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| Personal information | |
| Date of birth | July 2, 1946 |
| Place of birth | St. Louis, Missouri |
| Listed height | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) |
| Listed weight | 245 lb (111 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | Saint Louis |
| NBA Draft | 1968 / Round: 4 / Pick: 42nd overall |
| Selected by the Detroit Pistons | |
| Pro career | 1968–1972 |
| League | NBA/ABA |
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| Career NBA/ABA statistics | |
| Points | 1,230 |
| Rebounds | 1,079 |
| Assists | 158 |
Rich Niemann is a former American basketball player who played at center in the National Basketball Association and American Basketball Association. Niemann was originally drafted in the fourth round of the 1968 NBA Draft by the Detroit Pistons. That season, he was traded from the Pistons to the Milwaukee Bucks along with cash for Dave Gambee.[1] Later that year, he was claimed by the Boston Celtics after he was waived by the Bucks. After his time with the Celtics, he played the rest of his career in the American Basketball Association. He now helps coach and instruct the girls varsity team for Kennedy Catholic High School.