Mike Riordan (basketball)

Michael W. Riordan (born July 9, 1945) is an American former professional basketball player.

Mike Riordan

Personal information
Born	(1945-07-09) July 9, 1945 (age 80) New York City, New York, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight	200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school	Holy Cross (Queens, New York)
College	Providence (1964–1967)
NBA draft	1967: 12th round, 128th overall pick
Drafted by	New York Knicks
Playing career	1967–1977
Position	Shooting guard / small forward
Number	6
Career history
1967–1968	Allentown Jets
1968–1971	New York Knicks
1971–1977	Baltimore / Capital / Washington Bullets
Career highlights
NBA champion (1970) NBA All-Defensive Second Team (1973) EPBL champion (1968)
Career NBA statistics
Points	6,334 (9.9 ppg)
Rebounds	1,830 (2.9 rpg)
Assists	1,524 (2.4 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

College career

A 6'4" guard/forward from Holy Cross High School (Queens, New York), Riordan attended Providence College and played college basketball for the Providence Friars.

Riordan played three seasons for the Friars, averaging 11.2 points and 8.2 rebounds per game over his college career.

Professional career

Riordan played for the Allentown Jets of the Eastern Professional Basketball League (EPBL) during the 1967–68 season^[1] and won the EPBL championship in 1968.^[2]

Riordan played 9 seasons (1968–1977) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the New York Knicks and Baltimore/Capital/Washington Bullets. He scored 6,334 points in his NBA career and won an NBA Championship with the Knicks in 1970. He was traded along with Dave Stallworth and an undisclosed amount of cash to the Baltimore Bullets for Earl Monroe on November 11, 1971.^[3] He was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team in 1973.

Post-playing career

Riordan owned Riordan's Saloon, a bar and restaurant located in Annapolis, Maryland.

Military service

Riordan served in the United States Air Force, where he was a mechanic and played basketball at night.^[4] While playing for the Knicks, Riordan was in the New York Air National Guard at the 274th Mobile Communications Squadron located at Roslyn Air National Guard Station, New York.^[5][6][7]

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
†	Won an NBA championship	*	Led the league

NBA

Source^[8]

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1968–69	New York	54	1	7.4	.340	.667	1.1	.9			2.3
1969–70†	New York	81	5	20.7	.464	.691	2.4	2.5			7.7
1970–71	New York	82	2	16.1	.418	.620	2.1	1.5			4.8
1971–72	New York	4	0	8.3	.364	.000	.3	.5			2.0
1971–72	Baltimore	54		24.9	.469	.683	2.4	2.3			10.0
1972–73	Baltimore	82*		42.3	.510	.821	4.9	5.2			18.1
1973–74	Capital	81		39.9	.472	.782	4.7	3.3	1.3	.2	15.9
1974–75	Washington	74		29.6	.492	.838	3.8	2.7	1.0	.1	15.4
1975–76	Washington	78		24.9	.440	.740	2.4	1.6	.7	.2	8.4
1976–77	Washington	49		5.9	.362	.733	.6	.4	.1	.0	1.6
Career		639	8	24.9	.470	.744	2.9	2.4	.8	.1	9.9

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1969	New York	10	0	10.8	.513	.750	1.7	.3			5.2
1970†	New York	19*	0	15.6	.486	.714	2.4	1.4			6.9
1971	New York	12	0	14.0	.385	.750	2.5	.8			3.8
1972	Baltimore	6		26.8	.579	.810	2.5	1.8			13.8
1973	Baltimore	5		46.2	.452	.792	3.6	3.0			15.0
1974	Capital	7		38.1	.414	.875	3.4	2.4	.6	.3	12.3
1975	Washington	17*		22.2	.397	.778	2.4	1.6	.9	.1	7.9
1976	Washington	6		5.2	.375	–	1.0	.2	.0	.0	1.0
1977	Washington	2		4.0	.000	–	1.0	.5	.0	.0	.0
Career		84	0	19.6	.446	.775	2.4	1.3	.6	.1	7.3