Dwight Waller

Dwight Waller Sr. (October 5, 1945 – March 12, 2021^[1]) was an American professional basketball player.^[2] He played in the National Basketball Association for the Atlanta Hawks and in the American Basketball Association for the Denver Rockets.^[2]

Dwight Waller

Personal information
Born	(1945-10-05)October 5, 1945 Brownsville, Tennessee
Died	March 12, 2021(2021-03-12) (aged 75)
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight	220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school	Carver (Brownsville, Tennessee)
College	Tennessee State (1964–1967)
NBA draft	1968: 10th round, 131st overall pick
Drafted by	Atlanta Hawks
Position	Small forward
Number	16, 34, 50, 24
Career history
1967–1968	Tennessee State Tigers (AAU)
1968–1969	Atlanta Hawks
1969–1970, 1971–1972	Denver Rockets
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Waller graduated from Tennessee State University in 1967. He spent the 1967–68 season playing for Nashville, Tennessee's Amateur Athletic Union team.^[3][4]

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

NBA/ABA

Source^[2]

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	PPG
1968–69	Atlanta	11	2.6	.222		.429	.9	.1	.6
1969–70	Denver (ABA)	7	12.4	.417	.000	.474	5.4	.6	4.1
1971–72	Denver (ABA)	2	5.0	.500	–	–	2.5	.5	2.0
Career (ABA)		9	10.8	.429	.000	.474	4.8	.6	3.7
Career (overall)		20	6.3	.378	.000	.462	2.7	.3	2.0