Bob Quick (basketball)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 5, 1946 Thornton, Mississippi |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Hughes Center (Cincinnati, Ohio) |
| College | Xavier (1965–1968) |
| NBA draft | 1968: 2nd round, 18th overall pick |
| Selected by the Baltimore Bullets | |
| Playing career | 1968–1972 |
| Position | Small forward / Guard |
| Number | 15, 14 |
| Career history | |
| 1968–1970 | Baltimore Bullets |
| 1970 | Sunbury Mercuries (EBA) |
| 1970–1971 | Detroit Pistons |
| 1971–1972 | Dallas Chaparrals (ABA) |
| Career NBA and ABA statistics | |
| Points | 848 (6.0 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 395 (2.8 rpg) |
| Assists | 94 (0.7 apg) |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Robert L. "Bob" Quick (born March 5, 1946) is a retired American National Basketball Association and American Basketball Association player.
Born in Thornton, Mississippi, Quick played college basketball at Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio.
The 6-foot-6 forward was Xavier's MVP for all three of his varsity seasons with the Musketeers. He scored 1,636 career points and had 939 career rebounds. Quick was consistent throughout his college career, averaging 20.0 points per game as a sophomore, 19.3 as a junior, and 23.7 as a senior. He also led the team in rebounding twice, averaging 11.6 per game as a sophomore and 14.0 as a senior.
He had his his best season as a senior, averaging team highs of 23.7 points and 14.0 rebounds. He made a school record 22 free throws of a school record 24 attempts en route to a career high 40 points against Marquette University on February 26, 1968. That was one of seven 30-point games his senior season.
Quick set school records for most free throws made in a season (179) and a career (428) as well as most free throws attempted in a season (251) and a career (600). Those records stood until XU All-Time Leading Scorer Byron Larkin rewrote the record book in recent years.[1]
He was inducted into the Xavier University Hall of Fame in 1982.[2]
Quick was selected by the Baltimore Bullets in the second round (18th overall) of the 1968 NBA Draft.
Quick, played in six NBA seasons from 1968-69 to 1971-72 with the Baltimore Bullets and Detroit Pistons. Also in 1971-72, he played in the ABA for the Dallas Chaparrals.