Paul Long

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Paul Long
Personal information
Born (1944-02-08) February 8, 1944 (age 81)
Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school Waggener (Louisville, Kentucky)
College
NBA draft 1967: 5th round, 45th overall pick
Drafted by Detroit Pistons
Playing career1967–1971
Position Shooting guard
Number10, 34, 36, 26, 5
Career history
1967-1968 Detroit Pistons
1968–1969 Kentucky Colonels
1969-1970 Detroit Pistons
1970-1971 Buffalo Braves
Career highlights
  • First-team All-ACC (1967)
  • Second-team All-ACC (1966)
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Paul Richard Long (born February 8, 1944) is a former NBA and ABA basketball player. He played professionally for the Detroit Pistons, Kentucky Colonels and the Buffalo Braves.

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Biography

Long was born in Louisville, Kentucky and graduated from Waggener High School in Louisville. [1] He attended Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg, Virginia and Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. [2]

He was drafted with the second pick in the fifth round of the 1967 NBA draft by the Detroit Pistons. [1] In his first NBA season, Long averaged 3.6 points and 0.8 assists per game. Long then played for the Kentucky Colonels of the ABA in his second season, averaging 3.9 points and 1.3 assists per game. He played for the Pistons again in his third season, averaging 3.3 points and 0.7 assists per game. In his final NBA season, Long played for the Buffalo Braves, averaging 4.5 points and 0.8 assists per game. [1]

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/ABA

Source [1]

Regular season

YearTeamGPMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGPPG
1967–68 Detroit 165.8.451.733.9.83.6
1968–69 Kentucky (ABA)99.1.225.8101.01.33.9
1969–70 Detroit 255.2.452.711.4.73.3
1970–71 Buffalo 307.1.475.8331.0.84.5
Career (NBA)716.1.464.753.8.83.9
Career (overall)806.5.429.765.8.83.9

Playoffs

YearTeamGPMPGFG%FT%RPGAPGPPG
1968 Detroit 14.01.000.01.06.0

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Paul Long NBA & ABA stats". Basketball Reference . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
  2. "Paul Richard Long". databaseBasketball.com. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved November 15, 2012.