John Tresvant

John Tresvant

Personal information
Born	(1939-11-06) November 6, 1939
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school	Spingarn (Washington, D.C.)
College	Seattle (1961–1964)
NBA draft	1964: 5th round, 40th overall pick
Selected by the St. Louis Hawks
Playing career	1964–1973
Position	Power forward / center
Number	25, 27, 23, 30, 14, 12
Career history
1964–1965	St. Louis Hawks
1965–1968	Detroit Pistons
1968–1969	Cincinnati Royals
1969–1970	Seattle SuperSonics
1970	Los Angeles Lakers
1970–1972	Baltimore Bullets
Career statistics
Points	5,118 (9.2 ppg)
Rebounds	3,546 (6.3 rpg)
Assists	806 (1.4 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

John B. Tresvant (born November 6, 1939) is a retired American basketball player.

A native of Washington, D.C., he played high school football and baseball, but not play basketball as he was cut from the team. After graduating, he joined the U.S. Air Force. He was stationed at Paine Field in Everett, Washington and repaired aircraft radar units. He grew several inches and was playing AAU basketball when Seattle University spotted him and gave him a scholarship after his military service had concluded.

A 6'7" forward/center, Tresvant played three seasons in Seattle. He averaged 17.9 points and 14 rebounds per game as a senior, and 12.6 and 11.1, respectively, in his three-year career in Seattle. In 1963, he snared 40 rebounds in a game against the University of Montana at the Seattle Center Arena, the fourth-highest total in NCAA history.

He was selected in the fifth round (40th overall) of the 1964 NBA draft by the St. Louis Hawks. He played nine seasons in the league with St. Louis, the Detroit Pistons, the Cincinnati Royals, the Seattle SuperSonics, the Los Angeles Lakers, and the Baltimore Bullets, posting NBA career averages of 9.2 points and 6.3 rebounds.

After retiring from basketball because of a knee injury, Tresvant worked as an industrial arts teacher and middle school basketball coach. In 2006, he invented the Total Rebounder Exercise System (TRES), a basket designed for use in training young players in rebounding techniques.

Tresvant is divorced and the father of three grown children. He resides in Snohomish, Washington.

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

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	PPG
1964–65	St. Louis	4	8.8	.364	.667	4.5	1.5	3.5
1965–66	Cincinnati	15	14.2	.474	.844	5.7	.7	6.7
1965–66	Detroit	46	16.4	.416	.728	6.1	1.3	8.3
1966–67	Detroit	68	22.8	.438	.701	7.1	1.3	9.9
1967–68	Detroit	55*	30.4	.461	.658	9.8	2.1	13.3
1967–68	Cincinnati	30*	26.7	.448	.632	5.6	1.5	10.3
1968–69	Cincinnati	51	33.0	.450	.583	8.2	2.0	11.9
1968–69	Seattle	26	30.8	.488	.673	10.3	2.4	13.6
1969–70	Seattle	49	26.1	.428	.735	7.4	1.9	12.6
1969–70	L.A. Lakers	20	11.1	.534	.657	3.2	.9	5.9
1970–71	L.A. Lakers	8	8.3	.514	.700	2.9	1.3	5.4
1970–71	Baltimore	67	21.7	.459	.713	5.4	1.1	7.6
1971–72	Baltimore	65	18.9	.450	.818	5.0	1.3	6.8
1972–73	Baltimore	55	9.8	.467	.695	2.8	.6	3.8
Career		559	22.0	.451	.693	6.3	1.4	9.2

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	PPG
1970	L.A. Lakers	11	13.5	.451	.826	3.5	1.5	5.9
1971	Baltimore	18*	26.9	.409	.667	7.4	1.1	8.3
1972	Baltimore	6	30.0	.417	.636	9.7	1.0	7.8
1973	Baltimore	5	10.0	.333	.500	3.2	.6	2.4
Career		40	21.6	.414	.695	6.2	1.1	6.9

See also

• List of NCAA Division I men's basketball players with 30 or more rebounds in a game