Riley and McAdoo thus began a professional relationship that continued for decades. "I knew Pistol had a lot of tricks in his bag.". In 334 games with Buffalo, McAdoo averaged 28.2 points, 12.7 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 2.4 blocks and 1.1 steals. Extremely sensitive to criticism, especially about his perceived lack of defensive skills, McAdoos withdrawn manner won him few friends in the media or in Buffalo. He won the 1973 NBA Rookie of the Year Award and was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team. Boards are the best place to save images and video clips. The Lakers reached the NBA Finals again, but they were trounced in four straight by a powerful Philadelphia 76ers team. Mike Harrington: His team looks good, even without Alex Tuch. Dean Smith was definitely a great man.. The two men speak by phone all the time, and McAdoo said they will see. But Robert Mc-Adoo Sr., a 6-foot-6 custodian at N.C. A&T, had health issues and encouraged Bob to turn pro. Buffalos 49-33 record was third best in the entire league, and McAdoo earned the NBA Most Valuable Player Award after a spectacular individual campaign. Individually, he captured MVP honors in both the Italian League and European Championships. During his14-year NBA career with seven different teams, McAdoo . McAdoo was also the basketball technical adviser for the 1993 feature film, "The Air Up There", starring Kevin Bacon. McAdoo attended Ben L. Smith High School, where he not only participated in basketball and track but was also in the marching band as a saxophone player. NBA legends Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Bob McAdoo were also in attendance. Just like Carolina was the right decision. Won rookie of the year, three scoring titles and two championships. [13] Later, McAdoo was indeed noted as the No. He is a Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer, a North Carolina Sports Hall of Famer and a charter member of the Guilford County Sports Hall of Fame. (One of his rivals at the track meet was future NBA forward Bobby Jones, who would later be McAdoos teammate at Philadelphia in 1985-86, the final year in the league for both players.). But he and the Nets could not agree on a contract for 1981-82, and amid whispers of malingerer and troublemaker, McAdoos once-shining career appeared over. No dunking allowed, then or now. He has since worked the last five seasons as a scout and community liaison for Miami. [12] Other reports were that a contract was signed and voided, because McAdoo was too young to have signed it and that Buffalo somehow knew this. "This loss will be felt for a long time around the basketball world," McAdoo. Bob McAdoo 6'9", 210 lbs Buffalo Braves C Career Stats Game Log Splits Center Bob McAdoo played 14 seasons for 7 teams. With the spotlight off him, McAdoo blossomed as a Laker. According to our records, Bob McAdoo is possibly single. The Pistons were in turmoil, and McAdoo suffered a string of injuries. McAdoo was inducted into the Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame in 1995. Los Angeles Clippers. Even though McAdoo was the second overall pick in the 1972 NBA . [16] LaRue Martin was selected by Portland. "The theme for the next few days is clear: Hey Kevyn, the lonely eyes of Sabres fans are turned to you,"Mike Harrington writes. "[3], His second season (197374) remains the last time an NBA player has averaged both 30.0 points and 15.0 rebounds per game. McAdoo later married Patrizia, and the couple has two children together. By this time, Haywood had already moved on from the Lakers. Career statistics and player information from, This page was last edited on 24 January 2023, at 15:55. 1 pick on LaRue Martin from Loyola of Chicago and the money met Smiths advice. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. McAdoo was then waived. McAdoo will be there for his old coachs funeral. So did Boston general manager Red Auerbach and player-coach Dave Cowens, who had not been consulted by Celtics owner John Brown and resented it. McAdoos success began early in his career, as he was an All-American at every level of play, starting in high school, and then at Vincennes JC, where he was a member of the JUCO national championship team in 1970. McAdoo felt unwelcome and found himself sitting while Cowens played center. McAdoo earned First Team All-America honors after averaging 19.5 points and 10.1 rebounds. He also earned MVP