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 at NBA.com  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Stats at Basketball Reference

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]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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 [8]

Regular season

YearTeamGPMPGFG%FT%RPGAPGPPG
1970–71 Milwaukee 537.5.363.556.91.42.2

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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.
  8. ↑ "Bill Zopf NBA stats". Basketball Reference . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
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