Dave Robisch

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David George Robisch (born December 22, 1949, in Cincinnati, Ohio) is an American former professional basketball player in the ABA and NBA. Robisch played at the Univesrsity of Kansas, where he was initiated into the Sigma Nu Fraternity. He was positioned at center and forward for the Denver Rockets/Denver Nuggets (1971-75 and 1980-83), Indiana Pacers (1975-76 and 1976-77), Baltimore Claws (1975), San Diego Sails (1976), Los Angeles Lakers (1977-79), Cleveland Cavaliers (1979-80), San Antonio Spurs (1983) and Kansas City Kings (1984).

He helped the Nuggets win the 1974-75 ABA Western Division.

On October 8, 1975 Robisch was part of one of the more infamous trades in ABA history. The Baltimore Claws, despite financial problems, had obtained the rights to star Dan Issel from the Kentucky Colonels. The Claws were unable to come through with the $500,000 they owed the Colonels for Issel. Under pressure from the league, the Claws traded Issel to the Denver Nuggets in exchange for Robisch and $500,000; the $500,000 was used to pay the Kentucky Colonels the money owed for Issel.

[edit] Achievements

• Led ABA in Games (87) in 1975-76.
• Led NBA in Games (84) in 1980-81.
• Ranks 43rd on ABA Career Games List (422).
• Ranks 42nd on ABA Career Minutes Played List (12,224).
• Ranks 43rd on ABA Career Field Goals Made List (2,303).
• Ranks 44th on ABA Career Field Goal Attempts List (4,910).
• Ranks 23rd on ABA Career Field Goal Percentage List (.469).
• Ranks 30th on ABA Career Free Throws Made List (1,549).
• Ranks 33rd on ABA Career Free Throw Attempts List (1,966).
• Ranks 23rd on ABA Career Free Throw Percentage List (.788).
• Ranks 25th on ABA Career Offensive Rebounds List (1,194).
• Ranks 85th on NBA Career Offensive Rebounds List (1,992).
• Ranks 26th on ABA Career Defensive Rebounds List (2,359).
• Ranks 92nd on NBA Career Defensive Rebounds List (4,181).
• Ranks 27th on ABA Career Total Rebounds List (3,553).
• Ranks 16th on ABA Career Rebounds Per Game List (8.4).
• Ranks 65th on ABA Career Assists List (842).
• Ranks 34th on ABA Career Assists Per Game List (2.0).
• Ranks 48th on ABA Career Steals List (162).
• Ranks 28th on ABA Career Steals Per Game List (.6).
• Ranks 19th on ABA Career Blocks List (173).
• Ranks 9th on ABA Career Blocks Per Game List (.7).
• Ranks 87th on ABA Career Turnovers List (571).
• Ranks 50th on ABA Career Personal Fouls List (1,152).
• Ranks 39th on ABA Career Points List (6,155).
• Ranks 24th on ABA Career Points Per Game List (14.6).
• Ranks 21st on ABA Career True Shooting Percentage List (.533).
• Ranks 37th on ABA Career Assist Ratio List (11.7).
• Ranks 1st on ABA Career Turnover Ratio List (7.9).
• Ranks 42nd on NBA Career Turnover Ratio List (8.5).
• Ranks 37th on ABA Career Usage Rate List (21.6).
• Ranks 15th on ABA Career Rebound Rate List (14.2).
• Ranks 11th on ABA Career Player Efficiency Rating List (18.4).
• Ranks 9th on ABA Career Player Wins List (23.8).
• Ranks 85th on ABA Career Player Losses List (5.2).
• Ranks 7th on ABA Career Win Shares List (72).

In 13 seasons he played in 930 Games and had 22,780 Minutes Played, a .464 Field Goal Percentage (3,997 for 8,620), a .798 Free Throw Percentage (2,587 for 3,241), 6,173 Total Rebounds (1,992 Offensive, 4,181 Defensive), 1,656 Assists, 986 Turnovers, 2,069 Personal Fouls and 10,581 Points.