Coby Dietrick | |
Number: | 52, 25, 26 |
Position: | Power forward / center |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 11 |
Weight Lb: | 230 |
Birth Date: | 23 July 1948 |
Birth Place: | Riverside, California, U.S. |
High School: | Riverside Polytechnic (Riverside, California) |
College: | San Jose State (1967–1970) |
Draft Year: | 1970 |
Draft Round: | 10 |
Draft Pick: | 155 |
Draft Team: | San Francisco Warriors |
Career Start: | 1970 |
Career End: | 1983 |
Years1: | 1970–1972 |
Team1: | Memphis Pros |
Years2: | 1972– |
Team2: | Dallas Chaparrals / San Antonio Spurs |
Years3: | – |
Team3: | Chicago Bulls |
Team4: | San Antonio Spurs |
Years5: | 1985 |
Team5: | Tampa Bay Thrillers |
Highlights: |
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Stats League: | ABA and NBA |
Stat1label: | Points |
Stat1value: | 5,140 (6.1 ppg) |
Stat2label: | Rebounds |
Stat2value: | 3,772 (4.5 rpg) |
Stat3label: | Assists |
Stat3value: | 1,740 (2.1 apg) |
Coby Joseph Dietrick (born July 23, 1948) is an American former professional basketball player.
Dietrick played college basketball for the San Jose State Spartans, where he was a second-team All-Pacific Coast Athletic Association selection in 1970.[1] He played thirteen seasons (1970–1983) of professional basketball in both the American Basketball Association and the National Basketball Association. Dietrick spent the majority of his career with the San Antonio Spurs, a team that began in the ABA but joined the NBA after the ABA-NBA merger in 1976. He also played with the NBA's Chicago Bulls. In 1983, he retired with ABA/NBA career averages of 6.1 points per game and 4.5 rebounds per game.
He later worked as a color commentator for the Spurs. He also opened the first Relax The Back franchise store in San Antonio in 1989.[2]