Bill Zopf

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Bill Zopf
Personal information
Born (1948-06-07) June 7, 1948 (age 76)
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High schoolMonaca (Monaca, Pennsylvania)
College Duquesne (1967–1970)
NBA draft 1970: 2nd round, 33rd overall pick
Selected by the Milwaukee Bucks
Playing career1970–1971
Position Point guard
Number6
Career history
1970–1971 Milwaukee Bucks
Career highlights and awards
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

William Charles Zopf Jr. (born June 7, 1948) is an American former professional basketball player. He was a point guard and played collegiately at Duquesne University. He played for the Milwaukee Bucks during his brief National Basketball Association (NBA) career.

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High school career

Zopf attended Monaca High School. As a senior, he scored 391 points while leading his team to a 21-1 record. [1]

College career

Zopf played four seasons at Duquesne University, scoring 999 points and scoring 13.3 points per game. He was named the Steel Bowl Tournament and as a senior was named to the American All Academic Team. [2]

Professional career

Zopf was selected with the 16th pick, in the second round of the 1970 NBA draft by the Milwaukee Bucks. [3] He played 53 games for the Bucks in 1970-71, averaging 2.2 points, 0.9 rebounds, and 1.4 assists per game, shooting 36.3% from the field and 55.6% from the free throw line. He left the Bucks in February 1971 due to a call-up to the army reserve unit. [4] After returning for the fall of 1971, the Bucks waived Zopf on October 2, 1971. [5]

Personal life

After retiring from the NBA, Zopf worked as a business equipment lease broker. Zopf coached his daughter Annie's AAU basketball team. She went on to play collegiately at Fordham University. [6] Bill Zopf was named to the Beaver County (Pennsylvania) Sports Hall of Fame in 1988. [7]

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References

  1. "Bill Zopf". www.bcshof.org. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
  2. Maurer, Matthew. "Bill Zopf". www.thedraftreview.com. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
  3. 1970 NBA Draft Archived 2010-04-21 at the Wayback Machine , basketballreference.com
  4. Bill Zopf Called To Active Duty, Beaver County Times
  5. "Bill Zopf Player Profile, Milwaukee Bucks, NBA Stats, NCAA Stats, Game Logs, Bests, Awards - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
  6. Weinreb, Michael (January 26, 2008). "Masters of Zen, Not of Winning". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved December 20, 2016.
  7. Beaver County Sports Hall of Fame. "Bill Zopf". Available online: https://www.bcshof.org/halloffamers/zopf1988.htm . Retrieved August 3, 2021.