Long Island Pro Basketball Players and Teams

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Carl Braun

Garden City

One of the premier guards of the 1950s, he played 13 NBA seasons, 12 of them with the Knicks. Averaged 15.5 points and 5.5 assists during the 1957-58 season, his best. Played in five NBA All-Star Games

Frank Brickowski

Locust Valley

The third round draft pick of the Knicks averaged 16.0 points, 6.9 rebound and 3.8 assists in 1987-88, his best in 12 NBA seasons

Larry Brown

Long Beach

Played 5 ABA seasons and was a three time All-Star and All-Star game MVP in '68. Averaged 13.7 points and 7.1 assists in 69-70. Set ABA record with 23 assists in one game. Went on to Hall of Fame coaching career, winning NCAA and NBA titles

Reggie Carter

LUHI

Played two NBA seasons with the Knicks and in '82 averaged 4.0 points and 2.7 assists in 75 games

Billy Chamberlain

LUHI

Played in the ABA for The Memphis Tams and Kentucky Colonels in 1972-73, and for the Phoenix Suns in the NBA during the 1973-74 season. Averaged 5.3 points in 78 games

Speedy Claxton

Hofstra

Averaged 11.5 points and 6.0 assists per game in 2005-6, his best iin 9 NBA seasons

Conrad Dierking

Valley Stream Central

The first round draft pick of the Syracuse Nationals averaged 16.4 points and 9.5 rebounds per game in 1967-68, his best in 10 NBA seasons, mostly with the Cincinnati Royals

Billy Donovan

St. Agnes

Averaged 2.4 points and 2.0 assists in his only NBA season. Now coach of the 2 time NCAA Champion Florida Gators

Joe DePre

Westbury

Drafted by the Phoenix Suns, he chose the ABA instead where he averaged 7 points per game over 3 seasons for the New York Nets

Dennis DuVal

Westbury

Drafted by Washington, he averaged 1.9 points per game in two NBA seasons

Danny Green

St. Mary's

Drafted by the Claveland Cavaliers in the second round of the 2009 NBA Draft after starring at North Carolina. Now with the San Antonio Spurs

Tom Gugliotta

Walt Whitman

NBA All-Star 1996-97 when he averaged 20.6 points 8.7 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game. First round draft pick that played 13 NBA seasons

Jeff Haliburton

Malverne

Drafted by the Atlanta Hawks and played in the 1971- 72 seasons

Tobias Harris

Half Hollow Hills West

Drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks in the first round of the 2011 NBA Draft after playing one year at Tennessee.

Zendon Hamilton

Sewanhaka

Averaged 6.0 points and 4.7 rebounds in 2001-2, his best so far in 6 NBA seasons

Phil Hankinson

Great Neck

Averaged 3.9 points and 1.8 rebound in two season with the Celtics

Jim Hayes

St. Agnes

A 3rd round pick by the Detroit Pistons, he chose to play for the New York Nets in the ABA, where he averaged 3.1 points per game in his only season

Art Heyman

Oceanside

First pick in the 1963 NBA Draft by the Knicks after starring at Duke. Averaged 18.5 points and 6.8 rebounds per game in 1967-68, his best of 6 ABA and NBA seasons

Marc Iavaroni

Plainview

Averaged 6.0 points and 4.4 rebounds in 1984-85, his best in 7 NBA seasons. Iavaroni was hired as the head coach of the Memphis Grizzlies on May 31, 2007

Mike James

Amityville

Undrafted, he averaged 20.3 points and 5.8 assists per game in 2005-6, his best in 10 NBA seasons. James played for the Bulls last season, but is not on an NBA roster so far this season.