honors at the ACC tournament. Robert Allen "Bob" McAdoo is an American former professional basketball player and coach. Bob McAdoo Robert Allen McAdoo Jr. ( / mkdu / MAK--doo; born September 25, 1951) is an American former professional basketball player and coach. By submitting your email to receive this newsletter, you agree to our. McAdoo learned of the trade by reading a newspaper. A key member of the Lakers' championship teams in the 1980s, James Worthy was at his best in the clutch. He also received All-America honors while playing at the University of North Carolina, where he helped guide the Tar Heels to a Final Four appearance. An awful lot of pressure went with that. Five letters, H-O-R-S-E, and you're out. McAdoo was frustrated with Buffalo's losing in his rookie season, saying, "Here I was sitting at Buffalo, we were on the way to losing 61 games and we didn't have any players. McAdoo met with Smith in December of his last year at Vincennes. The New York Knicks Bill Bradley scored a career-best 38 points on a night he was being guarded by rookie McAdoo. Born: September 25, 1951 in Greensboro, North Carolina us Colleges: Vincennes University, UNC High School: Ben Smith in Greensboro, North Carolina He was named first-team All-American. McAdoo averaged 10.8 points in the 76ers two playoff series. [26][27][28], In 197879, the Knicks fired Willis Reed and rehired Red Holtzman mid-season. Of course other former teammates are gone -- his pal Randy Smith, Bob Kauffman, Dale Schlueter coach Jack Ramsay and assistant coach and general manager Bob MacKinnon. [2][3], Out of high school, McAdoo initially lacked the academic test scores required by the Division I schools, so he chose to enroll at Vincennes University, then a junior college, in Vincennes, Indiana from 1969 through 1971. The sweet-shooting big man took his offensive repertoire to the Los Angeles Lakers and became a key member of two championship teams in 1982 and 1985. Its the early 1970s and there were not many African Americans on campus. In the end, during the event taped in Atlanta at what now is the CNN Center, McAdoo could only watch as Maravich would advance to the finals, with the competition won by Paul Westphal, when Maravich was unable to continue due to a knee injury. 24 at Smith High in Greensboro, N.C. "You have to be patient with people," McAdoo said. McAdoo is proud that the NBA started the sports protests, that the actions of a handful of Bucks players spread to baseball and soccer and even tennis. McAdoo averaged 20.6 points, 7.1 rebounds, playing fewer minutes in a frontcourt with Cowens, Cedric Maxwell, Marvin Barnes and Rick Robey. "The NBA should lead," McAdoo says . "His mother called us to start it. The number one pick Boston received was later traded to the Golden State Warriors who used it to select Carroll. [24], On February 19, 1981, McAdoo, who had been injured, claimed he was healthy and asked to be reinstated into the Pistons starting lineup. Former Heat assistant coach Bob McAdoo met his match in a shooting competition against Pete Maravich. The Heat hasn't sent him overseas yet. 2 overall pick in 1972 draft by Buffalo Braves. The Lakers rolled through the regular season and the playoffs, meeting the Boston Celtics in the NBA Finals. Growing up in the South in the 1960s, you would never expect a white coach to say something like that. Collect, curate and comment on your files. McAdoo retired in 1992 at age 41. In the middle of the 1978-79 campaign, Haywood was swapped to the New . I was basically a shooter from deep range. He played 14 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), where he was a five-time NBA All-Star . (renews at {{format_dollars}}{{start_price}}{{format_cents}}/month + tax). Then his star slowly faded before unexpectedly reigniting through the first half of the 1980s. He became a scout and community liaison and continues to serve in the roles to the present. The following season, on December 7, 1976, McAdoo grabbed a career-high 29 rebounds, while adding 42 points, in a 107-103 loss to the Indiana Pacers. The move, widely questioned at the time, paid off for both the player and the team. But Dean gave me his blessing. McAdoo asked to be allowed to go home and was allowed to leave. He averaged better than 10 points through 29 games, but again found himself without a contract in the offseason. Al Harrington played in the NBA for 16 seasons. 