| Nate Archibald | |
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| Position(s): Point guard |
Jersey #(s): 10, 7 |
| Born: September 2, 1948 New York City, New York, USA |
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| Career information | |
| Year(s): 1970–1984 | |
| NBA Draft: 1970 / Round: 2 / Pick: 19 | |
| College: UTEP | |
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| Career stats | |
| Points | 16,481 |
| Assists | 6,476 |
| Rebounds | 2,046 |
| Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Basketball Hall of Fame | |
Nathaniel "Tiny" Archibald (born September 2, 1948, New York City) is a former American professional basketball player. The Boston Celtics are an American professional Basketball team based in Boston, Massachusetts, playing in the Atlantic Division of the The three basketball positions normally employed by organized Basketball teams are guard forward and center Point guard ( PG) also called the one or " the ball-handler " is one of the standard positions in a regulation Basketball game In team Sports the squad number, shirt number, jersey number, sweater number, or uniform number is the Number Events 44 BC - Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The City of New York New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous The United States of America —commonly referred to as the In an organised Sports league, a season is the portion of one Year in which regulated Games of the sport are in session The 1970–71 NBA season was the 25th season of the National Basketball Association. The 1983–84 NBA season was the 38th season of the National Basketball Association. The NBA Draft is an annual North American event in which the National Basketball Association 's (NBA thirty teams (29 in the United States and one in The 1970 NBA Draft is known for having one of the most talented pools in draft history This is a List of Athletic Conferences of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA and National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA The University of Texas at El Paso, popularly known as UTEP, is a public, coeducational University, and it is a member of the University The Sacramento Kings are a professional Basketball team based in Sacramento California. The 1970–71 NBA season was the 25th season of the National Basketball Association. The 1971–72 NBA season was the 26th season of the National Basketball Association. The Sacramento Kings are a professional Basketball team based in Sacramento California. The 1972–73 NBA season was the 27th season of the National Basketball Association. The 1975–76 NBA season was the 30th season of the National Basketball Association. The New Jersey Nets are a professional Basketball team in the National Basketball Association that plays in the Eastern Conference 's Atlantic The 1976–77 NBA season was the 31st season of the National Basketball Association. The Boston Celtics are an American professional Basketball team based in Boston, Massachusetts, playing in the Atlantic Division of the The 1978–79 NBA season was the 33rd season of the National Basketball Association. The 1982–83 NBA season was the 37th season of the National Basketball Association. The Milwaukee Bucks are a professional Basketball team based in Milwaukee Wisconsin. The 1983–84 NBA season was the 38th season of the National Basketball Association. Points in Basketball are used to keep track of the score in a game In Basketball, an assist is attributed to a player who passes the ball to a teammate in a way that leads to a score by field goal, meaning that he or she was "assisting" A rebound in Basketball is the act of successfully gaining possession of the basketball after a missed field goal or Free throw. The All-NBA Team is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA honor bestowed on the best players in the league following every NBA season The All-NBA Team is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA honor bestowed on the best players in the league following every NBA season The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, located in downtown Springfield Massachusetts, honors players who have shown exceptional skill at Basketball The 50 Greatest Players in National Basketball Association History (also referred to as the NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team or NBA's Top 50) were chosen Events 44 BC - Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The City of New York Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m He spent 13 years playing in the NBA, most notably with the Kansas City Kings and Boston Celtics. The Sacramento Kings are a professional Basketball team based in Sacramento California. The Boston Celtics are an American professional Basketball team based in Boston, Massachusetts, playing in the Atlantic Division of the
Archibald was an efficient passer and an outside shooter with great range. His quickness and swooping passes made him difficult to guard in the open court, and he was a potent triple threat with his penetration, passing and shooting.
Archibald first played basketball at DeWitt Clinton High School in New York City from 1963 to 1966. DeWitt Clinton High School is an American high school located in the New York City borough of the Bronx. He was named team captain in 1966. He then went to college first to Arizona Western College and then transferred to the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) where he had three great seasons there from 1967 to 1970. Arizona Western College (also AWC is a public Community college located in Yuma Arizona, United States. The University of Texas at El Paso, popularly known as UTEP, is a public, coeducational University, and it is a member of the University
Archibald was selected in the second round of the 1970 NBA Draft by the Cincinnati Royals. The 1970 NBA Draft is known for having one of the most talented pools in draft history The Sacramento Kings are a professional Basketball team based in Sacramento California.
