Dick Bunt Explained

Dick Bunt
Height Ft:6
Height In:0
Weight Lb:170
Nationality:American
Birth Date:13 July 1929
Birth Place:Queens, New York
Death Place:Purdys, New York
High School:Bayside (Queens, New York)
College:NYU (1949–1952)
Draft Year:1952
Draft Round:3
Draft Pick:25
Draft Team:New York Knicks
Career Start:1952
Career End:1953
Career Number:9
Career Position:Point guard
Team1:New York Knicks
Years2:1952
Team2:Manchester British-Americans
Team3:Baltimore Bullets
Coach Start:1955
Coach End:1959
Cyears1:1955–1956
Cteam1:Richmond Hill HS
Cyears2:1956–1959
Cteam2:Bryant HS

Richard J. Bunt (July 13, 1929 – February 10, 2021) was an American basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) during the 1952–53 season.

He played collegiately for New York University and was selected by the New York Knicks in the 1952 NBA draft.

Bunt played for the Knicks and Baltimore Bullets in the NBA for 26 games. After he finished his NBA career, he was a physical education teacher at William C. Bryant High School in Astoria, Queens, New York.

Bunt died on February 10, 2021, at age 91, in Purdys, New York.[1]

Career statistics

NBA

Source[2]

Regular season

YearTeamGPMPGFG%FT%RPGAPGPPG
New York1410.4.226.680.9.72.9
Baltimore1210.4.327.7391.3.64.3
Career2610.4.276.7081.1.73.5

Playoffs

Notes and References

  1. News: Richard Bunt obituary. lohud.com. February 23, 2021.
  2. Web site: Dick Bunt NBA stats. Basketball Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. 14 September 2023.