Dick Cunningham

For the American football player, see Dick Cunningham (American football).

Dick Cunningham (born July 11, 1946) is an American retired professional basketball player.

Dick Cunningham

Personal information
Born	(1946-07-11) July 11, 1946 Canton, Ohio, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight	245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High school	Canton South (Canton, Ohio)
College	Murray State (1965–1968)
NBA draft	1968: 2nd round, 21st overall pick
Selected by the Phoenix Suns
Playing career	1968–1975
Position	Center
Number	19, 34
Career history
1968–1971	Milwaukee Bucks
1971–1972	Houston Rockets
1972–1975	Milwaukee Bucks
Career highlights and awards
NBA champion (1971) NCAA rebounding leader (1967)
Career statistics
Points	1,012 (2.8 ppg)
Rebounds	1,324 (3.7 rpg)
Assists	221 (0.6 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

A 6'10" center born in Canton, Ohio, Cunningham led NCAA Division I in rebounding as a junior at Murray State University with a school-record 21.8 rebounds per game in the 1966–67 season. He was selected to the All-Ohio Valley Conference basketball team in 1967 and 1968. In three seasons with the Murray State varsity, Cunningham scored 981 points and grabbed 1,292 rebounds in 71 games. His 479 rebounds in 1966–67 and his career rebounding average of 18.2 rebounds per game still stand as Murray State records. He was inducted into the Murray State Athletics Hall of Fame in 1986.

Cunningham was the 21st overall selection in the 1968 National Basketball Association draft by the Phoenix Suns and also was picked by the New York Nets in the American Basketball Association draft. Traded by the Suns to the Milwaukee Bucks before the 1968–69 season, Cunningham played seven seasons (1968–1975) in the NBA as a member of the Bucks and Houston Rockets. He averaged 2.8 points per game and 3.7 rebounds per game in his career and won an NBA championship with Milwaukee in 1971.

NBA career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1968–69	Milwaukee	77	-	16.1	.425	-	.651	5.7	0.8	-	-	4.6
1969–70	Milwaukee	60	-	6.9	.369	-	.667	2.7	0.5	-	-	2.1
1970–71	Milwaukee	76	-	8.9	.415	-	.661	3.4	0.6	-	-	2.6
1971–72	Houston	63	-	11.4	.385	-	.698	3.9	0.9	-	-	2.7
1972–73	Milwaukee	72	-	9.6	.410	-	.580	2.9	0.5	-	-	2.2
1973–74	Milwaukee	8	-	5.6	.500	-	.000	2.0	0.0	0.3	0.3	0.8
1974–75	Milwaukee	2	-	4.0	.000	-	.000	1.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0
Career		358	-	10.6	.406	-	.636	3.7	0.6	0.2	0.2	2.8

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1969–70	Milwaukee	8	-	5.6	.556	-	.500	1.5	0.3	-	-	2.6
1970–71	Milwaukee	14	-	6.4	.429	-	.667	1.7	0.1	-	-	1.7
1972–73	Milwaukee	5	-	3.4	1.000	-	.000	0.6	0.4	-	-	0.4
Career		27	-	5.6	.500	-	.636	1.4	0.2	-	-	1.7

See also

• List of NCAA Division I men's basketball season rebounding leaders