Bud Stallworth
American basketball player (born 1950)
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Isaac "Bud" Stallworth (born January 18, 1950) is an American former basketball player. He was a 6-foot-5-inch (1.96 m) and 190-pound (86 kg) shooting guard and played college basketball for the Kansas Jayhawks, earning consensus second-team All-American and Big Eight Conference Player of the Year honors in 1972.[1] He had a professional career in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1972 to 1977.
(Hartselle, Alabama)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 18, 1950 Hartselle, Alabama, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Morgan County Training School (Hartselle, Alabama) |
| College | Kansas (1969–1972) |
| NBA draft | 1972: 1st round, 7th overall pick |
| Drafted by | Seattle SuperSonics |
| Playing career | 1972–1977 |
| Position | Small forward / shooting guard |
| Number | 15 |
| Career history | |
| 1972–1974 | Seattle SuperSonics |
| 1974–1977 | New Orleans Jazz |
| Career highlights | |
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| Career statistics | |
| Points | 2,403 (7.7 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 861 (2.8 rpg) |
| Assists | 213 (0.7 apg) |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Stallworth was selected seventh overall by the Seattle SuperSonics in the 1972 NBA draft, and by the Denver Rockets in the 1972 American Basketball Association (ABA) draft.[1][2] After two seasons with the Sonics, he was made available in the 1974 expansion draft to be selected by the New Orleans Jazz,[3] for whom he played for three seasons. His playing career was cut short due to a back injury sustained in an automobile accident in 1977.[4] In 1972 while at KU, Stallworth scored 50 points in a win against Missouri.[4][5]
In 1978, Stallworth graduated from KU with a bachelor of social work degree.[1]
Career statistics
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
NBA
Source[6]
Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972–73 | Seattle | 77 | 15.9 | .379 | .754 | 2.9 | .8 | 6.3 | ||
| 1973–74 | Seattle | 67 | 15.2 | .392 | .623 | 2.6 | .5 | .3 | .2 | 6.3 |
| 1974–75 | New Orleans | 73 | 22.8 | .420 | .687 | 3.4 | .6 | .8 | .2 | 9.9 |
| 1975–76 | New Orleans | 56 | 18.8 | .437 | .685 | 2.6 | .9 | .5 | .3 | 9.1 |
| 1976–77 | New Orleans | 40 | 13.2 | .463 | .586 | 1.8 | .6 | .5 | .3 | 6.7 |
| Career | 313 | 17.5 | .414 | .686 | 2.8 | .7 | .5 | .2 | 7.7 | |