John Fairchild

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John Fairchild

Personal information
Born	(1943-04-28) April 28, 1943 Encinitas, California
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight	205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school	San Dieguito (Encinitas, California)
College	Palomar College (1962–1963) BYU (1963–1965)
NBA draft	1965: 2nd round, 16th overall pick
Selected by the Los Angeles Lakers
Playing career	1965–1970
Position	Power forward
Number	33, 24, 12, 30, 25
Career history
1965–1966	Los Angeles Lakers
1967–1968	Anaheim Amigos
1968	Denver Rockets
1968–1969	Indiana Pacers
1969–1970	Kentucky Colonels
Career highlights and awards
Third-team All-American – NABC (1965) 2× First-team All-WAC (1964, 1965)
Career NBA and ABA statistics
Points	1,085 (6.6 ppg)
Rebounds	523 (3.2 rpg)
Assists	115 (0.7 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

John Russell Fairchild (born April 28, 1943) is a retired American basketball player.

Born in Encinitas, California, Fairchild played high school basketball at San Dieguito High School (class of 1961) and college basketball at Brigham Young University. In two years at BYU, he averaged 20.9 points and 12.8 rebounds per game, and was named WAC Player of the Year in his senior season.

Fairchild was drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers with the 8th pick of the 2nd round (16th overall pick) of the 1965 NBA draft. He played for the Lakers during the 1965–66 NBA season.

Fairchild later played in the American Basketball Association as a 6'8" forward for the Anaheim Amigos (1967–68), averaging 10.9 points per game. Fairchild later played for the Denver Rockets (1968–69 season), Indiana Pacers (1968–69 and 1969–1970 seasons) and Kentucky Colonels (1969–1970 season). He was a member of the Pacers team that was the ABA runner-up in 1969 and the subsequent team that won the 1970 ABA Championship.

Career statistics

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/ABA

Source

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	PPG
1965–66	L.A. Lakers	30	5.7	.258		.700	1.5	.4	2.0
1967–68	Anaheim (ABA)	62	21.1	.437	.250	.675	5.4	1.0	10.9
1968–69	Denver (ABA)	11	12.3	.353	–	.667	1.6	.8	3.6
1968–69	Indiana (ABA)	52	11.2	.388	.345	.709	2.1	.5	5.5
1969–70	Indiana (ABA)	3	8.7	.167	–	.500	3.0	.7	1.0
1969–70	Kentucky (ABA)	7	7.4	.353	.600	.500	1.1	.3	2.7
Career (ABA)		135	15.6	.417	.368	.680	3.5	.8	7.6
Career (overall)		165	13.8	.404	.368	.681	3.2	.7	6.6

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	PPG
1969	Indiana (ABA)	9	9.4	.432	.400	.667	2.3	.3	5.1

External links

• John Fairchild at BYUCougars.com