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OFFICIAL PROGRAM 1975-76
Player Profiles
gathered from Spirits of St. Louis Official Programs

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players : Mike D'Antoni

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Mike D'Antoni Mike D'Antoni, source: St. Louis Spirits Official Program

Position: guard
Height: 6-3
Weight: 190
School: Marshall '73


How acquired:
Drafted No. 1 by San Antonio in 1973 and No. 2 by Kansas City of NBA. Signed with KC. Signed by Spirits as a free agent in Dec., 1975.

High games in ABA:
Regular season: 10 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists
Playoffs: Has not played.


Personal notes:
Played 2-plus seasons with Kansas City before being waived early this season…tremendous ball-handler and passer, who is an excellent instructor…learned ball handling in grade school when coach of team drilled the entire club…father coached his high school team - in Mullins…father now coaches high school in Chesapeake, Ohio…has 2 brothers and a sister…older brother played at Marshall and now coaches a high school in Myrtle Beach, S.C., where his sister also lives…he plans to open a restaurant there with them this summer…younger brother is playing on 8th grade team in W.Va., and also is a city tennis champ…Mike plays tennis and shoots 82 in golf…biggest pro thrill was guarding Jerry West, the idol of every West Virginian player, in Mike's 1st start with KC…a pre-med major at Marshall with a degree in zoology…might try med school when he finishes playing basketball…will be married this spring to a West Virginia girl, who is a senior at Marshall.

Birthdate: 05-08-51
Hometown: Mullins, W.V.

ABA Statistics / Spirits
Year
 
G
MIN
FGM
FGA
PCT
3FGM
3FGA
PCT
FTM
FTA
PCT
O-RB
D-RB
TOT
AST
PF
ST
TO
BLK
PTS
RPG
APG
PPG
75-76
StL
50
798
77
162
.475
0
4
.000
19
26
.731
16
60
76
115
134
63
47
14
173
1.5
2.3
3.5

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