In 1973 Archibald led the NBA in scoring and assists, becoming the first and so far only player ever to win the titles in both categories in the same season (it should be noted, however, that in the 1967-68 season, Oscar Robertson led the NBA in both scoring average and assists per game but did not win the official titles because they were based on totals rather than averages at the time). The 1972–73 NBA season was the 27th season of the National Basketball Association. In Basketball, an assist is attributed to a player who passes the ball to a teammate in a way that leads to a score by field goal, meaning that he or she was "assisting" The 1967–68 NBA Season was the 22nd season of the National Basketball Association. Oscar Palmer Robertson (born November 24 1938 in Charlotte Tennessee) nicknamed " The Big O " is a former American NBA player with His scoring average of 34.0 points per game was, at the time, an NBA record for a guard. This list exhibits the National Basketball Association 's top single-season scoring averages His 910 assists that season (11. 4 assists per game) was also an NBA record at the time, breaking Guy Rodgers' mark of 908. Guy William Rodgers ( September 1 1935 &ndash February 19 2001) was an American professional Basketball player born in He was named the Sporting News NBA MVP that season. Sporting News (previously The Sporting News, and known colloquially as TSN) is an American -based Sports
The Kings traded Archibald to the New York Nets in 1976. The New Jersey Nets are a professional Basketball team in the National Basketball Association that plays in the Eastern Conference 's Atlantic Injured for much of the 1976-77 season, he was traded by the Nets to the Buffalo Braves prior to the start of the 1977-78 season. Archibald tore his achilles tendon, however, and never played a regular season game for the Braves. The Braves then traded him to the Boston Celtics before the start of the next season. [1]
Archibald won his first and only NBA championship with the Boston Celtics in the 1980-81 season alongside young NBA star Larry Bird. The NBA Finals is the championship series of the National Basketball Association and the conclusion of the sport's postseason each June The 1980–81 NBA season was the 35th season of the National Basketball Association. Larry Joe Bird (born December 7 1956 is a retired American NBA Basketball player widely considered as one of the best players of all time and one of the top
Archibald was an All-NBA First Team selection three times (1973, 1975, 1976) and an All-NBA Second Team selection two times (1972, 1981). The 1972–73 NBA season was the 27th season of the National Basketball Association. The 1974–75 NBA season was the 29th season of the National Basketball Association. The 1975–76 NBA season was the 30th season of the National Basketball Association. The 1971–72 NBA season was the 26th season of the National Basketball Association. The 1980–81 NBA season was the 35th season of the National Basketball Association. A seven-time NBA All-Star Game selection (1973, 1974, 1975 , 1976, 1980, 1981, and 1982), he was named the 1981 All-Star Game MVP. The National Basketball Association staged its first All-Star Game in the Boston Garden on March 2, 1951. Artistic Gymnastics World Artistic Gymnastics Championships: Men's all-around champion Shigeru Kasamatsu, Japan Athletics For an extensive coverage see 1980 in athletics (track and field World Records June 12 &mdash Athletics For an extensive coverage see 1982 in athletics (track and field Marathon Archibald led the NBA in free throws made three times and free throw attempts twice. He competed in 876 professional games, scored 16,841 points (18. 8 points per game), and dished out 6,476 assists. He was named to the NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time team. The 50 Greatest Players in National Basketball Association History (also referred to as the NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team or NBA's Top 50) were chosen Nate Archibald was inducted to the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 1991.
Archibald is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha, the first intercollegiate Greek-letter fraternity established for African Americans. Alpha Phi Alpha ( ΑΦΑ) is the first intercollegiate fraternity established by African Americans Founded on December 4 1906 on the campus of Fraternities and sororities (from the Latin words la frater and la soror, meaning "brother" and "sister" respectively are fraternal African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa
References
- ^ NBA.com: Nate Archibald. Retrieved on 2008-05-20. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held
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| Preceded by George Gervin |
NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player 1981 |
Succeeded by Larry Bird |
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| NAME | Archibald, Nate |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Archibald, Tiny (nickname) |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | American basketball player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 2, 1948 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City, New York |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
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