, 0.7 assists, and 0.6 rebounds per game.[2]

Post-Playing career

Following his basketball career, Dennis became a police officer in Syracuse, New York. In 1990, he became the deputy police chief. In 2001, Dennis was named the Syracuse police chief. He retired from the Syracuse police force in 2004[1]

In 2000, Dennis was selected to the Syracuse Men's Basketball All-Century Team.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Dennis DuVal". orangehoops.org. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
  2. ^ "Dennis DuVal NBA statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
  3. ^ "Syracuse University Athletics - Men's Basketball All-Century Team". suathletics.com. Retrieved 16 July 2012.

Template:Persondata