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David Greenwood

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David Greenwood

David Murphy-Kasim Greenwood (May 27, 1957 – June 8, 2025) was an American professional basketball player whose National Basketball Association (NBA) career spanned 12 years from 1979 to 1991. He played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins, earning consensus All-American honors twice in 1978 and 1979. Greenwood was selected by the Chicago Bulls in the first round of the 1979 NBA draft with the second overall pick. He was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team with the Bulls during the 1979–80 season. A forward/center, he also played in the NBA with the San Antonio Spurs, Denver Nuggets and Detroit Pistons.

Infobox

1989
Denver Nuggets
Born
(1957-05-27)May 27, 1957Lynwood, California, U.S.
Died
June 8, 2025(2025-06-08) (aged 68)Riverside, California, U.S.
Listed height
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight
222 lb (101 kg)
High school
Verbum Dei (Los Angeles, California)
College
UCLA (1975–1979)
NBA draft
1979: 1st round, 2nd overall pick
Drafted by
Chicago Bulls
Playing career
1979–1991
Position
Power forward / center
Number
34, 10, 22, 33
1979–1985
Chicago Bulls
1985–1989
San Antonio Spurs
1989–1990
Detroit Pistons
1990–1991
San Antonio Spurs
Points
8,428 (10.2 ppg)
Rebounds
6,537 (7.9 rpg)
Assists
1,614 (2.0 apg)

