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Personal information | |
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Born | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. | May 21, 1934
Died | May 30, 2012 Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. | (aged 78)
Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Central Catholic (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
College | Cincinnati (1951–1955) |
NBA draft | 1955: 2nd round, 8th overall pick |
Selected by the Rochester Royals | |
Playing career | 1955–1966 |
Position | Small forward |
Number | 10, 27, 31 |
Career history | |
1955–1966 | Rochester / Cincinnati Royals |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Career statistics | |
Points | 15,840 (19.2 ppg) |
Rebounds | 5,424 (6.6 rpg) |
Assists | 1,861 (2.3 apg) |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Basketball Hall of Fame as player | |
College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2006 |
John Kennedy Twyman (May 21, 1934 – May 30, 2012) was an American professional basketball player and sports broadcaster. Twyman is a namesake of the NBA's Twyman–Stokes Teammate of the Year Award. Twyman was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 1983.