Mike Bantom

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Mike Bantom
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Personal information
Born (1951-12-03) December 3, 1951 (age 73)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school Roman Catholic
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
College Saint Joseph's (1970–1973)
NBA draft 1973: 1st round, 8th overall
Drafted by Phoenix Suns
Playing career1973–1989
Position Power forward / small forward
Number40, 42
Career history
1973–1975 Phoenix Suns
1975–1977 Seattle SuperSonics
1977 New York Nets
1977–1981 Indiana Pacers
1982 Philadelphia 76ers
1982–1985 Mens Sana Siena
1985–1986 Auxilium Torino
1986–1989 Virtus Roma
Career highlights
Career NBA statistics
Points 8,568 (12.1 ppg)
Rebounds 4,517 (6.4 rpg)
Assists 1,623 (2.3 apg)
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Stats at Basketball Reference   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing Flag of the United States.svg United States
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1972 Munich Team

Michael Allen Bantom (born December 3, 1951) is an American former professional basketball player.

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A 6'9" power forward/center from Saint Joseph's University, Bantom won a silver medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics as a member of the United States national basketball team, who lost a controversial final game to the Soviet Union. He was selected by the Phoenix Suns with the eighth pick of the 1973 NBA draft, and he embarked upon a nine-year NBA (1973–82) career as a member of the Suns, Seattle SuperSonics, New York Nets, Indiana Pacers, and Philadelphia 76ers. He earned All-Rookie Team honors and ended his NBA career with 8,568 total points, 4,517 total rebounds, and 1,623 total assists. From 1982 until 1989, Bantom played professionally in Italy.

Since retiring as a player, Bantom has served as the licensing manager for NBA International, the NBA International director of marketing, the NBA senior vice president of player development, and the executive vice president of referee operations. [1]

Bantom is a father of four children, three daughters and a son.

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
 * Led the league

NBA

Source [2]

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1973–74 Phoenix 7626.1.399.6626.82.1.7.610.1
1974–75 Phoenix 8227.3.461.7146.71.9.8.712.5
1975–76 Phoenix 79.7.3081.0003.3.4.3.33.0
Seattle 6622.8.471.6755.61.5.4.48.4
1976–77 Seattle 4418.1.488.6904.21.2.8.57.5
N.Y. Nets 3333.8.473.7358.61.5.8.818.6
1977–78 Indiana 8233.8.479.7437.42.91.2.615.3
1978–79 Indiana 8131.2.465.6728.02.81.2.814.7
1979–80 Indiana 7730.3.505.333.6655.93.61.1.611.8
1980–81 Indiana 7631.3.489.000.7085.63.21.11.114.0
1981–82 Indiana 393726.6.438.333.6605.51.71.0.611.7
Philadelphia 43122.8.510.333.5885.31.1.6.98.8
Career7063827.9.468.200.6926.42.3.9.712.1

Playoffs

YearTeamGPMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1976 Seattle 619.0.579.7003.81.3.7.39.7
1981 Indiana 225.5.750–.7144.0.5.5.514.5
1982 Philadelphia 21*19.0.396–.4523.71.1.7.44.3
Career2919.4.483–.5513.71.1.7.46.1

References

  1. ↑ "NBA selects Bantom as new VP of referees". ESPN.com. September 5, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Mike Bantom NBA stats". Basketball Reference . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 18, 2025.
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