Randy Denton

American basketball player (born 1949)

Randy Denton
Personal information
Born	(1949-02-18) February 18, 1949 (age 75) Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight	240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school	William G. Enloe (Raleigh, North Carolina)
College	Duke (1968–1971)
NBA draft	1971: 4th round, 61st overall pick
Selected by the Boston Celtics
Playing career	1971–1979
Position	Center
Number	54, 32, 45, 34
Career history
1971–1972	Carolina Cougars
1972–1974	Memphis Pros / Tams
1974–1975	Utah Stars
1975–1976	Spirits of St. Louis
1976–1977	Atlanta Hawks
1977–1979	Auxilium Pallacanestro Torino

Career highlights and awards
First-team All-ACC (1971) 2× Second-team All-ACC (1969, 1970)

Career ABA and NBA statistics
Points	4,749 (11.5 ppg)
Rebounds	3,547 (8.6 rpg)
Assists	528 (1.3 apg)

Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Randall Drew Denton (born February 18, 1949) is an American former professional basketball player.

Denton graduated from William G. Enloe High School in 1967.^[1] A 6'10" center from Duke University, Randy holds the all-time Duke record for average rebounds per game at 12.7.^[2] Denton played six seasons (1971–1977) in the American Basketball Association and National Basketball Association as a member of the Carolina Cougars, Memphis Pros / Tams, Utah Stars, Spirits of St. Louis, and Atlanta Hawks. He averaged 11.5 points and 8.6 rebounds in his ABA/NBA career.^[3]^[4]

References

^ Sumner, James. Tales from the Duke Blue Devils Hardwood. p. 81
^ "Profile: Randy Denton Headed to N.C. Hall of Fame". March 2014. Archived from the original on October 12, 2016. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
^ "Randy Denton". Basketball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on August 10, 2010. Retrieved September 2, 2007.
^ "Randy Denton". DatabaseBasketball.com. Archived from the original on May 20, 2011.