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Don May

Donald John May (Don, Donnie)

Position: Forward
Height: 6-4    Weight: 200 lbs.
Born: January 3, 1946 in Dayton, Ohio
High School: Belmont in Dayton, Ohio
College: University of Dayton

Drafted by the New York Knickerbockers in the 3rd round (8th pick, 30th overall) of the 1968 NBA draft.

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Totals
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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1968-69 23 NYK NBA 48 560 81 223 .363 42 58 .724 114 35 64 204
1969-70 24 NYK NBA 37 238 39 101 .386 18 19 .947 52 17 42 96
1970-71 25 BUF NBA 76 2666 629 1336 .471 277 350 .791 567 150 219 1535
1971-72 26 ATL NBA 75 1285 234 476 .492 126 164 .768 217 55 133 594
1972-73 27 TOT NBA 58 919 189 424 .446 75 93 .806 210 64 135 453
1972-73 27 ATL NBA 32 317 61 134 .455 22 31 .710 67 21 55 144
1972-73 27 PHI NBA 26 602 128 290 .441 53 62 .855 143 43 80 309
1973-74 28 PHI NBA 56 812 152 367 .414 89 102 .873 25 111 136 63 25 8 137 393
1974-75 29 KCO NBA 29 139 27 54 .500 10 12 .833 4 9 13 5 4 2 21 64
Career NBA 379 6619 1351 2981 .453 637 798 .798 29 120 1309 389 29 10 751 3339
Per Game
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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1968-69 23 NYK NBA 48 11.7 1.7 4.6 .363 0.9 1.2 .724 2.4 0.7 1.3 4.3
1969-70 24 NYK NBA 37 6.4 1.1 2.7 .386 0.5 0.5 .947 1.4 0.5 1.1 2.6
1970-71 25 BUF NBA 76 35.1 8.3 17.6 .471 3.6 4.6 .791 7.5 2.0 2.9 20.2
1971-72 26 ATL NBA 75 17.1 3.1 6.3 .492 1.7 2.2 .768 2.9 0.7 1.8 7.9
1972-73 27 TOT NBA 58 15.8 3.3 7.3 .446 1.3 1.6 .806 3.6 1.1 2.3 7.8
1972-73 27 ATL NBA 32 9.9 1.9 4.2 .455 0.7 1.0 .710 2.1 0.7 1.7 4.5
1972-73 27 PHI NBA 26 23.2 4.9 11.2 .441 2.0 2.4 .855 5.5 1.7 3.1 11.9
1973-74 28 PHI NBA 56 14.5 2.7 6.6 .414 1.6 1.8 .873 0.4 2.0 2.4 1.1 0.4 0.1 2.4 7.0
1974-75 29 KCO NBA 29 4.8 0.9 1.9 .500 0.3 0.4 .833 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.7 2.2
Career NBA 379 17.5 3.6 7.9 .453 1.7 2.1 .798 0.3 1.4 3.5 1.0 0.3 0.1 2.0 8.8
Per 36 Minutes
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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1968-69 23 NYK NBA 48 560 5.2 14.3 .363 2.7 3.7 .724 7.3 2.3 4.1 13.1
1969-70 24 NYK NBA 37 238 5.9 15.3 .386 2.7 2.9 .947 7.9 2.6 6.4 14.5
1970-71 25 BUF NBA 76 2666 8.5 18.0 .471 3.7 4.7 .791 7.7 2.0 3.0 20.7
1971-72 26 ATL NBA 75 1285 6.6 13.3 .492 3.5 4.6 .768 6.1 1.5 3.7 16.6
1972-73 27 TOT NBA 58 919 7.4 16.6 .446 2.9 3.6 .806 8.2 2.5 5.3 17.7
1972-73 27 ATL NBA 32 317 6.9 15.2 .455 2.5 3.5 .710 7.6 2.4 6.2 16.4
1972-73 27 PHI NBA 26 602 7.7 17.3 .441 3.2 3.7 .855 8.6 2.6 4.8 18.5
1973-74 28 PHI NBA 56 812 6.7 16.3 .414 3.9 4.5 .873 1.1 4.9 6.0 2.8 1.1 0.4 6.1 17.4
1974-75 29 KCO NBA 29 139 7.0 14.0 .500 2.6 3.1 .833 1.0 2.3 3.4 1.3 1.0 0.5 5.4 16.6
