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Dave Popson
Personal information
Born (1964-05-17) May 17, 1964 (age 60)
Kingston, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High schoolBishop O'Reilly
(Kingston, Pennsylvania)
CollegeNorth Carolina (1983–1987)
NBA draft1987: 4th round, 88th overall pick
Selected by the Detroit Pistons
Playing career1987–1992
PositionPower forward
Number45, 41, 42, 50
Career history
1987West Palm Beach Stingrays
1987–1988AS Monaco
1988Los Angeles Clippers
1988–1989Albany Patroons
1989Miami Heat
1989Albany Patroons
1989–1990Oximesa Granada
1990–1991Boston Celtics
1991Albany Patroons
1991–1992Birmingham Bandits
1992Milwaukee Bucks
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

David Gerard Popson (born May 17, 1964) is an American former basketball player who enjoyed a brief National Basketball Association (NBA) career from 1988 until 1992.

Biography

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Popson, a 6'10" center, played college basketball at the University of North Carolina for four years (1983–87). Popson was selected by the Detroit Pistons in the fourth round of the 1987 NBA draft.

Born in Kingston, Pennsylvania, Popson attended Bishop O'Reilly High School where he held nearly all the basketball records.[citation needed]

Career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

NBA

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1988–89 Los Angeles 10 0 6.8 .440 .000 .500 1.6 0.6 0.1 0.2 2.3
1988–89 Miami 7 0 5.4 .333 .000 .500 1.6 0.3 0.0 0.1 1.6
1990–91 Boston 19 0 3.4 .406 .000 .900 0.7 0.1 0.1 0.1 1.8
1991–92 Milwaukee 5 0 5.2 .429 .000 .500 1.0 0.6 0.4 0.2 1.4
Career 41 0 4.8 .405 .000 .750 1.1 0.3 0.1 0.1 1.9

College

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1983–84 North Carolina 29 - 6.4 .431 - .600 1.2 0.4 0.1 0.2 1.9
1984–85 North Carolina 35 - 14.5 .529 - .738 2.5 0.5 0.2 0.3 6.0
1985–86 North Carolina 34 17 12.1 .504 - .846 2.6 0.6 0.2 0.4 3.9
1986–87 North Carolina 36 34 22.3 .541 .000 .771 4.8 1.3 0.7 0.8 10.0
Career 134 51 14.2 .521 .000 .756 2.9 0.7 0.3 0.4 5.7
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