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Rudy Tomjanovich

Career (regular season)

GP: 768
PTS: 17.4
REB: 8.1
AST: 2.0

Personal details

Position: Forward
Height and weight: 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) · 99 kg (218 lb)
Born: November 24, 1948 (age 77)
Birthplace: Hamtramck, Estados Unidos
School / club: Michigan
Draft: 1970: round 1, pick 2
NBA career: 1970-1980 · 11 seasons

Stats

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Regular season

Season	Team	GP	PTS	REB	AST	MIN	STL	BLK	TOV	FG%	3P%	FT%
1970-71	SDR	77	409	381	73	1,062	—	—	—	38.3	—	65.2
1971-72	HOU	78	1,172	923	117	2,689	—	—	—	49.5	—	72.3
1972-73	HOU	81	1,560	938	178	2,972	—	—	—	47.8	—	74.6
1973-74	HOU	80	1,961	717	250	3,227	89	66	—	53.6	—	84.8
1974-75	HOU	81	1,677	613	236	3,134	76	24	—	52.5	—	79.0
1975-76	HOU	79	1,465	666	188	2,912	42	19	—	51.7	—	76.7
1976-77	HOU	81	1,753	684	172	3,130	57	27	—	51.0	—	83.9
1977-78	HOU	23	495	138	32	849	15	5	38	48.5	—	75.3
1978-79	HOU	74	1,408	572	137	2,641	44	18	138	51.7	—	76.0
1979-80	HOU	62	880	358	109	1,834	32	10	98	47.6	27.8	80.3
1980-81	HOU	52	603	208	81	1,264	19	6	58	46.7	23.5	79.3
Career		768	13,383	6,198	1,573	25,714	374	175	332	50.1	26.2	78.4

Playoffs

Season	Team	GP	PTS	REB	AST	MIN	STL	BLK	TOV	FG%	3P%	FT%
1974-75	HOU	8	184	64	23	304	1	4	—	56.3	—	83.3
1976-77	HOU	12	243	65	24	457	7	3	—	50.5	—	78.4
1978-79	HOU	2	20	14	2	64	1	1	1	39.1	—	40.0
1979-80	HOU	7	58	40	10	185	2	0	14	37.5	14.3	69.2
1980-81	HOU	8	6	6	0	31	0	0	2	11.1	0.0	66.7
Career		37	511	189	59	1,041	11	8	17	48.9	10.0	77.1

Awards and titles

Hall of Fame: 2020 (as a coach)
All-Star (5): 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979 (starter)

Retired number

Houston Rockets: No. 45 (1970-1981 with the team)
And was the coach from 1991 to 2003

Draft

1970: round 1, pick 2 · San Diego Rockets · Michigan
1970 · ABA draft · Utah Stars · Michigan
1974: round 4 · ABA draft · Utah Stars · Houston

Transactions

Oct 2, 1981 · Retirement

Rudy Tomjanovich retired from the Houston Rockets.

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