Don Kojis
Donald R. Kojis (born January 15, 1939) is a former professional basketball player. Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, he attended Marquette University and was drafted by the Chicago Packers in the second round (12th pick) of the 1961 NBA Draft. He played forward for the Baltimore Bullets (1963–64), Detroit Pistons (1964–66), Chicago Bulls (1966–67) (acquired prior to the season via the expansion draft), San Diego Rockets (1967–70) (acquired prior to the 1967–68 season via the expansion draft), Seattle SuperSonics (1970–72) and Kansas City-Omaha Kings (1972–75). Kojis was one of three players ever selected in expansion drafts held in consecutive years (Bob Weiss and George Wilson being the other two) (Wilson was selected in three consecutive expansion drafts). Kojis was also one of a small number of players who played for three expansion teams (Kojis playing for the 1961–62 Packers, the 1966–67 Bulls, and the 1967–68 Rockets).
 Kojis from the 1960 "Hilltop" | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | January 15, 1939 Milwaukee, Wisconsin | |||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | |||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 202 lb (92 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||
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| High school | Notre Dame (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) | |||||||||||||||||||
| College | Marquette (1958–1961) | |||||||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 1961 / Round: 2 / Pick: 21st overall | |||||||||||||||||||
| Selected by the Chicago Packers | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1961–1975 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Small forward | |||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 22, 16, 9, 44, 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Career history | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1961–1963 | Phillips 66ers | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1963–1964 | Baltimore Bullets | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1964–1966 | Detroit Pistons | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1966–1967 | Chicago Bulls | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1967–1970 | San Diego Rockets | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1970–1972 | Seattle SuperSonics | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1972–1975 | Kansas City-Omaha Kings | |||||||||||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Career NBA statistics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Points | 9,948 (12.2 ppg) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Rebounds | 4,555 (5.6 rpg) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Assists | 1,112 (1.4 apg) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | ||||||||||||||||||||
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He was named to the 1968 and 1969 NBA West All-Star Teams.
He holds the Pistons' record for most field goal attempts per 48 minutes (25.35).
In 12 seasons he played in 814 Games, had 19,241 Minutes Played, 3,947 Field Goals Made, 8,853 Field Goals Attempted, .446 Field Goal Percentage, 2,054 Free Throws Made, 2,853 Free Throws Attempted, .720 Free Throw Percentage, 4,555 Rebounds, 1,112 Assists, 1,937 Personal Fouls and 9,948 Points.
He played for the United States men's national basketball team at the 1963 FIBA World Championship.[1]
Kojis resides in the San Diego County community of Julian, California as the director of Whispering Winds Catholic Conference Center.
Notes
- 1963 USA Basketball Archived October 14, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Don Kojis at Basketball-Reference.com
- basketpedya.com