Stanford's 7-footer won bronze with Team USA at the 1974 FIBA World Championship, then became the New Orleans Jazz's first-round pick, seventh overall, in 1975. Across two Jazz tours in an eleven-season career, 1978-79 stands out — 15.7 points and 12.8 rebounds a game, second in the league on the glass, plus a franchise-record 166 blocked shots.
Then came a business life as varied as any ex-center's: a Stanford MBA, CEO of the minor-league San Jose Giants, early investments in Coinstar and other startups, and in 2004 co-founding Search Fund Partners. Stanford inducted him into its Athletics Hall of Fame in 1985.
HOW HE CAME & WENTNew Orleans took him seventh overall in 1975. He was traded to New Jersey in 1979 in the deal for Bernard King and came back to Utah for one more season in 1982.
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| SEASON | TEAM | G | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975–76 | NOJ | 75 | 17.9 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.8 | .485 | — | .776 |
| 1976–77 | NOJ | 76 | 19.8 | 6.9 | 7.7 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 0.8 | .477 | — | .792 |
| 1977–78 | NOJ | 82 | 25.8 | 10.2 | 9.3 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 1.6 | .505 | — | .779 |
| 1978–79 | NOJ | 80 | 33.8 | 15.7 | 12.8 | 3.6 | 1.6 | 2.1 | .506 | — | .814 |
| 1982–83 | UTA | 32 | 24.4 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0.7 | .467 | — | .829 |
| 1983–84 | UTA | 75 | 22.3 | 5.2 | 6.5 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.4 | .500 | — | .765 |
| 1984–85 | UTA | 77 | 16.6 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | .477 | .000 | .750 |
| JAZZ TOTAL | 7 SEASONS | 497 | 22.9 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 1.0 | .494 | .000 | .791 |
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