Mack Calvin
Calvin with the Los Angeles Lakers, c. 1976 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 27, 1947 Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Listed weight | 165 lb (75 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Long Beach Polytechnic (Long Beach, California) |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 1969: 14th round, 187th overall pick |
| Drafted by | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Playing career | 1969–1981 |
| Position | Point guard |
| Number | 20, 21, 24, 33 |
| Coaching career | 1975, 1987–1992 |
| Career history | |
Playing | |
| 1969–1970 | Los Angeles Stars |
| 1970–1972 | The Floridians |
| 1972–1974 | Carolina Cougars |
| 1974–1975 | Denver Nuggets |
| 1975–1976 | Virginia Squires |
| 1976 | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 1976–1977 | San Antonio Spurs |
| 1977–1978 | Denver Nuggets |
| 1979–1980 | Utah Jazz |
| 1980–1981 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
Coaching | |
| 1975 | Virginia Squires |
| 1987–1991 | Milwaukee Bucks (assistant) |
| 1991–1992 | Los Angeles Clippers (assistant) |
| 1992 | Los Angeles Clippers (interim) |
| Career highlights | |
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| Career ABA and NBA statistics | |
| Points | 12,172 (16.1 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 1,923 (2.5 rpg) |
| Assists | 3,617 (4.8 apg) |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Mack Calvin (born July 27, 1947) is an American former basketball player.
Calvin excelled in his final season in the collegiate level for USC but was only selected in the 14th round of the NBA draft in 1969. He elected to play in the area for the upstart Los Angeles Stars of the American Basketball Association. Despite reaching the ABA Finals in his one season with the team, he was traded to The Floridians, where he played for the next two seasons. Calvin would play for five different ABA teams in seven seasons while also being named an All-Star five times. His 3,067 assists were the second most in ABA history. He played for five further teams after the ABA-NBA merger, closing his career out in 1981 with the Cleveland Cavaliers.
One of nine players to be named to the ABA All-Star Game five times, Calvin was selected to the ABA All-Time Team in 1997.