Verga owns the Duke men's basketball record for points per game (26.7) in a single season, which he achieved in 1967.[1]
Verga was drafted by the NBA's St. Louis Hawks in the third round of the 1967 NBA draft and by the Kentucky Colonels in the 1967 ABA Draft. Verga opted to play in the ABA and averaged 23.7 points per game in his rookie season for the Dallas Chaparrals. Verga averaged 18.8 points per game in his second ABA season, with the Houston Mavericks. Verga played the next two seasons with the Carolina Cougars, averaging 27.5 points per game during the 1969–70 season (in which he made his only appearance in the ABA All Star Game) and 18.8 the following season. After averaging 17.5 points per game for the Pittsburgh Condors in the 1971–72 season Verga finished his career with the NBA's Portland Trail Blazers.[2]
References
^Single Season Points Per Game (Through 2004-05 Season), dukeupdate.com; retrieved April 24, 2007
^. Archived from the original on April 10, 2007. Retrieved April 24, 2007.
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verga, this, biography, living, person, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, adding, reliable, sources, contentious, material, about, living, persons, that, unsourced, poorly, sourced, must, removed, immediately, especially, potentially, l. This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately especially if potentially libelous or harmful Find sources Bob Verga news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2016 Learn how and when to remove this template message Robert Bruce Verga born September 7 1945 is an American retired professional basketball player who played in the American Basketball Association and the National Basketball Association NBA from 1967 to 1974 He was a 6 ft 1 in 1 85 m guard and played college basketball at Duke University Bob VergaVerga with Duke in December 1964Personal informationBorn 1945 09 07 September 7 1945 age 77 Neptune Township New Jersey U S Listed height6 ft 1 in 1 85 m Listed weight190 lb 86 kg Career informationHigh schoolSt Rose Belmar New Jersey CollegeDuke 1964 1967 NBA draft1967 Round 3 Pick 25th overallSelected by the St Louis HawksPlaying career1967 1977PositionPoint guardNumber11 27 22 20 17Career history1967 1968Dallas Chaparrals1968Denver Rockets1968 1969New York Nets1969Houston Mavericks1969 1971Carolina Cougars1971 1972Pittsburgh Condors1973 1974Portland Trail Blazers1976 1977Jersey Shore BulletsCareer highlights and awardsABA All Star 1970 All ABA First Team 1970 Consensus first team All American 1967 Consensus second team All American 1966 3 First team All ACC 1965 1967 Career ABA and NBA statisticsPoints6 918 20 2 ppg Rebounds1 336 3 9 rpg Assists1 004 2 9 apg Stats at NBA comStats at Basketball Reference comVerga owns the Duke men s basketball record for points per game 26 7 in a single season which he achieved in 1967 1 Verga was drafted by the NBA s St Louis Hawks in the third round of the 1967 NBA draft and by the Kentucky Colonels in the 1967 ABA Draft Verga opted to play in the ABA and averaged 23 7 points per game in his rookie season for the Dallas Chaparrals Verga averaged 18 8 points per game in his second ABA season with the Houston Mavericks Verga played the next two seasons with the Carolina Cougars averaging 27 5 points per game during the 1969 70 season in which he made his only appearance in the ABA All Star Game and 18 8 the following season After averaging 17 5 points per game for the Pittsburgh Condors in the 1971 72 season Verga finished his career with the NBA s Portland Trail Blazers 2 References Edit Single Season Points Per Game Through 2004 05 Season dukeupdate com retrieved April 24 2007 BasketballReference com Bob Verga page Archived from the original on April 10 2007 Retrieved April 24 2007 External links Edit Media related to Bob Verga at Wikimedia Commons College stats at Sports Reference NBA stats at Basketball Reference This biographical article relating to a United States basketball player coach or other figure born in the 1940s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bob Verga amp oldid 1145819856, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
