John Block (basketball)

John Block

Block circa 1969
Personal information
Born	(1944-04-16) April 16, 1944 (age 80) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	207 lb (94 kg)
Career information
High school	Glendale (Glendale, California)
College	USC (1963–1966)
NBA draft	1966: 3rd round, 27th overall pick
Selected by the Los Angeles Lakers
Playing career	1966–1976
Position	Power forward / center
Number	34, 41, 35
Career history
As player:
1966–1967	Los Angeles Lakers
1967–1971	San Diego Rockets
1971–1972	Milwaukee Bucks
1972–1973	Philadelphia 76ers
1973–1974	Kansas City–Omaha Kings
1974	New Orleans Jazz
1974–1976	Chicago Bulls
As coach:
1980–1983	UC San Diego
1986–1991	Gordon (Massachusetts)
1992–1997	Bethany College (California)
1997–2002	Point Loma Nazarene
Career highlights and awards
NBA All-Star (1973) 2× First-team All-AAWU (1965, 1966)
Career NBA statistics
Points	7,106 (11.9 ppg)
Rebounds	3,965 (6.6 rpg)
Assists	805 (1.3 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

John William Block Jr. (born April 16, 1944) is an American former professional basketball player.

A 6'10" forward/center from the University of Southern California, Block spent 10 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Los Angeles Lakers (1966–1967), San Diego Rockets (1967–1971), Milwaukee Bucks (1971–1972), Philadelphia 76ers (1972–1973), Kansas City–Omaha Kings (1973–1974), New Orleans Jazz (1974), and Chicago Bulls (1974–1976). Block had his strongest season in 1967–68, when he averaged 20.2 points and 11.0 rebounds for the Rockets, who had just entered the NBA as an expansion team. Block appeared in the 1973 NBA All-Star Game, and registered 7,106 total points and 3,965 rebounds in his career.^[1]