Dave Gambee
{{short description|American basketball player}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox NBA biography
| name = Dave Gambee
| image = Dave Gambee.jpeg
| width = 160px
| caption = Gambee, circa 1955
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 6
| weight_lb = 215
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1937|04|16}}
| birth_place = Portland, Oregon, U.S.
| high_school = Corvallis (Corvallis, Oregon)
| college = Oregon State (1955–1958)
| draft_year = 1958
| draft_round = 1
| draft_pick = 6
| draft_team = St. Louis Hawks
| career_start = 1958
| career_end = 1970
| career_number = 33, 25, 12, 20, 30
| career_position = Small forward
| years1 = {{nbay|1958|start}}–{{nbay|1959|end}}
| team1 = St. Louis Hawks
| years2 = {{nbay|1959|end}}
| team2 = Cincinnati Royals
| years3 = {{nbay|1960|start}}–{{nbay|1966|end}}
| team3 = Syracuse Nationals / Philadelphia 76ers
| years4 = {{nbay|1967|full=y}}
| team4 = San Diego Rockets
| years5 = {{nbay|1968|full=y}}
| team5 = Milwaukee Bucks
| years6 = {{nbay|1968|end}}
| team6 = Detroit Pistons
| years7 = {{nbay|1969|full=y}}
| team7 = San Francisco Warriors
| highlights =
- NBA champion (1967)
- Consensus second-team All-American (1958)
- 2× First-team All-PCC (1957, 1958)
- Second-team All-PCC (1956)
| stat1label = Points
| stat1value = 7,935 (10.6 ppg)
| stat2label = Rebounds
| stat2value = 3,891 (5.2 rpg)
| stat3label = Assists
| stat3value = 757 (1.0 apg)
}}
Dave Gambee (born April 16, 1937) is an American former basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Early life
Gambee attended Corvallis High School in Corvallis, Oregon and starred in basketball and baseball.
College career
Gambee chose to stay in town and play college basketball at Oregon State University.{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/gambeda01.html|title=Dave Gambee|publisher=BasketballReference.com|access-date=February 17, 2009}} Following the 1957–58 season, the 6-foot-7 Gambee was OSU’s career leader in points scored (1,468), was No. 3 in rebounds (828) and he had five 30-plus scoring games. Gambee was named an All-American twice while at Oregon State. He garnered those high honors in 1957 and 1958, and was also a first-team All-Pacific Coast Conference selection both years. He led the Beavers to the 1958 Pacific Coast Title and to three Far West Classic Championships. He was the 1957 Classic MVP. While at Oregon State, Gambee also was a 1st baseman and a pitcher on the Beaver Baseball team as well.
In 2010, Gambee was inducted into the Pac-10 Basketball Hall of Honor.{{cite news
|title=Wilkins, Gambee honored
|work=The Register-Guard
|date=February 6, 2010
}}
Professional career
Gambee was drafted by the St. Louis Hawks in the first round (6th pick) of the 1958 NBA draft. He played 12 seasons in the NBA with eight different teams (10.6 ppg, 5.2 rpg averages), and retired after the 1969–70 season. Gambee shot free throws underhanded, like Rick Barry.
NBA career statistics
{{NBA player statistics legend|champion=y|leader=y}}
=Regular season=
{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| align="left" | 1958–59
| align="left" | St. Louis
| 2 || - || 3.5 || 1.000 || - || .000 || 1.0 || 0.0 || - || - || 1.0
|-
| align="left" | 1959–60
| align="left" | St. Louis
| 42 || - || 10.6 || .409 || - || .648 || 3.7 || 0.7 || - || - || 5.0
|-
| align="left" | 1959–60
| align="left" | Cincinnati
| 19 || - || 11.1 || .387 || - || .657 || 3.9 || 0.5 || - || - || 5.0
|-
| align="left" | 1960–61
| align="left" | Syracuse
| style="background:#cfecec;"| 79* || - || 26.5 || .419 || - || .827 || 7.4 || 1.3 || - || - || 13.7
|-
| align="left" | 1961–62
| align="left" | Syracuse
| style="background:#cfecec;"| 80* || - || 28.8 || .424 || - || .817 || 7.9 || 1.4 || - || - || 16.7
|-
| align="left" | 1962–63
| align="left" | Syracuse
| 60 || - || 20.6 || .438 || - || .836 || 4.8 || 0.8 || - || - || 11.2
|-
| align="left" | 1963–64
| align="left" | Philadelphia
| 41 || - || 22.6 || .394 || - || .816 || 6.2 || 0.9 || - || - || 11.0
|-
| align="left" | 1964–65
| align="left" | Philadelphia
| style="background:#cfecec;"| 80* || - || 24.9 || .412 || - || .813 || 5.9 || 1.4 || - || - || 12.6
|-
| align="left" | 1965–66
| align="left" | Philadelphia
| 72 || - || 14.8 || .384 || - || .850 || 3.8 || 1.0 || - || - || 6.9
|-
| style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;" | 1966–67†
| align="left" | Philadelphia
| 63 || - || 12.0 || .435 || - || .856 || 3.1 || 0.7 || - || - || 6.5
|-
| align="left" | 1967–68
| align="left" | San Diego
| 80 || - || 21.9 || .440 || - || .847 || 5.8 || 1.2 || - || - || 13.4
|-
| align="left" | 1968–69
| align="left" | Milwaukee
| 34 || - || 18.4 || .464 || - || .827 || 5.3 || 0.9 || - || - || 12.1
|-
| align="left" | 1968–69
| align="left" | Detroit
| 25 || - || 12.1 || .423 || - || .790 || 3.1 || 0.6 || - || - || 6.8
|-
| align="left" | 1969–70
| align="left" | San Francisco
| 73 || - || 13.0 || .399 || - || .839 || 3.3 || 0.8 || - || - || 7.2
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career
| 750 || - || 19.6 || .420 || - || .822 || 5.2 || 1.0 || - || - || 10.6
|}
=Playoffs=
{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| align="left" | 1960–61
| align="left" | Syracuse
| 8 || - || 26.0 || .358 || - || .780 || 6.9 || 1.5 || - || - || 12.5
|-
| align="left" | 1961–62
| align="left" | Syracuse
| 5 || - || 34.0 || .315 || - || .880 || 9.0 || 0.8 || - || - || 11.2
|-
| align="left" | 1962–63
| align="left" | Syracuse
| 5 || - || 15.0 || .294 || - || .923 || 3.2 || 0.0 || - || - || 6.4
|-
| align="left" | 1963–64
| align="left" | Philadelphia
| 5 || - || 29.8 || .400 || - || .778 || 5.8 || 1.6 || - || - || 13.8
|-
| align="left" | 1964–65
| align="left" | Philadelphia
| 10 || - || 13.2 || .333 || - || .882 || 2.3 || 0.6 || - || - || 6.2
|-
| align="left" | 1965–66
| align="left" | Philadelphia
| 5 || - || 16.4 || .379 || - || .727 || 2.8 || 0.8 || - || - || 6.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;" | 1966–67†
| align="left" | Philadelphia
| 5 || - || 4.8 || .545 || - || 1.000 || 1.2 || 0.4 || - || - || 3.6
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career
| 43 || - || 19.5 || .356 || - || .834 || 4.4 || 0.8 || - || - || 8.5
|}
References
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{{1958 NCAA Men's Basketball Consensus All-Americans}}
{{1958 NBA draft}}
{{Philadelphia 76ers 1966–67 NBA champions}}
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