2 overall pick by the Buffalo Braves (now the Los Angeles Clippers), after rumors that contract talks between the Portland Trail Blazers and McAdoo didn't come to fruition with the first pick. [7], "We didn't really recruit him," Coach Dean Smith of North Carolina said. (renews at {{format_dollars}}{{start_price}}{{format_cents}}/month + tax). [2], As a senior, he led Smith to the state basketball semifinals as well as to the state track tournament, where he set a new state high-jump record of 6'7", beating out future North Carolina teammate Bobby Jones. The cast also features Pearl Bailey and a young Jerry Mathers.. Based on the Broadway play King of Hearts by Jean Kerr, the film includes a song of the same name with music by George Gershwin and lyrics by Ira Gershwin, written in 1925. Another son, Ross, lives in Alaska. My father was getting sick about that time, and Greensboro was just a 45-minute drive away.. In his senior year, McAdoo led Smith to North Carolinas state basketball semifinals as well as to the state track tournament, at which he set a new record for the high jump. Today is also the day that then-owner John Y. Erik Brady. [43][44][24], McAdoo resigned with the Lakers for the 198283 season, declining a more lucrative offer from the Philadelphia 76ers in order to remain with the Lakers. In that case, here is everything you need to know! That year he enjoyed his first of five All-Star selections, and led Buffalo to its first playoffs appearance, though they would lose in the first round to Dave Cowens and the eventual-champion Celtics. McAdoo played center for the majority of his career. He also worked on a constant basis with all players to improve their shooting skills, while imparting the wisdom and knowledge derived from a 14-year NBA playing career. A three-time NBA scoring leader, McAdoo was the 1973 Rookie of the Year and the 1975 NBA MVP when he averaged 34.5 points per game. The NBA would not stage another H-O-R-S-E competition until it was brought back for trial runs in 2009 and '10 during All-Star Weekend, never gaining much traction, with those three-man exhibitions both won by Kevin Durant. Buffalo then lost to the championship-bound Celtics in the conference semifinals. A man the great player from Greensboro will pay final respects to today at a church in Chapel Hill. Most Popular #69582. My mother was totally against it, McAdoo added, but my father and Dean Smith were the guys who got me to move.[11]. Hall of Fame 29: Bob McAdoo . Frazier, who turns 64 in April, plans to return to coaching in 2024, the Bills said. McAdoo sought and won early eligibility in the 1972 NBA draft. After finishing in 1986 with the 76ers, McAdoo played professionally in Italy (1986-92) where his teams went on to win the Italian Championship three times and the European Championship twice. But the troubles that would dog McAdoo for the rest of the 1970s were already brewing. Right then and there, I knew he was a different kind of coach, a different kind of man.. McAdoo, the 1975 MVP, traded to the Lakers in 1981, staying until 1985. He let me know exactly what the social scene was. McAdoo was raised in Greensboro, North Carolina. 2023 Getty Images. McAdoo was only 3 years old the first time he shot a basketball in his hometown of Greensboro, North Carolina, where his mother taught at his grade school and his father was a custodian at nearby North Carolina A&T College. On February 12, 1979, McAdoo was traded by the Knicks to the Boston Celtics for Tom Barker, a 1979 1st round draft pick (Bill Cartwright was later selected), a 1979 1st round draft pick (Larry Demic was later selected) and a 1979 1st round draft pick (Sly Williams was later selected). Bob McAdoo's trip to Dean Smith's funeral about loyalty, respect. [30][24], In 171 games with the Knicks, McAdoo averaged 26.7 points, 12.0 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 1.4 blocks and 1.3 steals. She plays professional tennis. McAdoo played for the Lakers from 1981 to 1985 and won two NBA championships. In 1982-83 he averaged 15.0 ppg, although he spent 32 games on the disabled list with a toe injury. To celebrate the NBA's 75th anniversary festivities, the league has rolled out its official list of the 75 greatest . About Bob McAdoo is a 70 year old American Basketballer born on 25th September, 1951 in Greensboro, North Carolina. In his first year in Europe, at age 35, he led Milan to the Italian and European Championship, averaging 26.1 points and 10.2 