Coby Dietrick

{{Short description|American basketball player (born 1948)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{Infobox NBA biography

| name = Coby Dietrick

| image = Coby Dietrick.jpeg

| width =

| caption = Dietrick with the Dallas Chaparrals, {{circa}} 1972

| number = 52, 25, 26

| position = Power forward / center

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 11

| weight_lb = 230

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1948|07|23}}

| birth_place = Riverside, California, U.S.

| high_school = Riverside Polytechnic
(Riverside, California)

| college = San Jose State (1967–1970)

| draft_year = 1970

| draft_round = 10

| draft_pick = 155

| draft_team = San Francisco Warriors

| career_start = 1970

| career_end = 1983

| years1 = 1970–1972

| team1 = Memphis Pros

| years2 = 1972–{{nbay|1978|end}}

| team2 = Dallas Chaparrals / San Antonio Spurs

| years3 = {{nbay|1979|start}}–{{nbay|1981|end}}

| team3 = Chicago Bulls

| years4 = {{nbay|1982|end}}

| team4 = San Antonio Spurs

| years5 = 1985

| team5 = Tampa Bay Thrillers

| highlights =

• CBA champion (1985)
• Second-team All-PCAA (1970)

| stats_league = ABA and NBA

| stat1label = Points

| stat1value = 5,140 (6.1 ppg)

| stat2label = Rebounds

| stat2value = 3,772 (4.5 rpg)

| stat3label = Assists

| stat3value = 1,740 (2.1 apg)

}}

Coby Joseph Dietrick (born July 23, 1948) is an American former professional basketball player.

Dietrick played college basketball for the San Jose State Spartans, where he was a second-team All-Pacific Coast Athletic Association selection in 1970.{{cite web |title=Men's Basketball All-Big West Team |url=https://bigwest.org/sports/2022/10/6/mbb-all-big-west-team.aspx |website=Big West Conference |access-date=September 20, 2023}} He played thirteen seasons (1970–1983) of professional basketball in both the American Basketball Association and the National Basketball Association. Dietrick spent the majority of his career with the San Antonio Spurs, a team that began in the ABA but joined the NBA after the ABA-NBA merger in 1976. He also played with the NBA's Chicago Bulls. In 1983, he retired with ABA/NBA career averages of 6.1 points per game and 4.5 rebounds per game.

Dietrick won a CBA championship with the Tampa Bay Thrillers of the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) in 1985.{{cite web |title=1984-85 Tampa Bay Thrillers Statistics |url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbasketball/stats/t-CBATBT/y-1984 |website=Stats Crew |access-date=March 9, 2025}}

He later worked as a color commentator for the Spurs. He also opened the first Relax The Back franchise store in San Antonio in 1989.Meena Thiruvengadam, "[https://archive.today/20130125024831/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-130014962.html Former Texas basketball star sells furniture business after franchise dispute.]" San Antonio Express-News, March 10, 2005. via HighBeam