Personal information | |
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Born | June 7, 1948 |
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Listed weight | 170 lb (77 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Monaca ( Monaca, Pennsylvania) |
College | Duquesne (1967–1970) |
NBA draft | 1970: 2nd round, 33rd overall pick |
Selected by the Milwaukee Bucks | |
Playing career | 1970–1971 |
Position | Point guard |
Number | 6 |
Career history | |
1970–1971 | Milwaukee Bucks |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
William Charles Zopf Jr. (born June 7, 1948) is an American former professional basketball player. He was a point guard and played collegiately at Duquesne University. He played for the Milwaukee Bucks during his brief National Basketball Association (NBA) career.
Zopf attended Monaca High School. As a senior, he scored 391 points while leading his team to a 21-1 record. [1]
Zopf played four seasons at Duquesne University, scoring 999 points and scoring 13.3 points per game. He was named the Steel Bowl Tournament and as a senior was named to the American All Academic Team. [2]
Zopf was selected with the 16th pick, in the second round of the 1970 NBA draft by the Milwaukee Bucks. [3] He played 53 games for the Bucks in 1970-71, averaging 2.2 points, 0.9 rebounds, and 1.4 assists per game, shooting 36.3% from the field and 55.6% from the free throw line. He left the Bucks in February 1971 due to a call-up to the army reserve unit. [4] After returning for the fall of 1971, the Bucks waived Zopf on October 2, 1971. [5]
After retiring from the NBA, Zopf worked as a business equipment lease broker. Zopf coached his daughter Annie's AAU basketball team. She went on to play collegiately at Fordham University. [6] Bill Zopf was named to the Beaver County (Pennsylvania) Sports Hall of Fame in 1988. [7]