rebounds. A few months ago he attended the funeral of Jim McMillian. [47][46], McAdoo helped the Lakers to another NBA Championship in 198485, defeating Boston 42 in the NBA Finals. "It's good to be back in the Buff," McAdoo said. For McAdoo, the shooting competition did not end during that 1977-78 showcase or even when his NBA career ended in 1986. He was the NBAs rookie of the year in the 1972-73 season, and he won two championships, an MVP award and three scoring titles in a 14-year career. Generally considered the greatest shooting big man in NBA history, McAdoo enjoyed a storied 14-year playing career in the NBA, which included three consecutive scoring titles from 1973-74 through 1975-76 making him one of only seven NBA players to accomplish the feat. For the first time in my career, I had a chance to win a championship. "Almost a second father," McAdoo said of Martin, who with his wife JoAnne are godparents to two of McAdoo's children. Two chairs down was former Buffalo teammate Ernie DiGregorio. Later he married Patrizia McAdoo. They had just lost a key player, Mitch Kupchak, who blew out his knee. High school: Smith. As he waited last week in his car at a Whole Foods parking lot while his wife shopped, playing it safe during these times as a 68 year old, Bob McAdoo laughed a knowing laugh. Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty follows the Los Angeles Lakers as they become one of the most iconic teams in basketball. [29] After 40 games with the Knicks, McAdoo was averaging 26.9 points, 9.5 rebounds and 3.2 assists when he was traded. But Dean gave me his blessing. [20] That season, with McAdoo aided by strong play from Jim McMillian and Randy Smith, the Braves would finish with an improved 49-33 record, though again they would lose in their first postseason matchup, this time a seven game series loss to Elvin Hayes, Wes Unseld, and the Washington Bullets[21]. "They're taking it easy on me, knowing I have a daughterat Georgia Tech and a son whose a senior in high school," McAdoo said. As he caught up on the whereabouts of some of his former teammates. [17], In 197475, he was awarded the NBA Most Valuable Player Award, averaging 34.5 points, 14.1 rebounds and 2.12 blocks per game, while shooting 51.2 percent from the field and 80.5 percent from the free throw line. McAdoo is a member of the Guilford County Sports Hall of Fame. He entered the NBA in 1972 after being picked by the Buffalo Braves during that years NBA Draft (now known as the Los Angeles Clippers). His career also included tours with New York, New Jersey, Boston, Philadelphia and the Los Angeles Lakers were he played for Pat Riley and won NBA championships in 1982 and 1985. [41], That championship is the one thing I dont have Ill do whatever I need to get it. McAdoo said in playing with the Lakers in 1982. But Bob McAdoo of the Buffalo Braves, who has captured the scoring championship of the National Basketball Association the past two seasons, is not cast from the traditional mold. After a short stint with the Boston Celtics, McAdoo moved to Detroit Pistons and remained with the team until 1981. Jamaal Wilkes, Bob McAdooboth top 100. [56], McAdoo's wife, Charlina, died of cancer in 1991. {{start_at_rate}} {{format_dollars}} {{start_price}} {{format_cents}} {{term}}, {{promotional_format_dollars}}{{promotional_price}}{{promotional_format_cents}} {{term}}, Sabres place Alex Tuch on injured reserve; top-line winger's status is uncertain, Nebraska cheerleader competes by herself at state competition, but crowd doesn't let her feel alone. Am I doing the right thing? The Braves faced the Boston Celtics in the conference semifinals and lost in six games. [2] McAdoo signed with the Braves and quickly became one of the NBA's premier players. As if by somebody's design, McAdoo and White found themselves in adjoining seats at the autograph table Sunday at the Batavia Downs Sports Collectors Expo at the Batavia Downs Casino. Career And Professional Highlights Professional Life As a professional basketball player and coach, Bob McAdoo had a successful career and reached great heights with several awards to his credit. [62], McAdoo's second cousin, Ronnie McAdoo, is the father of James Michael McAdoo, who also played for the Tar Heels basketball team and turned pro in 2014. Bob McAdoo? Understand, that was a season when McAdoo would average 26.5 points for the New York Knicks on 52-percent shooting, a time before the NBA