Dave Corzine

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Dave Corzine
Personal information
Born (1956-04-25) April 25, 1956 (age 68)
Arlington Heights, Illinois
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High school John Hersey
(Arlington Heights, Illinois)
College DePaul (1974–1978)
NBA draft 1978: 1st round, 18th overall pick
Selected by the Washington Bullets
Playing career1978–1992
Position Center
Number40, 42
Career history
As player:
1978–1980 Washington Bullets
1980–1982 San Antonio Spurs
1982–1989 Chicago Bulls
1989–1990 Orlando Magic
1990–1991 Seattle SuperSonics
1991–1992 Filanto Forlì
As coach:
1995–1996 Chicago Rockers
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points 7,615 (8.5 ppg)
Rebounds 5,262 (5.9 rpg)
Assists 1,477 (1.7 apg)
Stats at NBA.com  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Stats at Basketball Reference

David John Corzine (born April 25, 1956) is an American retired professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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Biography

A Chicago-area native who went to John Hersey High School in Arlington Heights and DePaul University in Chicago, Corzine was the 18th overall pick of the 1978 NBA draft by the Washington Bullets. With the Bullets, Corzine participated in the 1979 NBA Finals but they lost in five games to the Seattle SuperSonics. After two years with the Bullets and two more with the San Antonio Spurs, Corzine returned to his hometown to play for the Chicago Bulls for seven seasons, where he started in 285 out of 556 games played for the team.

He was then traded to the Orlando Magic for two second-round picks (which the Chicago Bulls used to select Toni Kukoč and P.J. Brown, respectively) on June 27, 1989. He began the 1989–90 season as the inaugural Orlando Magic's first starting center, but just as early as in a game no.3 against the Cleveland Cavaliers (won by the Magic in overtime giving them 2–1 record) in a first quarter he got serious ligament damage in his left knee, and was subsequently forced to miss a lot of time. [1] He returned to play a few minutes in three late-December games the same year, but hurt the knee again, and never suited up for the team again after that. After the season, he signed with the Seattle SuperSonics as a Free Agent on October 4, 1990. At the time of his signing, his attorney, Herb Rudoy allegedly said: "Dave is excited, but he's going to get into it slowly. He's looking to play four or five more years in this league." [2] – As it turned out, most likely because of the injuries and lack of playing time, he would only play that one final season to finish his NBA career.

He averaged 8.5 points, 5.9 rebounds, 0.4 steals, and 1.0 blocks per game in the NBA and his best season was arguable with the Chicago Bulls in 1982–83 when he averaged 14.0 points and 8.7 rebounds per game, or the 1983–84 NBA season, where he played and started all 82 games and had career-highs in many statistical categories, including steals, assists, blocks, FT%, and 3-PT%. [3]

On November 19, 2024 the DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team announced live during a game against Eastern Illinois that Corzine's No. 40 jersey would be retired by the program. Corzine played center for DePaul from 1974-1978 where he continues to hold the record for the most rebounds in franchise history, 1,151. In addition to being ranked fourth for most career points 1,896. His star show is considered to be his participation in the 1978 NCAA Tournament where he scored 46 points against Louisville in the Sweet 16. He would be named a Honorable Mention All-American that same year. The official ceremony will take place prior to a home game against Butler at Wintrust Arena on February 22, 2025. [4]

NBA 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

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1978–79 Washington 59–9.0.534–.7782.50.80.20.23.0
1979–80 Washington 78–10.6.417–.6623.50.80.10.42.9
1980–81 San Antonio 82–23.9.490.000.7147.81.40.51.210.5
1981–82 San Antonio 822126.7.519.250.7467.71.60.41.510.1
1982–83 Chicago 827130.4.497.000.7208.71.90.61.314.0
1983–84 Chicago 828232.6.467.333.8407.02.50.71.512.2
1984–85 Chicago 825025.1.486.000.7455.11.70.40.88.5
1985–86 Chicago 67425.5.491.250.7436.52.20.40.89.6
1986–87 Chicago 823927.9.475.000.7366.62.50.51.18.3
1987–88 Chicago 803229.1.481.111.7526.61.90.51.210.1
1988–89 Chicago 81718.3.461.250.7403.91.30.40.65.9
1989–90 Orlando 6313.2.379–.0003.00.30.30.03.7
1990–91 Seattle 2805.3.447–.5911.20.10.20.21.7
Career89130923.3.484.189.7475.91.70.41.08.5

Playoffs

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1979 Washington 12–5.3.267––2.10.40.20.00.7
1980 Washington 2–4.5.800–1.0001.50.00.00.05.0
1981 San Antonio 7–23.0.491–.6926.92.30.61.19.0
1982 San Antonio 9–28.7.462–.7069.41.90.71.013.6
1985 Chicago 4419.3.667–.8335.50.80.50.38.3
1986 Chicago 3334.3.552–1.0009.02.00.30.712.0
1987 Chicago 3340.7.455–.7787.02.30.31.09.0
1988 Chicago 101030.8.355–.5385.70.80.30.86.1
1989 Chicago 16013.7.422–.6472.60.60.30.44.1
1991 Seattle 206.0.667–1.0000.50.00.00.02.5
Career682019.6.455–.7074.91.00.30.56.3

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References

  1. ↑ "Poof! Magic Loses Corzine To Knee Injury - tribunedigital-chicagotribune". Chicago Tribune . Archived from the original on August 17, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Supersonics To Sign Ex-bulls Center Corzine - tribunedigital-chicagotribune". Chicago Tribune . Archived from the original on August 17, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Dave Corzine Stats".
  4. ↑ "DePaul to Retire Dave Corzine's Jersey". MEN'S BASKETBALL. DePaul University Athletics. November 19, 2024. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
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