Tables

· NBA career statistics › Regular season
1979–80
1979–80
Year
1979–80
Team
Chicago
GP
82
GS
82
MPG
34.0
FG%
474
3P%
143
FT%
810
RPG
9.4
APG
2.2
SPG
0.7
BPG
1.6
PPG
16.3
1980–81
1980–81
Year
1980–81
Team
Chicago
GP
82
GS
82
MPG
33.0
FG%
486
3P%
000
FT%
748
RPG
8.8
APG
2.7
SPG
0.9
BPG
1.5
PPG
14.4
1981–82
1981–82
Year
1981–82
Team
Chicago
GP
82
GS
82
MPG
35.5
FG%
473
3P%
000
FT%
825
RPG
9.6
APG
3.2
SPG
0.9
BPG
1.1
PPG
14.6
1982–83
1982–83
Year
1982–83
Team
Chicago
GP
79
GS
61
MPG
29.8
FG%
455
3P%
000
FT%
708
RPG
9.7
APG
1.9
SPG
0.7
BPG
1.1
PPG
10.0
1983–84
1983–84
Year
1983–84
Team
Chicago
GP
78
GS
76
MPG
34.8
FG%
490
3P%
000
FT%
737
RPG
10.1
APG
1.8
SPG
0.9
BPG
0.9
PPG
12.2
1984–85
1984–85
Year
1984–85
Team
Chicago
GP
61
GS
28
MPG
25.0
FG%
458
3P%
000
FT%
713
RPG
6.4
APG
1.3
SPG
0.6
BPG
0.3
PPG
6.1
1985–86
1985–86
Year
1985–86
Team
San Antonio
GP
68
GS
24
MPG
28.1
FG%
510
3P%
000
FT%
772
RPG
7.8
APG
1.3
SPG
0.5
BPG
0.8
PPG
7.9
1986–87
1986–87
Year
1986–87
Team
San Antonio
GP
79
GS
78
MPG
32.7
FG%
513
3P%
500
FT%
785
RPG
9.9
APG
3.0
SPG
0.9
BPG
0.6
PPG
11.9
1987–88
1987–88
Year
1987–88
Team
San Antonio
GP
45
GS
40
MPG
27.5
FG%
460
3P%
000
FT%
748
RPG
6.7
APG
2.2
SPG
0.7
BPG
0.5
PPG
8.6
1988–89
1988–89
Year
1988–89
Team
San Antonio
GP
38
GS
15
MPG
24.0
FG%
425
3P%
—
FT%
800
RPG
6.3
APG
1.4
SPG
0.8
BPG
0.6
PPG
7.7
Denver
Denver
Year
Denver
Team
29
GP
3
GS
16.9
MPG
419
FG%
—
3P%
676
FT%
5.7
RPG
1.4
APG
0.6
SPG
1.0
BPG
5.9
1989–90†
1989–90†
Year
1989–90†
Team
Detroit
GP
37
GS
0
MPG
5.5
FG%
423
3P%
—
FT%
552
RPG
2.1
APG
0.3
SPG
0.1
BPG
0.2
PPG
1.6
1990–91
1990–91
Year
1990–91
Team
San Antonio
GP
63
GS
11
MPG
16.2
FG%
503
3P%
000
FT%
734
RPG
3.5
APG
0.8
SPG
0.5
BPG
0.4
PPG
3.8
Career
Career
Year
Career
Team
823
GP
582
GS
28.4
MPG
477
FG%
138
3P%
765
FT%
7.9
RPG
2.0
APG
0.7
SPG
0.9
BPG
10.2
Year
Team
GP
GS
MPG
FG%
3P%
FT%
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
PPG
1979–80
Chicago
82
82
34.0
474
143
810
9.4
2.2
0.7
1.6
16.3
1980–81
Chicago
82
82
33.0
486
000
748
8.8
2.7
0.9
1.5
14.4
1981–82
Chicago
82
82
35.5
473
000
825
9.6
3.2
0.9
1.1
14.6
1982–83
Chicago
79
61
29.8
455
000
708
9.7
1.9
0.7
1.1
10.0
1983–84
Chicago
78
76
34.8
490
000
737
10.1
1.8
0.9
0.9
12.2
1984–85
Chicago
61
28
25.0
458
000
713
6.4
1.3
0.6
0.3
6.1
1985–86
San Antonio
68
24
28.1
510
000
772
7.8
1.3
0.5
0.8
7.9
1986–87
San Antonio
79
78
32.7
513
500
785
9.9
3.0
0.9
0.6
11.9
1987–88
San Antonio
45
40
27.5
460
000
748
6.7
2.2
0.7
0.5
8.6
1988–89
San Antonio
38
15
24.0
425
—
800
6.3
1.4
0.8
0.6
7.7
Denver
29
3
16.9
419
—
676
5.7
1.4
0.6
1.0
5.9
1989–90†
Detroit
37
0
5.5
423
—
552
2.1
0.3
0.1
0.2
1.6
1990–91
San Antonio
63
11
16.2
503
000
734
3.5
0.8
0.5
0.4
3.8
Career
823
582
28.4
477
138
765
7.9
2.0
0.7
0.9
10.2
· NBA career statistics › Playoffs
1981
1981
Year
1981
Team
Chicago
GP
6
GS
—
MPG
35.3
FG%
586
3P%
000
FT%
417
RPG
7.3
APG
1.8
SPG
1.5
BPG
0.8
PPG
17.8
1985
1985
Year
1985
Team
Chicago
GP
4
GS
4
MPG
34.8
FG%
536
3P%
—
FT%
800
RPG
7.8
APG
1.3
SPG
1.5
BPG
1.0
PPG
9.5
1986
1986
Year
1986
Team
San Antonio
GP
3
GS
3
MPG
33.7
FG%
522
3P%
—
FT%
750
RPG
6.0
APG
1.0
SPG
1.0
BPG
0.3
PPG
10.0
1989
1989
Year
1989
Team
Denver
GP
3
GS
0
MPG
11.3
FG%
333
3P%
—
FT%
500
RPG
3.7
APG
0.3
SPG
0.3
BPG
0.3
PPG
1.7
1990†
1990†
Year
1990†
Team
Detroit
GP
5
GS
0
MPG
9.4
FG%
500
3P%
—
FT%
250
RPG
1.8
APG
0.0
SPG
0.4
BPG
0.1
PPG
1.0
1991
1991
Year
1991
Team
San Antonio
GP
1
GS
0
MPG
5.0
FG%
1.000
3P%
—
FT%
—
RPG
2.0
APG
2.0
SPG
0.0
BPG
0.0
PPG
2.0
Career
Career
Year
Career
Team
22
GP
7
GS
24.5
MPG
557
FG%
000
3P%
583
FT%
5.2
RPG
1.0
APG
1.0
SPG
0.5
BPG
8.5
Year
Team
GP
GS
MPG
FG%
3P%
FT%
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
PPG
1981
Chicago
6
—
35.3
586
000
417
7.3
1.8
1.5
0.8
17.8
1985
Chicago
4
4
34.8
536
—
800
7.8
1.3
1.5
1.0
9.5
1986
San Antonio
3
3
33.7
522
—
750
6.0
1.0
1.0
0.3
10.0
1989
Denver
3
0
11.3
333
—
500
3.7
0.3
0.3
0.3
1.7
1990†
Detroit
5
0
9.4
500
—
250
1.8
0.0
0.4
0.1
1.0
1991
San Antonio
1
0
5.0
1.000
—
—
2.0
2.0
0.0
0.0
2.0
Career
22
7
24.5
557
000
583
5.2
1.0
1.0
0.5
8.5

References

  1. "Dave Greenwood Stats | Basketball-Reference.com"
    https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/greenda01.html
  2. UCLA
    https://uclabruins.com/news/2025/6/11/ucla-mbb-mourns-passing-of-david-greenwood
  3. NCAA.org
    http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_basketball_RB/2015/Awards.pdf
  4. "David Greenwood, former UCLA star and NBA champion, dies at 68 after cancer battle"
    https://apnews.com/article/david-greenwood-dead-6870143919a226c81a6e784bb223f202
  5. bleacherreport.com
    https://bleacherreport.com/articles/25204868-david-greenwood-dies-age-68-won-1990-nba-title-pistons
  6. Los Angeles Times
    https://www.latimes.com/sports/ucla/story/2025-06-10/david-greenwood-former-ucla-nba-star-dies
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