Darryl Dawkins
Dawkins in 2009 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 11, 1957 Orlando, Florida, U.S. |
| Died | August 27, 2015 (aged 58) Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) |
| Listed weight | 251 lb (114 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Maynard Evans (Orlando, Florida) |
| NBA draft | 1975: 1st round, 5th overall pick |
| Drafted by | Philadelphia 76ers |
| Playing career | 1975–1996, 1999–2000 |
| Position | Center |
| Number | 53, 45, 50 |
| Coaching career | 1998–2006, 2009–2011 |
| Career history | |
Playing | |
| 1975–1982 | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 1982–1987 | New Jersey Nets |
| 1987 | Utah Jazz |
| 1987–1989 | Detroit Pistons |
| 1989–1991 | Auxilium Torino |
| 1991–1992 | Philips Milano |
| 1992–1994 | Libertas Forlì |
| 1995 | Harlem Globetrotters |
| 1995–1996 | Sioux Falls Skyforce |
| 1999–2000 | Winnipeg Cyclone |
| 2000 | Pennsylvania ValleyDawgs |
Coaching | |
| 1998–2000 | Winnipeg Cyclone |
| 1999–2006 | Pennsylvania ValleyDawgs |
| 2005–2006 | Newark Express |
| 2009–2011 | Lehigh Carbon CC |
| Career highlights | |
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As coach: | |
| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 8,733 (12.0 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 4,432 (6.1 rpg) |
| Blocks | 1,023 (1.4 bpg) |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Darryl R. Dawkins (January 11, 1957 – August 27, 2015) was an American professional basketball player and coach. A three-time NBA finalist center, he most notably played for the Philadelphia 76ers and New Jersey Nets with brief tenures at the Detroit Pistons and Utah Jazz later on. His powerful dunks, which shattered two backboards in 1979, led the NBA to adopt breakaway rims.
Dawkins averaged double figures in scoring nine times in his 14-year NBA career, often ranking among the league leaders in field-goal percentage, and set an NBA record for fouls in a season (386) in 1983–84. Stevie Wonder gave him the nickname Chocolate Thunder.