Dick Snyder

Dick Snyder
Personal information
Born	February 1, 1944 (age 80); North Canton, Ohio, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	207 lb (94 kg)
Career information
High school	Hoover (North Canton, Ohio)
College	Davidson (1963–1966)
NBA draft	1966: 2nd round, 14th overall pick
	Selected by the St. Louis Hawks
Playing career	1966–1979
Position	Small forward / shooting guard
Number	10, 11
Career history
1966–1968	St. Louis Hawks
1968–1969	Phoenix Suns
1969–1974	Seattle SuperSonics
1974–1977	Cleveland Cavaliers
1978–1979	Seattle SuperSonics
Career highlights and awards
	NBA champion (1979); Consensus second-team All-American (1966); SoCon Player of the Year (1966);
Career statistics
Points	11,755 (12.2 ppg)
Rebounds	2,732 (2.8 rpg)
Assists	2,767 (2.9 apg)
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball Reference

Richard J. Snyder Jr. (born February 1, 1944) is an American former professional basketball player. He played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the St. Louis Hawks, Phoenix Suns, Seattle SuperSonics, and Cleveland Cavaliers. Snyder graduated from Davidson College and was drafted by the Hawks in the second round of the 1966 NBA draft. A solid shooting guard, Snyder achieved his greatest basketball successes with the SuperSonics franchise.

During the early 1970s, Snyder was often among the league leaders in field goal percentage.^[1] Perhaps his best season statistically was the 1970–71 season when he averaged 19.4 points per game and was fifth in the league in both field goal and free throw percentage.^[1] Traded to Cleveland after the 1974 season, Snyder returned to the SuperSonics in his final season in 1978–79 where he earned an NBA championship ring.

Snyder was a star football, baseball, and basketball player in high school and also pitched and played outfield for Davidson's baseball team. In 2011, he was inducted into the Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame.^[2]

Career statistics

Legend
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
*	Led the league

NBA

Source^[1]

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	STL	BLK	PPG
1966–67	St. Louis	55		12.3	.432	.754	1.7	1.1			6.1
1967–68	St. Louis	75		21.6	.419	.772	2.6	2.2			8.6
1968–69	Phoenix	81		26.0	.472	.725	4.0	2.6			12.1
1969–70	Phoenix	6*		24.5	.489	.875	2.5	1.5			8.5
1969–70	Seattle	76*		30.1	.531	.810	4.1	4.4			13.6
1970–71	Seattle	82		34.4	.531	.837	3.1	4.3			19.4
1971–72	Seattle	73		34.7	.529	.842	3.1	3.9			16.6
1972–73	Seattle	82*		37.3	.463	.861	3.9	3.8			13.8
1973–74	Seattle	74		36.1	.481	.866	4.1	3.6	1.2	.4	18.1
1974–75	Cleveland	82		31.6	.504	.846	2.9	3.4	.8	.5	14.2
1975–76	Cleveland	82	82	27.7	.501	.824	2.4	2.7	.7	.4	12.6
1976–77	Cleveland	82		20.5	.456	.852	1.8	2.0	.5	.4	9.3
1977–78	Cleveland	58		11.4	.444	.875	.8	1.0	.4	.3	4.8
1978–79†	Seattle	56		9.6	.433	.843	.9	1.1	.3	.1	3.7
Career		964	82	26.6	.488	.824	2.8	2.9	.7	.4	12.2

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	STL	BLK	PPG
1967	St. Louis	1	2.0	–	–	.0	.0			.0
1968	St. Louis	4	15.5	.455	.800	1.3	1.0			6.0
1976	Cleveland	13	28.0	.451	.818	2.2	2.4	.8	.5	12.0
1977	Cleveland	3	17.7	.296	.400	1.7	1.3	.3	.7	6.0
1978	Cleveland	1	3.0	–	–	.0	.0	.0	.0	.0
1979†	Seattle	9	9.8	.323	.667	1.2	1.1	.4	.3	2.9
Career		31	18.5	.416	.732	1.6	1.6	.6	.4	7.2

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Dick Snyder NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
^ "2011 Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony" (PDF). May 21, 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 23, 2011.

External links

[bref-1] "Dick Snyder NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 25, 2024.

[hof-2] "2011 Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony" (PDF). May 21, 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 23, 2011.

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