Shelton Jones

Amityville

Drafted by the Spurs in the second round, he averaged 4.8 points and 2.2 rebounds in his only NBA season

Kevin Joyce

Merrick

Drafted in the first round by the Golden State warriors, he chose the ABA, where he averaged 14.9 points and 4.0 assists in 1974-75, his best of three ABA seasons

Tim Kempton

St. Dominic

Averaged 6.1 points and 3.8 rebounds per game in 1988-89, his best of 8 NBA seasons

Jim Kissane

Chaminade

Drafted by the Cincinnati Royals, he chose the ABA, where he got into 2 games with the Minnesota Pipers

Toby Knight

Port Jefferson

Second round pick of the Knicks, he averaged 19.1 points and 6.1 rebounds per game in 1979-80, his best in four NBA season - all with the Knicks

Mitch Kupchak

Brentwood

First round pick of the Washington Bullets, he averaged 15.9 points and 6.9 assists per game in 1977-78, his best in 9 NBA seasons. Current GM of the Lakers

Brian Mahoney

St. Agnes

In his only season, Averaged 3.1 points per game for the New York Nets in 1972-3. Was head coach at Manhattan College and St. John's

Joe Mullaney

Chaminade

Played briefly in the NBA for the Celtics, and then went on to coach in the NBA and ABA, compiling a 322-244 record in 8 seasons

George Nostrand

Uniondale

Played in the BAA, one of the leagues that later became the NBA., for 3 seasons and then one in the NBA. Averaged 8.2 points per game

AJ Price

Amityville

Taken in the second round of the 2009 NBA Draft by the Indiana Pacers after starring at UConn. Now plays for the Washington Wizards.

Tom Riker

St. Dominic

A first round pick, he played for the Knicks for 3 seasons, including the NBA Championship team of 1973. Averaged 2.7 points and 1.7 rebounds

Mike Riordan

Great Neck

A 12th round pick by the Knicks, he averaged 18.1 points, 5.2 assists and 4.9 rebounds in 1972-73, his best in 9 NBA seasons

Jim Rowinski

Hicksville

Drafted by the Jazz in the 4th round, he played in 23 games over 2 seasons

Derrick Rowland

Brentwood

Drafted by the Denver Nuggets in the 10th round (8th pick, 211th overall) of the 1981 NBA draft. Got into 2 games for the Milwaukee Bucks during the 1985-86 season

Jeff Ruland

Sachem

The two time All-Star averaged 22.2 points and 10.2 rebound per game during the 1983-84 season, his best in 8 NBA seasons. He was a second round draft pick of the Golden State Warriors

Al Skinner

Malverne

Averaged 12.6 points, 4.6 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game in 1976-77 season, his best in 6 ABA and NBA seasons. Former Head Coach, Boston College

Randy Smith

Bellport

The 7th round pick of the Buffalo Braves, he was known for his feathery shooting touch, eye-popping 360-degree dunks, and unsurpassed speed on the floor. Two time NBA All-Star averaged 24.6 points and 5.6 assists per game in 1977-78, his best in 12 NBA seasons. MVP of the 1978 All-Star Game, coming off the bench to collect 27 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists. Played in 906 consecutive games, at the time an NBA record

Wally Szczerbiak

C. S. Harbor

The first round draft pick of the Minnesota Timberwolves averaged 20.1 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.8 assists in 2005-6, his best in 10 NBA seasons. Named to the All-Star Team in 2001-2

Bill Thieben

Sayville

Averaged 4.0 points and 3.2 rebounds in two seasons for the Fort Wayne and Detroit Pistons. Attended Hofstra

Ernie Vandeweghe

Oceanside

Averaged 12 points and 5.6 rebounds per game for the Knicks in 1952-53, his best of 6 NBA seasons. His son Kiki also played for the Knicks

Foots Walker

Southampton

The 3rd round pick of the Cleveland cavaliers, he averaged 9.0 points and 8.4 assists per game in 1979-80, his best in 10 NBA seasons

Bill Wennington

LI Lutheran

The first round pick of the Dallas Mavericks, he averaged 7.1 points and 4.6 rebounds in 1993-94, his best in 13 NBA seasons

Howard Wood

East Hampton

Averaged 3.4 points for the Utah Jazz in his only NBA season

A.J. Wydner

St. Agnes

Played in 6 games for the Celtics during the 1990-91 season.

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Dr J, one of the greatest players of all time. A four time MVP and 16 time All-Star in his 16 ABA and NBA seasons. He averaged 31.9 points, 12.2 rebounds and 4.2 assists in 72-73.

Julius Erving, Roosevelt