Position: forward
Height: 6-8½
Weight: 210
School: Providence '74

How acquired:
Drafted Round No. 1 by Denver in 1973 undergraduate draft and by Philadelphia in 1974. Signed by Spirits in 1974.

High games in ABA:
Regular season: 54 points, 31 rebounds, 8 assists
Playoffs: 41 points, 20 rebounds, 3 assists

Personal notes:
2nd man picked in college draft in 1974…Rookie of the Year, starter on the All Star team, 2nd team All League…started as a center for Spirits but after he left team for 6 games in Nov., 1974, he moved to forward, and now all is wonderful…1 of the outstanding personalities in pro sports…"the girls call me Daddy News, the guys just call me News" he says of his nickname Bad News…education and history major in college…drives a silver Rolls Royce on clear days, a Caddy when it clouds up…1 phone in each car and 4 in his townhouse…buying 2 Doberman Pinschers for protection…goes out of his way to mingle with youngsters…All State in high school on a basketball team that was 48-0 over 2 years…Dr. J. was the toughest for him to guard last season and the Nets played the best defensive vs. him "it took whole teams to play me."

Readers can believe (a) all of the above (b) some of the above (c) none of the above *

Birthdate: 07-27-52
Hometown: N. Kingston, R.I.

* (ed. note, exactly as it appears in the program notes)