Barney Cable

Barney Cable

Personal information
Born	(1935-07-29) July 29, 1935 (age 89) Rochester, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High school	Rochester (Rochester, Pennsylvania)
College	Bradley (1955–1958)
NBA draft	1958: 2nd round, 10th overall pick
Selected by the Detroit Pistons
Playing career	1958–1967
Position	Small forward / power forward
Number	10, 23, 35, 21
Coaching career	1966–1970
Career history
As player:
1958–1959	Detroit Pistons
1959–1961	Syracuse Nationals
1961	Chicago Packers
1961–1963	St. Louis Hawks
1963–1964	Chicago Zephyrs / Baltimore Bullets
1964–1967	Wilmington Blue Bombers
As coach:
1966–1968	Wilmington Blue Bombers
1969–1970	Scranton Miners
Career highlights and awards
As player: 2× EPBL champion (1966, 1967) First-team All-MVC (1957) As head coach: EPBL champion (1967) EPBL Coach of the Year (1967)
Career NBA statistics
Points	2,372 (6.6 ppg)
Rebounds	1,884 (5.2 rpg)
Assists	381 (1.1 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Byrum William "Barney" Cable (born July 29, 1935) is an American former professional basketball player. Barney Cable, a six-foot-seven forward from Rochester, Pennsylvania, was the third Bradley University player to be plucked in the NBA draft.

He was selected by the Detroit Pistons in the 2nd round (11th pick overall) of the 1958 NBA draft.

He played for the Pistons (1958–59), Syracuse Nationals (1959–61), Chicago Packers / Zephyrs / Baltimore Bullets (1961, 1963–64) and St. Louis Hawks (1961–63) in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for 362 games.

Cable played for the Wilmington Blue Bombers of the Eastern Professional Basketball League (EPBL) from 1964 to 1967. ^[1] He won EPBL championships in 1966 ^[2] and 1967. ^[3] Cable also served as head coach of the Blue Bombers from 1966 to 1968. ^[4] He was named the EPBL Coach of the Year in 1967. ^[5] He is honored in the Greater Peoria Sports Hall of Fame.

Career statistics

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

NBA

Source ^[6]

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	PPG
1958–59	Detroit	31	8.7	.341	.793	2.8	.4	3.5
1959–60	Detroit	7	16.6	.367	.400	6.9	.9	6.9
	Syracuse	50	12.0	.378	.702	3.5	.7	4.3
1960–61	Syracuse	75	21.9	.463	.676	6.3	1.1	8.1
1961–62	Chicago	15	33.2	.378	.712	5.5	2.1	13.7
	St. Louis	52	26.2	.419	.623	9.2	1.6	10.0
1962–63	St. Louis	42	15.8	.495	.651	3.1	1.0	6.1
	Chicago	19	28.5	.402	.636	5.7	2.2	8.1
1963–64	Baltimore	71	15.8	.400	.667	4.2	.7	3.7
Career		362	18.8	.420	.665	5.2	1.1	6.6

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	PPG
1960	Syracuse	3	21.0	.357	.500	9.3	.3	4.7
1961	Syracuse	8	23.1	.400	.588	7.6	.9	7.8
Career		11	22.5	.392	.560	8.1	.7	6.9

References

1. "Barney Cable minor league basketball statistics". Stats Crew. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
2. "1965-66 Wilmington Blue Bombers Statistics". Stats Crew. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
3. "1966-67 Wilmington Blue Bombers Statistics". Stats Crew. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
4. "Barney Cable minor league basketball coaching records". Stats Crew. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
5. "Flyers in Penn. Tonight; Host Wilmington Sunday". The Bridgeport Post. November 18, 1967. p. 9. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
6. "Barney Cable NBA stats". Basketball Reference . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 5, 2023.

External links

• Career statistics from NBA.com    and  Basketball Reference