John Block (basketball)

American basketball player

John Block

Block circa 1969

Personal information
Born|  (1944-04-16) April 16, 1944 (age 81)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Listed height| 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight| 207 lb (94 kg)
Career information
High school| Glendale (Glendale, California)
College| USC (1963–1966)
NBA draft| 1966: 3rd round, 27th overall pick
Drafted by| Los Angeles Lakers
Playing career| 1966–1976
Position| Power forward / center
Number| 34, 41, 35
Career history
As a player:
1966–1967| Los Angeles Lakers
1967–1971| San Diego Rockets
1971–1972| Milwaukee Bucks
1972–1973| Philadelphia 76ers
1973–1974| Kansas City–Omaha Kings
1974| New Orleans Jazz
1974–1976| Chicago Bulls
As a coach:
1980–1983| UC San Diego
1986–1991| Gordon (Massachusetts)
1992–1997| Bethany College (California)
1997–2002| Point Loma Nazarene
Career highlights

* NBA All-Star (1973)
* 2× First-team All-AAWU (1965, 1966)

Career NBA statistics
Points| 7,106 (11.9 ppg)
Rebounds| 3,965 (6.6 rpg)
Assists| 805 (1.3 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

John William Block Jr. (born April 16, 1944) is an American former professional basketball player.

A 6'10" power forward/center from the University of Southern California (USC), Block spent 10 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Los Angeles Lakers (1966-1967), San Diego Rockets (1967-1971), Milwaukee Bucks (1971-1972), Philadelphia 76ers (1972-1973), Kansas City–Omaha Kings (1973-1974), New Orleans Jazz (1974), and Chicago Bulls (1974-1976). Block had his strongest season in 1967-68, when he averaged 20.2 points and 11.0 rebounds for the Rockets, who had just entered the NBA as an expansion team. Block appeared in the 1973 NBA All-Star Game, and registered 7,106 total points and 3,965 rebounds in his career.[1]

## NBA career statistics

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RPG | Rebounds per game  |  APG | Assists per game  |  SPG | Steals per game
BPG | Blocks per game  |  PPG | Points per game  |  Bold | Career high

### Regular season

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Year  | Team  | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG

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1966-67 | Los Angeles | 22 | - | 5.4 | .385 | - | .706 | 2.0 | 0.2 | - | - | 2.9
1967–68 | San Diego | 52 | - | 34.7 | .423 | - | .802 | 11.0 | 1.4 | - | - | 20.2
1968–69 | San Diego | 78 | - | 31.9 | .422 | - | .748 | 9.0 | 1.8 | - | - | 15.3
1969–70 | San Diego | 82 | - | 26.2 | .442 | - | .782 | 7.4 | 1.7 | - | - | 14.5
1970–71 | San Diego | 73 | - | 20.1 | .420 | - | .785 | 6.1 | 1.3 | - | - | 9.6
1971–72 | Milwaukee | 79 | - | 19.3 | .440 | - | .749 | 5.2 | 1.2 | - | - | 8.5
1972–73 | Philadelphia | 48 | - | 32.5 | .441 | - | .781 | 9.2 | 2.0 | - | - | 17.9
1972–73 | Kansas City-Omaha | 25 | - | 19.3 | .444 | - | .842 | 4.8 | 0.8 | - | - | 9.0
1973–74 | Kansas City-Omaha | 82 | - | 21.7 | .434 | - | .796 | 4.7 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 8.7
1974–75 | New Orleans | 4 | - | 14.3 | .310 | - | .900 | 4.5 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 6.8
1974–75 | Chicago | 50 | - | 17.6 | .473 | - | .784 | 4.3 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 8.1
1975–76 | Chicago | 2 | - | 3.5 | .500 | - | .000 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2.0
Career  | 597 | - | 24.0 | .433 | - | .778 | 6.6 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 11.9

### Playoffs

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1966–67 | Los Angeles | 1 | - | 1.0 | .000 | - | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - | 0.0
1968–69 | San Diego | 5 | - | 19.4 | .533 | - | .778 | 2.8 | 0.6 | - | - | 12.4
1971–72 | Milwaukee | 11 | - | 14.2 | .385 | - | .833 | 5.0 | 0.5 | - | - | 5.0
1974–75 | Chicago | 4 | - | 8.5 | .400 | - | .333 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3.3
Career  | 21 | - | 13.7 | .446 | - | .769 | 3.6 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 6.2

## References

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1. ^ Career statistics. basketball-reference.com. Retrieved on January 2, 2009.

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UC San Diego Tritons men's basketball head coaches

* Jack Shawcroft (1965–1966)
* Neale Stoner (1966–1969)
* Barry Cunningham (1969–1972)
* Bill Reeves (1972–1974)
* Barry Cunningham (1974–1976)
* Dick Satterlee (1976–1977)
* Barry Cunningham (1977–1979)
* Ron Carter (1979–1980)
* John Block (1980–1983)
* Tom Marshall (1983–1994)
* Greg Lanthier (1994–2004)
* Bill Carr (2004–2007)
* Chris Carlson (2007–2013)
* Eric Olen (2013–2025)
* Clint Allard (2025– )

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*[FT%]: Free-throw percentage
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*[APG]: Assists per game
*[SPG]: Steals per game
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