Bill Turner (basketball) explained

Bill Turner
Height Ft:6
Height In:7
Weight Lb:220
Birth Date:18 February 1944
Birth Place:Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
High School:Central (Akron, Ohio)
College:Akron (1963–1967)
Draft Year:1967
Draft Round:3
Draft Pick:27
Draft Team:San Francisco Warriors
Career Start:1967
Career End:1973
Career Number:12, 22, 13, 34, 20, 30
Career Position:Small forward / power forward
Years1:
Team1:San Francisco Warriors
Team2:Cincinnati Royals
Years3:
Team3:San Francisco/Golden State Warriors
Team4:Portland Trail Blazers
Team5:Los Angeles Lakers
Stats League:NBA
Stat1label:Points
Stat1value:1,597 (5.4 ppg)
Stat2label:Rebounds
Stat2value:1,039 (3.5 rpg)
Stat3label:Assists
Stat3value:167 (0.6 apg)

William R. Turner (February 18, 1944 – October 14, 2023) was an American professional National Basketball Association (NBA) player. Turner played college basketball at the University of Akron.

Turner died on October 14, 2023, at the age of 79.[1]

Career statistics

NBA

Source[2]

Regular season

YearTeamGPMPGFG%FT%RPGAPGPPG
San Francisco42 11.5 .433 .600 3.7 .4 4.1
San Francisco79 18.8 .415 .761 4.8 .8 7.8
San Francisco3 25.0 .529 .500 4.7 .3 7.7
Cincinnati69 15.9 .417 .752 4.2 .6 7.2
San Francisco18 11.1 .317 .650 2.3 .4 3.6
Golden State62 9.6 .392 .755 2.1 .4 2.9
Portland2 4.0 .333  - 1.0 .0 2.0
L.A. Lakers19 6.2 .327 .571 1.3 .6 2.0
Career294 13.8 .407 .728 3.5 .6 5.4

Playoffs

YearTeamGPMPGFG%FT%RPGAPGPPG
1968San Francisco9 16.4 .475 .750 3.2 1.1 5.2
1969San Francisco6 16.0 .371 .636 4.2 1.2 5.5
1971San Francisco2 9.0 .200 .667 1.5 .5 3.0
1972Golden State3 3.0 1.000  - 1.0 .0 1.3
1973L.A. Lakers2 6.5 .400 1.000 1.0 .0 3.0
Career22 12.9 .425 .710 2.8 .8 4.4

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bill Turner, a strong candidate for Akron's basketball Mount Rushmore, dies at 79 . Ulrich . Nate . November 10, 2023. beaconjournal.com. Akron Beacon Journal. November 10, 2023.
  2. Web site: Bill Turner NBA stats. Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. 8 June 2024.