Career NBA 379 6619 7.3 16.2 .453 3.5 4.3 .798 1.1 4.5 7.1 2.1 1.1 0.4 4.1 18.2
Advanced
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Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1968-69 23 NYK NBA 48 560 9.2 .410 .363 8.2 -0.6 0.6 0.0 0.002
1969-70 24 NYK NBA 37 238 9.8 .439 .386 8.9 -0.2 0.4 0.2 0.047
1970-71 25 BUF NBA 76 2666 17.1 .515 .471 9.7 9.0 4.5 1.7 6.1 0.110
1971-72 26 ATL NBA 75 1285 13.6 .542 .492 8.2 6.1 2.3 0.6 2.9 0.110
1972-73 27 TOT NBA 58 919 14.1 .487 .446 10.4 10.1 0.7 0.6 1.3 0.067
1972-73 27 ATL NBA 32 317 12.0 .488 .455 10.1 8.9 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.071
1972-73 27 PHI NBA 26 602 15.2 .487 .441 10.6 10.7 0.5 0.3 0.8 0.065
1973-74 28 PHI NBA 56 812 12.5 .477 .414 2.8 13.7 8.0 11.8 1.4 0.5 100 -0.1 0.6 0.5 0.029
1974-75 29 KCO NBA 29 139 12.2 .540 .500 3.0 6.7 4.9 5.7 1.3 0.8 100 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.088
Career NBA 379 6619 14.4 .501 .453 2.9 12.7 9.1 8.8 1.4 0.5 100 6.7 4.6 11.4 0.082
Playoffs
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Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age Tm Lg G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1968-69 23 NYK NBA 9 88 9 30 7 9 23 8 7 25 .300 .778 9.8 2.8 2.6 0.9
1969-70 24 NYK NBA 2 7 2 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 .667 3.5 2.0 0.0 0.0
1971-72 26 ATL NBA 3 31 3 9 6 8 8 1 3 12 .333 .750 10.3 4.0 2.7 0.3
Career NBA 14 126 14 42 13 17 31 9 12 41 .333 .765 9.0 2.9 2.2 0.6
Playoffs Advanced
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Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1968-69 23 NYK NBA 9 88 9.8 .368 .300 11.7 -0.1 0.1 0.0 -0.014
1969-70 24 NYK NBA 2 7 12.4 .667 .667 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.257
1971-72 26 ATL NBA 3 31 11.5 .479 .333 12.0 4.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.033
Career NBA 14 126 10.4 .414 .333 12.0 9.2 -0.1 0.1 0.0 0.013
Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors
Glossary

Honors

1967-68 NCAA AP All-America (2nd)

Championships
(Minimum 1 playoff game)

1970 New York Knickerbockers (NBA)
Transactions

June 4, 1968: Drafted by the New York Knickerbockers in the 3rd round (30th pick) of the 1968 NBA Draft.

May 11, 1970: Drafted by the Buffalo Braves from the New York Knickerbockers in the NBA expansion draft.

July 26, 1971: Traded by the Buffalo Braves with Herm Gilliam to the Atlanta Hawks for Mahdi Abdul-Rahman and Jerry Chambers.

February 1, 1973: Traded by the Atlanta Hawks with future considerations to the Philadelphia 76ers for Dale Schlueter.

October 3, 1974: Waived by the Philadelphia 76ers.

October 16, 1974: Signed as a free agent with the Kansas City-Omaha Kings.

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