Bobby Washington Explained

Bobby Washington
Height Ft:5
Height In:11
Weight Lb:175
Birth Date:11 July 1947
Birth Place:Lexington, Kentucky
Nationality:American
High School:Dunbar (Lexington, Kentucky)
College:Eastern Kentucky (1966–1969)
Draft Year:1969
Career Number:34, 17
Career Position:Point guard
Years1:1969
Team1:Kentucky Colonels
Years2:
Team2:Cleveland Cavaliers

Robert Washington (born July 11, 1947) is an American former professional basketball player. He played with the Kentucky Colonels during the 1969–70 season in the American Basketball Association (ABA) and with the Cleveland Cavaliers during the 1970–71 and 1971–72 seasons in the NBA.

On November 7, 1971, while playing for the Cavaliers in a home game against the Portland Trail Blazers, Washington recorded a career high 20 assists.[1] At the time, the mark was also a Cleveland Cavaliers franchise record, later tied by Lenny Wilkens and broken by Geoff Huston.

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Notes and References

  1. News: Associated Press. Sooner Than Expected. January 13, 2011. Gadsden Times. November 7, 1971.