Kevin Restani

Kevin Gilbert "Big Bird" Restani (December 23, 1951 – April 25, 2010^[1]) was an American professional basketball player from San Francisco, California.^[2]

Kevin Restani

Personal information
Born	(1951-12-23)December 23, 1951 San Francisco, California
Died	April 25, 2010(2010-04-25) (aged 58) San Francisco, California
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school	Archbishop Riordan (San Francisco, California)
College	San Francisco (1971–1974)
NBA draft	1974: 3rd round, 39th overall pick
Drafted by	Cleveland Cavaliers
Playing career	1974–1988
Position	Power forward / center
Number	18, 31, 24
Coaching career	1988–1991
Career history
As a player:
1974–1977	Milwaukee Bucks
1977–1978	Kansas City Kings
1978–1979	Milwaukee Bucks
1979–1981	San Antonio Spurs
1981–1982	Cleveland Cavaliers
1982–1986	Libertas Livorno
1986–1987	Libertas Forlì
1987–1988	AMG Sebastiani Rieti
As a coach:
1988–1989	Libertas Livorno
1989–1991	Rovereto Basket
Career highlights
First-team All-WCC (1974)
Career NBA statistics
Points	3,386 (6.2 ppg)
Rebounds	2,206 (4.0 rpg)
Assists	747 (1.4 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

After being selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 1974 NBA draft, Restani played in eight seasons with the Milwaukee Bucks, New York Knicks, San Antonio Spurs, and Cavaliers. While with the Spurs, he was a member of the "Bruise Brothers" along with George Johnson, Paul Griffin, Dave Corzine, and Mark Olberding.

Restani was a Catholic.^[3]

In more recent years he was a high school counselor at Balboa High School in San Francisco.^[2]

Restani died of a heart attack on April 25, 2010.^[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

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1974–75	Milwaukee	76	-	23.1	.440	-	.714	5.3	1.6	0.5	0.3	5.4
1975–76	Milwaukee	82	-	20.1	.475	-	.571	4.6	1.2	0.4	0.1	6.0
1976–77	Milwaukee	64	-	17.4	.518	-	.500	4.1	1.4	0.5	0.2	5.6
1977–78	Milwaukee	8	-	10.5	.464	-	.000	1.8	1.1	0.0	0.1	3.3
1977–78	Kansas City	46	-	10.1	.424	-	.818	2.0	0.5	0.1	0.1	2.8
1978–79	Milwaukee	81	-	19.7	.495	-	.699	4.8	1.5	0.4	0.3	7.1
1979–80	San Antonio	82	-	24.0	.508	.172	.814	4.7	2.3	0.7	0.1	10.7
1980–81	San Antonio	64	-	15.6	.520	.375	.705	2.7	1.3	0.3	0.2	7.0
1981–82	San Antonio	13	0	11.2	.321	.000	.750	2.7	0.5	0.1	0.3	1.6
1981–82	Cleveland	34	0	9.9	.383	.000	.583	2.3	0.4	0.3	0.2	1.6
Career		550	0	18.4	.486	.205	.717	4.0	1.4	0.4	0.2	6.2

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1975–76	Milwaukee	3	-	11.0	.200	-	.000	1.7	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.7
1979–80	San Antonio	3	-	24.7	.607	.000	.444	5.3	1.0	0.0	0.3	12.7
1980–81	San Antonio	3	-	3.7	.333	.000	.000	0.7	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.7
Career		9	-	13.1	.528	.000	.444	2.6	0.4	0.1	0.2	4.7