advent of the 3-point shot. As episodes nine and 10 of. "Only Pistol Pete had all the oohs and all the aahs. ". Fate, however, intervened in the form of a surprise Christmas present. Bob McAdoo Popularity . Sign up for our newsletter to keep reading. McAdoo also played for the United States in the 1971 Pan American Games. McAdoo. She said all the other schools were recruiting him. For McAdoo, an outside-shooting big man when big men simply did not shoot outside, it was the perfect setup, including a victory in a preliminary round over Boston Celtics guard Charlie Scott. Married second wife, Patrizia, while playing in Italy. In 1920s Hollywood, writer Harry Vincent is engaged by movie mogul Damon Ira Chance to track down Shorty McAdoo, an old-time Western actor whose story will be the basis of the producer . Both the Braves and their new sensation got even better in 1974-75. He was happy for me, McAdoo said. A five-time NBA All-Star, he shot .503 from the field and .754 from the line, scoring in double figures in all but one season. Los Angeles returned to the Finals in 1985 for the fourth time in McAdoos four Lakers seasons. Libra Named Bob #5. However, the Bills' statement does not specify that Frazi. 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He complained of getting insufficient national attention in a wintry town where, he once ruefully noted, small children played hockey, not basketball, in the streets. [46], McAdoo averaged 12.5 points and 5.5 rebounds as the Lakers lost 43 to the Boston Celtics in the 1984 NBA Finals. [49][24] In the final game of his NBA career, McAdoo scored 7 points and grabbed 4 rebounds in 12 minutes of playing time, during a 113-112 Game 7 semifinals loss to the Milwaukee Bucks. You can cancel at any time. The 13-time All-Star, who was dealt to Phoenix on Feb. 9, has not played in a game since Jan. 8 when he was with the Nets. McAdoo was traded to Detroit. McAdoo won MVP in 1975 and is a three-time scoring champion. During his 19 years as an assistant coach he worked primarily with the HEAT big men and was instrumental in developing their overall skills. NBA MVPs. And today in Chapel Hill, it will come full circle. Ryan McAdoo is a senior at St. Andrew's School in Boca Raton, Fla., where he is a 6-4 small forward on the basketball team with college aspirations. SPOILERS AHEAD! Smith was there again in 1991, right around Christmas, for the funeral of McAdoos 33-year-old wife, Charlina, taken too soon by cancer. LeBron James' mother Gloria Marie James and wife Savannah James occupied the front-row seats at the Crypto.com Arena as the Los Angeles Lakers star took on the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday. Robert Allen McAdoo Jr is a former basketball player born on September 25, 1951, in Greensboro, North Carolina. He enrolled instead at Vincennes Junior College in Indiana and led the team in scoring for two years. As the NBA celebrates it's 75th Anniversary Season, get to know dozens of star players who helped make the NBA what it is today. Rita McAdoo, who was born in Buffalo, became a bride for the first time at age 40 in New Jersey in September. Basically, if one participant cannot match a successful attempt by his opponent, he receives a letter. He and several friends from his mostly African-American neighborhood chose to be bused to Smith High because, he later conceded, they thought their chances of making the basketball team were better at an integrated school. McAdoo was in charge of charting the teams offensive efficiency and focusing on the strengths and weaknesses of opponents big men. Over his career, Doo averaged 22.1 points and 9.4 rebounds while connecting on 50.3 percent of his field goal attempts. He spent one solitary season with the team and finished his NBA career in favor of a move to Europe. When I went to junior college, the team that was hot and heavy after me was UCLA, McAdoo said. Buffalo acted anyway, and McAdoo was selected with the No. Played 14 seasons for Braves, Knicks, Pistons, Celtics, Nets, Sixers and Lakers, finishing with career averages of 22.1 points and 9.4 rebounds per game. Washington won Game 7 and the series, despite a monstrous effort from McAdoo, who averaged 37.4 points and 13.4 rebounds in the postseason. There are no second acts in American lives, F. Scott Fitzgerald once observed. That Certain Feeling is a 1956 American comedy film directed by Norman Panama and Melvin Frank, and starring Bob