Cornell Warner Explained

Cornell Warner
Height Ft:6
Height In:9
Weight Lb:220
Birth Date:12 August 1948
Birth Place:Jackson, Mississippi, U.S.
High School:Lanier (Jackson, Mississippi)
College:Jackson State (1967–1970)
Draft Year:1970
Draft Round:2
Draft Pick:24
Draft Team:Buffalo Braves
Career Start:1970
Career End:1977
Career Number:35, 15, 30, 20
Career Position:Power forward / center
Years1:
Team1:Buffalo Braves
Years2:
Team2:Cleveland Cavaliers
Years3:
Team3:Milwaukee Bucks
Years4:
Team4:Los Angeles Lakers
Years5:1977–1979
Team5:Fribourg Olympic Basket
Years6:1979
Team6:Crispa Redmanizers
Stats League:NBA
Stat1label:Points
Stat1value:2,860 (6.4 ppg)
Stat2label:Rebounds
Stat2value:3,353 (7.5 rpg)
Stat3label:Assists
Stat3value:494 (1.1 apg)

Cornell Warner (born August 12, 1948) is an American former professional basketball player.

A 6'9" forward/center from Jackson State University, Warner played seven seasons (1970 - 1977) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Buffalo Braves, Cleveland Cavaliers, Milwaukee Bucks, and Los Angeles Lakers. He averaged 6.4 points per game and 7.5 rebounds per game in his NBA career. Warner's statistically strongest season was 1974–75, during which he averaged 7.6 points and 10.3 rebounds for the Bucks.[1]

In October 1977, he signed with Fribourg Olympic Basket of Switzerland. Warner played until 1979 for the club,[2] winning the Swiss national championship in 1978 and 1979.[3]

NBA career statistics

Regular season

|-| align="left" | 1970–71| align="left" | Buffalo| 65 || - || 19.9 || .415 || - || .552 || 7.0 || 0.8 || - || - || 6.0|-| align="left" | 1971–72| align="left" | Buffalo| 62 || - || 20.0 || .443 || - || .744 || 6.1 || 0.9 || - || - || 6.2|-| align="left" | 1972–73| align="left" | Buffalo| 4 || - || 11.8 || .471 || - || .500 || 3.8 || 1.5 || - || - || 4.3|-| align="left" | 1972–73| align="left" | Cleveland| 68 || - || 19.5 || .411 || - || .659 || 7.5 || 1.0 || - || - || 5.7|-| align="left" | 1973–74| align="left" | Cleveland| 5 || - || 9.8 || .154 || - || 1.000 || 3.4 || 0.8 || 0.0 || 0.4 || 1.6|-| align="left" | 1973–74| align="left" | Milwaukee| 67 || - || 20.2 || .512 || - || .736 || 5.7 || 1.0 || 0.4 || 0.6 || 6.3|-| align="left" | 1974-75| align="left" | Milwaukee| 79 || - || 31.9 || .458 || - || .684 || 10.3 || 1.6 || 0.6 || 0.7 || 7.6|-| align="left" | 1975–76| align="left" | Los Angeles| 81 || - || 31.0 || .479 || - || .695 || 8.9 || 1.3 || 0.7 || 0.6 || 7.3|-| align="left" | 1976–77| align="left" | Los Angeles| 14 || - || 12.1 || .472 || - || .667 || 4.9 || 0.8 || 0.1 || 0.1 || 3.9|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 445 || - || 23.6 || .452 || - || .672 || 7.5 || 1.1 || 0.5 || 0.6 || 6.4|}

Playoffs

|-| align="left" | 1973–74| align="left" | Milwaukee| 16 || - || 31.6 || .423 || - || .684 || 10.2 || 1.3 || 0.4 || 0.9 || 6.7|-| align="left" | 1976–77| align="left" | Los Angeles| 5 || - || 11.2 || .583 || - || .000 || 1.8 || 1.2 || 0.2 || 0.0 || 2.8|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 21 || - || 26.7 || .439 || - || .684 || 8.2 || 1.2 || 0.4 || 0.7 || 5.8|}

Notes and References

  1. https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/w/warneco01.html Cornell Warner
  2. Book: 1961-1980: Fribourg Olympic, naissance d'un club . Toujours plus haut. Fribourg Olympic. 1961-2021 . 2021 . 9782940707065 . Fribourg . 58 . fr.
  3. Book: Palmarès . Toujours plus haut. Fribourg Olympic. 1961-2021 . 2021 . 9782940707065 . Fribourg . 46 . fr.