Dave DeBusschere

David Albert DeBusschere
Born: October 16, 1940
Detroit, MI USA
Deceased: May 14, 2003
Position: F-G
High School: Austin Catholic
College: Detroit
Drafted: 1962
Height: 6'6"
Weight: 220
Career: 1962-63-1973-74
Elected to Basketball Hall of Fame in 1983.
Coaching Career

Dave DeBusschere averaged 16.1 points, 11.0 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game in his 875-game career with the Detroit Pistons and New York Knicks. He began playing during the 1962-63 season and last took the court during the 1973-74 campaign. DeBusschere was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1983.

Detroit Pistons

New York Knicks

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Player Totals:

Player	Pos	GP	GS	Min	FGA	FGM	3PA	3PM	FTA	FTM	Off	Def	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	PF	Pts
1962-63	Detroit Pistons	80	0	2352	944	406			287	206	0	0	694	207	0	0	247	1018
1963-64	Detroit Pistons	15	0	304	133	52			43	25	0	0	105	23	0	0	32	129
1964-65	Detroit Pistons	79	0	2769	1196	508			437	306	0	0	874	253	0	0	242	1322
1965-66	Detroit Pistons	79	0	2696	1284	524			378	249	0	0	916	209	0	0	252	1297
1966-67	Detroit Pistons	78	0	2897	1278	531			512	361	0	0	924	216	0	0	297	1423
1967-68	Detroit Pistons	80	0	3125	1295	573			435	289	0	0	1081	181	0	0	304	1435
1968-69	Detroit Pistons	29	0	1092	423	189			130	94	0	0	353	63	0	0	111	472
1968-69	New York Knicks	47	47	1851	717	317			198	135	0	0	535	128	0	0	179	769
1969-70	New York Knicks	79	79	2627	1082	488			256	176	0	0	790	194	0	0	244	1152
1970-71	New York Knicks	81	81	2891	1243	523			312	217	0	0	901	220	0	0	237	1263
1971-72	New York Knicks	80	80	3072	1218	520			265	193	0	0	901	291	0	0	219	1233
1972-73	New York Knicks	77	77	2827	1224	532			260	194	0	0	787	259	0	0	215	1258
1973-74	New York Knicks	71	71	2699	1212	559			217	164	134	623	757	253	67	39	222	1282
Totals		875	435	31202	13249	5722	0	0	3730	2609	134	623	9618	2497	67	39	2801	14053

Player Averages:

Player	Pos	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	FT%	Off	Def	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	PF	Pts
1962-63	Detroit Pistons	80	0	29.4	43.0	71.8	0.0	0.0	8.7	2.6	0.0	0.0	3.1	12.7
1963-64	Detroit Pistons	15	0	20.3	39.1	58.1	0.0	0.0	7.0	1.5	0.0	0.0	2.1	8.6
1964-65	Detroit Pistons	79	0	35.1	42.5	70.0	0.0	0.0	11.1	3.2	0.0	0.0	3.1	16.7
1965-66	Detroit Pistons	79	0	34.1	40.8	65.9	0.0	0.0	11.6	2.6	0.0	0.0	3.2	16.4
1966-67	Detroit Pistons	78	0	37.1	41.5	70.5	0.0	0.0	11.8	2.8	0.0	0.0	3.8	18.2
1967-68	Detroit Pistons	80	0	39.1	44.2	66.4	0.0	0.0	13.5	2.3	0.0	0.0	3.8	17.9
1968-69	Detroit Pistons	29	0	37.7	44.7	72.3	0.0	0.0	12.2	2.2	0.0	0.0	3.8	16.3
1968-69	New York Knicks	47	47	39.4	44.2	68.2	0.0	0.0	11.4	2.7	0.0	0.0	3.8	16.4
1969-70	New York Knicks	79	79	33.3	45.1	68.8	0.0	0.0	10.0	2.5	0.0	0.0	3.1	14.6
1970-71	New York Knicks	81	81	35.7	42.1	69.6	0.0	0.0	11.1	2.7	0.0	0.0	2.9	15.6
1971-72	New York Knicks	80	80	38.4	42.7	72.8	0.0	0.0	11.3	3.6	0.0	0.0	2.7	15.4
1972-73	New York Knicks	77	77	36.7	43.5	74.6	0.0	0.0	10.2	3.4	0.0	0.0	2.8	16.3
1973-74	New York Knicks	71	71	38.0	46.1	75.6	1.9	8.8	10.7	3.6	0.9	0.5	3.1	18.1
Averages		875	435	35.7	43.2	69.9	0.2	0.7	11.0	2.9	0.1	0.0	3.2	16.1

Postseason - Player Totals:

Player	Pos	GP	Min	FGA	FGM	3PA	3PM	FTA	FTM	Off	Def	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	PF	Pts
1962-63	Detroit Pistons	4	159	59	25			44	30	0	0	63	6	0	0	14	80
1967-68	Detroit Pistons	6	263	106	45			56	26	0	0	97	13	0	0	23	116
1968-69	New York Knicks	10	419	174	61			50	41	0	0	148	33	0	0	43	163
1969-70	New York Knicks	19	701	309	130			68	45	0	0	220	46	0	0	63	305
1970-71	New York Knicks	12	488	202	84			44	29	0	0	156	22	0	0	40	197
1971-72	New York Knicks	16	616	242	109			64	48	0	0	193	37	0	0	51	266
1972-73	New York Knicks	17	632	265	117			40	31	0	0	179	58	0	0	57	265
1973-74	New York Knicks	12	404	166	63			29	18	25	74	99	38	7	4	36	144
Totals		96	3682	1523	634	0	0	395	268	25	74	1155	253	7	4	327	1536

Postseason Player Averages:

Player	Pos	GP	MPG	FG%	FT%	Off	Def	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	PF	Pts
1962-63	Detroit Pistons	4	39.8	42.4	68.2	0.0	0.0	15.8	1.5	0.0	0.0	3.5	20.0
1967-68	Detroit Pistons	6	43.8	42.5	46.4	0.0	0.0	16.2	2.2	0.0	0.0	3.8	19.3
1968-69	New York Knicks	10	41.9	35.1	82.0	0.0	0.0	14.8	3.3	0.0	0.0	4.3	16.3
1969-70	New York Knicks	19	36.9	42.1	66.2	0.0	0.0	11.6	2.4	0.0	0.0	3.3	16.1
1970-71	New York Knicks	12	40.7	41.6	65.9	0.0	0.0	13.0	1.8	0.0	0.0	3.3	16.4
1971-72	New York Knicks	16	38.5	45.0	75.0	0.0	0.0	12.1	2.3	0.0	0.0	3.2	16.6
1972-73	New York Knicks	17	37.2	44.2	77.5	0.0	0.0	10.5	3.4	0.0	0.0	3.4	15.6
1973-74	New York Knicks	12	33.7	38.0	62.1	2.1	6.2	8.3	3.2	0.6	0.3	3.0	12.0
Averages		875	38.4	41.6	67.8	0.3	0.8	12.0	2.6	0.1	0.0	3.4	16.0

Awards

1968 - NBA All-Defensive First Team
1968 - NBA All-NBA Second Team
1969 - NBA All-Defensive First Team
1970 - NBA All-Defensive First Team
1971 - NBA All-Defensive First Team
1972 - NBA All-Defensive First Team
1973 - NBA All-Defensive First Team