Hope, Eva Marie Saint and George Sanders. "If we could have had Mac (McAdoo) healthy, we might have had a shot," coach Riley said after the 1983 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers in the NBA Finals. He earned the first of three consecutive NBA scoring titles in only his second season. He played 14 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), where he was a five-time NBA All-Star and named the NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP) in 1975. Pronunciation: \MACK-uh-doo\. "I knew I was in trouble," he recalled. McAdoo was the 6th man, averaging 8.2 points and 3.0 rebounds in the 1985 NBA Finals and 11.4 points in the entire playoffs. FantasyPros considers the best player values for DraftKings and FanDuel NBA DFS. "I'm scouting college and pros," McAdoo said. But I ended up being rookie of the year and then a leading scorer and MVP. Bob McAdoo dominated the Spurs in Game 4 of the 1982 Western Conference finals. Date of Birth: Apr 22, 1949 (73 years old) Place of Birth: Silver City, Mississippi. My wife could have outrun those people. He also served as the head coach of the HEATs Summer League team in 2004. Because McAdoo knows, better than most, Smith would be there for him. 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He led the league in scoring (34.5), total points (2,831), total rebounds (1,155), and minutes played (3,539) while ranking fourth in rebounding (14.1), fifth in field-goal percentage (.512), and sixth in blocks (2.12). He went to high school in New Jersey (Bergen Catholic and Ramapo) where he played basketball and tennis and went on to Stonehill College in Massachusetts and the University of NorthCarolina-Asheville. McAdoo gave his former nemesis a big smile and a bear hug while still complaining about referee Darell Garretson's call back in April of 1974. In 2019, McAdoo was honored, along with seven others, by the University of North Carolina on a banner displaying UNC alumni who had been elected to the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. Heels won ACC regular-season and tournament titles, advanced to NCAA Final Four, losing to Florida State in semifinals. Bob McAdoo Is A Member Of . McAdoo played with Olimpia Milano from the 198687 season, to the 198990 season. He was named a part of the NBA 75th Anniversary Team in 2021, which serves as a reflection of McAdoos lasting contributions to the game. On the fast break, he was a nightmare.". He had 3.3 blocks in the 1973-74 season, 2.1 blocks in the 1974-95 season and another 2.1 blocks during the 1975-76 . Bob McAdoo, who was recently named in NBA's top 75 players of all time, played in the NBA for 14 seasons in the 70s and 80s. The G League Ignite guard has been toward the top of several draft boards ahead of the 2023 Draft. McAdoo, the second overall pick in the 1972 NBA Draft, began his NBA career in 1972 as a member of the Buffalo Braves coached by Hall of Famer Dr. Jack Ramsay. On the side, he played sax with a local rhythm-and-blues group. Brown made a trade for his girlfriend, ex-Miss America Phyllis George. 2023 Cinemaholic Inc. All rights reserved. And then he said he didnt think that way and would have no problem if his daughter wanted to date me. It wasn't until Bob Kauffman, Buffalo's All-Star, was injured when McAdoo received extended playing time under coach Jack Ramsay. Through the window he saw them, and thought to himself, "I better watch my wallet.". He let me know it would be hard. 11 Braves uniform jersey, both the powder blue and the orange and black, action photographs,game programs, seats from the old Aud and even a piece of the portable basketball floor from the building. Bob McAdoo. McAdoo currently resides in Boca Raton, Florida. [51] In his last season, he retired after playing in just 2 games. In return, Boston received the #3 overall pick (used to select Kevin McHale) and center Robert Parish. The former MVP was silently frustrated with not starting behind players such as Jim Brewer, Mark Landsberger, and Kurt Rambis, but sacrificed to be part of championship teams. [24], In his tenure with Boston under player/Coach Dave Cowens, Boston finished 2953. An All-Star for the first time, he led the league in both scoring (30.6) and field-goal percentage (.547), helping Buffalo to a 42-40 record and the first playoff berth in franchise history. I came before Michael Jordan and James Worthy, and back then, players just didnt leave early.