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John Wetzel (basketball)

John Francis Wetzel (born October 22, 1944) is an American former professional basketball player and coach. A 6'5" guard, he attended Wilson Memorial High School in Fishersville, VA, and played collegiately at Virginia Tech and was selected by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 8th round of the 1966 NBA draft.[1] Over a seven-year career, Wetzel played for three teams: the Lakers, the Phoenix Suns, and the Atlanta Hawks.[2] He later coached the Suns during the 1987-88 NBA season.[3] He served as an assistant for several other teams, retiring from basketball in 2004. Wetzel currently splits time in Tucson, Arizona and Maui, Hawaii.

John Wetzel
Wetzel in 1987
Personal information
Born (1944-10-22) October 22, 1944 (age 80)
Waynesboro, Virginia, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High schoolWilson Memorial
(Fishersville, Virginia)
CollegeVirginia Tech (1963–1966)
NBA draft1966: 8th round, 75th overall pick
Selected by the Los Angeles Lakers
Playing career1967–1976
PositionSmall forward / shooting guard
Number24, 25, 33
Career history
As player:
1967–1968Los Angeles Lakers
1970–1972Phoenix Suns
1972–1975Atlanta Hawks
1975–1976Phoenix Suns
As coach:
1976–1977Virginia Tech
1979–1987Phoenix Suns (assistant)
1987–1988Phoenix Suns
1988–1994Portland Trail Blazers (assistant)
1994–1995New Jersey Nets (assistant)
1995–1997Golden State Warriors (assistant)
1998–2004Sacramento Kings (assistant)
Career NBA statistics
Points1,215 (3.4 ppg)
Rebounds682 (1.9 rpg)
Assists494 (1.4 apg)
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Career statistics

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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

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Source[2]

Regular season

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Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1967–68 L.A. Lakers 38 11.4 .437 .761 2.2 1.3 3.7
1970–71 Phoenix 70 15.6 .431 .822 2.2 1.6 4.7
1971–72 Phoenix 51 8.2 .378 .800 1.3 1.1 1.7
1972–73 Atlanta 28 18.0 .447 .824 2.1 1.4 3.5
1973–74 Atlanta 70 17.6 .425 .719 2.4 2.0 1.0 .3 3.6
1974–75 Atlanta 63 12.5 .426 .883 1.8 1.2 .8 .1 3.8
1975–76 Portland 37 6.7 .478 .833 1.0 .5 .2 .1 1.7
Career 357 13.2 .429 .810 1.9 1.4 .8 .2 3.4

Playoffs

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Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1973 Atlanta 3 11.0 .429 – .7 1.3 2.0
1976 Phoenix 2 2.5 – 1.000 1.0 .0 .0 .0 1.0
Career 5 7.6 .429 1.000 .8 .8 .0 .0 1.6

Head coaching record

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Regular season G Games coached W Games won L Games lost W–L % Win–loss %
Playoffs PG Playoff games PW Playoff wins PL Playoff losses PW–L % Playoff win–loss %
Team Year G W L W–L% Finish PG PW PL PW–L% Result
Phoenix 1987–88 82 28 54 .341 4th in Pacific — — — — Missed playoffs

Source[3]

References

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  1. ^ "1966 NBA Draft". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "John Wetzel NBA playing stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
  3. ^ a b "John Wetzel: Coaching Record, Awards". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
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