Jeff Congdon
{{Short description|American basketball player (born 1943)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox NBA biography
| name = Jeff Congdon
| image = Jeff Congdon.jpeg
| width = 160
| caption =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 1
| weight_lb = 180
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1943|10|17}}
| birth_place = Garden Grove, California, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| high_school = Bolsa Grande
(Garden Grove, California)
| college = BYU (1963–1966)
| draft_year = 1966
| draft_round = 4
| draft_pick = 32
| draft_team = Detroit Pistons
| career_start = 1967
| career_end = 1972
| career_number = 10, 14, 23, 4
| career_position = Point guard
| years1 = 1967–1968
| team1 = Anaheim Amigos
| years2 = 1967–1970
| team2 = Denver Rockets
| years3 = 1970–1971
| team3 = Utah Stars
| years4 = 1970–1971
| team4 = New York Nets
| years5 = 1971–1972
| team5 = Dallas Chaparrals
| highlights =
}}
Jeffrey D. Congdon (born October 17, 1943) is an American former basketball player from Garden Grove, California.
Career
Congdon played college basketball at Brigham Young University with teammates Dick Nemelka and Craig Raymond. Congdon was selected by the Detroit Pistons in the fourth round (32nd pick overall) of the 1966 NBA draft.{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/c/congdje01.html|title=Jeff Congdon Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft Status and more|website=Basketball-Reference.com}}
A 6'1" guard, Congdon played for the Anaheim Amigos during part of the 1967–68 American Basketball Association season.{{Cite web|url=http://www.remembertheaba.com/TeamMaterial/UtahMaterial/StarsRosters2.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090223150710/http://remembertheaba.com/TeamMaterial/UtahMaterial/StarsRosters2.html|url-status=dead|title=Remember the ABA: Anaheim Amigos/Utah Stars Year-to-Year Rosters|archivedate=February 23, 2009|website=www.remembertheaba.com}} Congdon played the remainder of that season with the Denver Rockets, and remained with Denver during the 1968–69 and 1969–70 seasons.{{Cite web|url=http://www.denverpost.com/classics/ci_27804130/colorado-classics-jeff-congdon-recalls-aba-days-fondly|title = Colorado Classics: Jeff Congdon recalls ABA days fondly|date = 27 March 2015}} Congdon spent the 1970–71 seasons with the Utah Stars (who won the 1971 ABA Championship, though he was traded midseason) and New York Nets. Congdon then joined the Dallas Chaparrals to finish out his professional career during the 1971–72 season.
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{BYU athlete|Jeff-Congdon|m|bk}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Congdon, Jeff}}
Category:American men's basketball players
Category:Anaheim Amigos players
Category:Basketball players from Wisconsin
Category:BYU Cougars men's basketball players
Category:Continental Basketball Association coaches
Category:Denver Rockets players
Category:Detroit Pistons draft picks
Category:New York Nets players
Category:Sportspeople from Garden Grove, California
Category:People from Walworth County, Wisconsin