Don Sidle

{{short description|American basketball player}}

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{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Don Sidle

| image =

| image_size =

| caption =

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 8

| weight_lbs = 215

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1946|6|21}}

| birth_place = Dallas, Texas, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1987|5|25|1946|6|21}}

| death_place =

| high_school = Booker T. Washington
(Dallas, Texas)

| college = Oklahoma (1965–1968)

| draft_year = 1968

| draft_round = 3

| draft_pick = 39

| draft_team = San Francisco Warriors

| career_start = 1968

| career_end = 1972

| career_number = 33, 22

| career_position = Power forward / center

| years1 = 1968–1970

| team1 = Miami Floridians

| years2 = 1970–1971

| team2 = Denver Rockets

| years3 = 1971

| team3 = Indiana Pacers

| years4 = 1971–1972

| team4 = Memphis Pros

| highlights =

• 2× First-team All-Big Eight (1967, 1968)

}}

Donald Roy Sidle (June 21, 1946 – May 25, 1987) was an American professional basketball player.

A 6'8" forward/center, Sidle played at the University of Oklahoma from 1965 to 1968. He was an All-American in 1967 and 1968, after seasons in which he averaged 23.7 points and 19.8 points per game, respectively.[http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/okla/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2008_09_mbb_guide_section8.pdf Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball media guide] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090222225445/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/okla/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2008_09_mbb_guide_section8.pdf |date=2009-02-22 }}. soonersports.com. 2008. Retrieved on September 18, 2009.

Sidle was selected by the San Francisco Warriors with the 29th pick of the 1968 NBA draft, but he spent his professional career in the American Basketball Association as a member of the Miami Floridians, Denver Rockets, Indiana Pacers, and Memphis Pros. Over four seasons (1968–1972) he averaged 13.5 points and 8.0 rebounds per game. He ranked eighth in the ABA in rebounds per game (12.9) and seventh in total rebounds (1,082) during the 1969-70 ABA season.[https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/sidledo01.html Career statistics]. basketball-reference.com. Retrieved on September 18, 2009.