Dale Schlueter Explained

Dale Schlueter
Width:200px
Height Ft:6
Height In:10
Weight Lb:225
Birth Date:12 November 1945
Birth Place:Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
Death Place:Portland, Oregon, U.S.
High School:George Washington
(Denver, Colorado)
College:Colorado State (1964–1967)
Draft Year:1967
Draft Round:6
Draft Pick:63
Draft Team:San Francisco Warriors
Career Start:1968
Career End:1978
Career Number:54
Career Position:Center
Years1:
Team1:San Francisco Warriors
Years2:
Team2:Portland Trail Blazers
Team3:Philadelphia 76ers
Team4:Atlanta Hawks
Years5:
Team5:Buffalo Braves
Team6:Phoenix Suns
Team7:Portland Trail Blazers
Stats League:NBA
Stat1label:Points
Stat1value:3,130 (5.3 ppg)
Stat2label:Rebounds
Stat2value:3,034 (5.2 rpg)
Stat3label:Assists
Stat3value:920 (1.6 apg)

Dale Wayne Schlueter (November 12, 1945 – July 24, 2014) was an American professional basketball player born in Tacoma, Washington.

A 6'10" center from Colorado State University, Schlueter was selected by the San Francisco Warriors in the sixth round of the 1967 NBA draft and by the Houston Mavericks in the 1967 ABA Draft.

Schlueter played in the National Basketball Association from 1968 to 1978 as a member of the San Francisco Warriors, Portland Trail Blazers, Philadelphia 76ers, Atlanta Hawks, Buffalo Braves, and Phoenix Suns. He was one of the Trail Blazers' original players, as he had been selected from the Warriors in the 1970 NBA expansion draft.[1] He was traded from the Trail Blazers to the 76ers for Dave Wohl on October 2, 1972.[2] He averaged 5.3 points and 5.2 rebounds over his career.[3] He died of cancer on July 24, 2014.[1]

Career statistics

NBA

Source[3]

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
San Francisco31 18.0 .433 .549 7.0 1.0 5.8
San Francisco63 10.9 .491 .619 3.7 .4 3.6
Portland80 22.8 .488 .656 7.9 2.4 8.2
Portland81 33.2 .525 .739 10.6 3.5 11.7
Philadelphia78 10 14.6 .524 .699 4.5 1.3 5.4
Atlanta57 9.6 .467 .760 2.7 .8 .4 .4 2.9
Buffalo76 12.7 .517 .694 3.5 1.4 .2 .6 3.5
Buffalo71 10.9 .500 .667 3.2 1.1 .2 .2 2.5
Phoenix39 8.6 .361 .581 2.1 1.0 .2 .2 1.8
Portland10 10.9 .421 .500 2.1 1.8 .3 .2 2.5
Career586 10 16.4 .497 .678 5.2 1.6 .3 .4 5.3

Playoffs

YearTeamGPMPGFG%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1969San Francisco3 8.3 .333 .467 7.3 .3 4.3
1975Buffalo6 6.7 .600 .333 2.2 .2 .2 .0 2.2
1976Buffalo8 5.5 .714 .833 1.0 .3 .1 .4 1.9
Career17 6.4 .538 .542 2.5 .2 .1 .2 2.4

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dale Schlueter, an original member of Portland Trail Blazers, dies at 68. 25 July 2014.
  2. https://www.nytimes.com/1972/10/03/archives/76ers-trade-wohl.html "76ers Trade Wohl," United Press International (UPI), Monday, October 2, 1972.
  3. s/schluda01 . Dale Schlueter NBA stats. August 17, 2024.