John Block (basketball)

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

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

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

Regular season

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

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