Bill Zopf

William Charles Zopf (born June 7, 1948) is a retired American professional basketball player. He was a guard and played collegiately at Duquesne University. He played for the Milwaukee Bucks during his brief NBA career.

Bill Zopf
Personal information
Born (1948-06-07) June 7, 1948
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High schoolMonaca (Monaca, Pennsylvania)
CollegeDuquesne (1967–1970)
NBA draft1970 / Round: 2 / Pick: 33rd overall
Selected by the Milwaukee Bucks
Playing career1970–1971
PositionPoint guard
Number6
Career history
1970–1971Milwaukee Bucks
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Basketball career

Early years

Zopf attended Monaca High School. As a senior, he scored 391 points while leading his team to a 21-1 record.[1]

College

Zopf played four seasons at Duquesne University, scoring 999 points and scoring 13.3 points per game. He was named the Steel Bowl Tournament and as a senior was named to the American All Academic Team.[2]

Professional career

Milwaukee Bucks

Zopf was selected with the 16th pick in the 2nd round of the 1970 NBA Draft by the Milwaukee Bucks.[3] He played 53 games for the Bucks in 1970-71, averaging 2.2 points, 0.9 rebounds, and 1.4 assists per game, shooting 36.3% from the field and 55.6% from the free throw line. He left the Bucks in February 1971 due to a call-up to the army reserve unit.[4] After returning for the fall of 1971, the Bucks waived Zopf on October 2, 1971.[5]

Personal life

After retiring from the NBA, Zopf worked as a business equipment lease broker. Zopf coached his daughter Annie's AAU basketball team. She went on to play collegiately at Fordham University.[6]

References
  1. "Bill Zopf". www.bcshof.org. Retrieved 2016-12-20.
  2. Maurer, Matthew. "Bill Zopf". www.thedraftreview.com. Retrieved 2016-12-20.
  3. 1970 NBA Draft Archived 2010-04-21 at the Wayback Machine, basketballreference.com
  4. Bill Zopf Called To Active Duty, Beaver County Times
  5. "Bill Zopf Player Profile, Milwaukee Bucks, NBA Stats, NCAA Stats, Game Logs, Bests, Awards - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved 2016-12-20.
  6. Weinreb, Michael (2008-01-26). "Masters of Zen, Not of Winning". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-12-20.


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