Bill Zopf
{{Short description|American basketball player}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Bill Zopf
| image =
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1948|06|07}}
| birth_place =
| nationality = American
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 1
| weight_lb = 170
| high_school = Monaca (Monaca, Pennsylvania)
| college = Duquesne (1967–1970)
| draft_year = 1970
| draft_round = 2
| draft_pick = 33
| draft_team = Milwaukee Bucks
| career_start = 1970
| career_end = 1971
| career_position = Point guard
| career_number = 6
| years1 = {{nbay|1970|full=y}}
| team1 = Milwaukee Bucks
| highlights =
| bbr = zopfbi01
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William Charles Zopf Jr. (born June 7, 1948) is an American former professional basketball player. He was a point guard and played collegiately at Duquesne University. He played for the Milwaukee Bucks during his brief National Basketball Association (NBA) career.
High school career
Zopf attended Monaca High School. As a senior, he scored 391 points while leading his team to a 21–1 record.{{Cite web|url=http://www.bcshof.org/halloffamers/zopf1988.htm|title=Bill Zopf|website=www.bcshof.org|access-date=2016-12-20}}
College career
Zopf played four seasons at Duquesne University, scoring 999 points and scoring 13.3 points per game. He was named the Steel Bowl tournament and as a senior was named to the American All Academic Team.{{Cite web|url=http://www.thedraftreview.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=774|title=Bill Zopf|last=Maurer|first=Matthew|website=www.thedraftreview.com|access-date=2016-12-20}}
Professional career
Zopf was selected with the 16th pick, in the second round of the 1970 NBA draft by the Milwaukee Bucks.[http://www.basketballreference.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1970&lg=N 1970 NBA Draft] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100421232235/http://basketballreference.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1970&lg=N |date=2010-04-21 }}, basketballreference.com He played 53 games for the Bucks in 1970–71, averaging 2.2 points, 0.9 rebounds, and 1.4 assists per game, shooting 36.3% from the field and 55.6% from the free throw line. He left the Bucks in February 1971 due to a call-up to the army reserve unit.[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4rEiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TbMFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1765,6920614 Bill Zopf Called To Active Duty], Beaver County Times After returning for the fall of 1971, the Bucks waived Zopf on October 2, 1971.{{Cite web|url=http://basketball.realgm.com/player/Bill-Zopf/Summary/66840|title=Bill Zopf Player Profile, Milwaukee Bucks, NBA Stats, NCAA Stats, Game Logs, Bests, Awards – RealGM|website=basketball.realgm.com|access-date=2016-12-20}}
Personal life
After retiring from the NBA, Zopf worked as a business equipment lease broker. Zopf coached his daughter Annie's AAU basketball team. She went on to play collegiately at Fordham University.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/26/sports/ncaabasketball/26fordham.html|title=Masters of Zen, Not of Winning|last=Weinreb|first=Michael|date=2008-01-26|newspaper=The New York Times|issn=0362-4331|access-date=2016-12-20}}
Bill Zopf was named to the Beaver County (Pennsylvania) Sports Hall of Fame in 1988.Beaver County Sports Hall of Fame. "Bill Zopf". Available online: https://www.bcshof.org/halloffamers/zopf1988.htm . Retrieved August 3, 2021.
Career statistics
{{NBA player statistics legend}}
=NBA=
==Regular season==
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| Year
! Team ! GP ! MPG ! FG% ! FT% ! RPG ! APG ! PPG | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|1970}}
| style="text-align:left;"|Milwaukee | 53 | 7.5 | .363 | .556 | .9 | 1.4 | 2.2 |
References
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20071214120454/http://www.basketballreference.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=ZOPFBI01 NBA stats] at basketballreference.com
{{1970 NBA draft}}
{{Milwaukee Bucks 1970-71 NBA champions}}
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