Bill Zopf

Bill Zopf
Personal information
Born	June 7, 1948 (age 76)
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
	NBA champion (1971);
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball Reference

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.

High school career

Zopf attended Monaca High School. As a senior, he scored 391 points while leading his team to a 21–1 record.^[1]

College career

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]

Professional career

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]

Personal life

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]

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

NBA

Source^[8]

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	PPG
1970–71	Milwaukee	53	7.5	.363	.556	.9	1.4	2.2

References

^ "Bill Zopf". www.bcshof.org. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
^ Maurer, Matthew. "Bill Zopf". www.thedraftreview.com. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
^ 1970 NBA Draft Archived 2010-04-21 at the Wayback Machine, basketballreference.com
^ Bill Zopf Called To Active Duty, Beaver County Times
^ "Bill Zopf Player Profile, Milwaukee Bucks, NBA Stats, NCAA Stats, Game Logs, Bests, Awards – RealGM". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
^ Weinreb, Michael (January 26, 2008). "Masters of Zen, Not of Winning". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
^ Beaver County Sports Hall of Fame. "Bill Zopf". Available online: https://www.bcshof.org/halloffamers/zopf1988.htm . Retrieved August 3, 2021.
^ "Bill Zopf NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 2, 2024.

External links

NBA stats at basketballreference.com

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