Mike Riordan (basketball)

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Mike Riordan
Personal information
Born (1945-07-09) July 9, 1945 (age 76)
New York City, New York
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High schoolHoly Cross (Queens, New York)
CollegeProvidence (1964–1967)
NBA draft1967 / Round: 12 / Pick: 128th overall
Selected by the New York Knicks
Playing career1967–1977
PositionShooting guard / Small forward
Number6
Career history
1967–1968Allentown Jets
1968–1971New York Knicks
1971–1977Baltimore / Capital / Washington Bullets
Career highlights and awards
  • NBA champion (1970)
  • NBA All-Defensive Second Team (1973)
Career NBA statistics
Points6,334 (9.9 ppg)
Rebounds1,830 (2.9 rpg)
Assists1,524 (2.4 apg)
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Michael W. Riordan (born July 9, 1945) is an American former professional basketball player.

A 6'4" guard/forward from Holy Cross High School (Queens, New York) and Providence College, Riordan played 9 seasons (1968–1977) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the New York Knicks and Baltimore/Capital/Washington Bullets. He scored 6,334 points in his NBA career and won an NBA Championship with the Knicks in 1970. He was traded along with Dave Stallworth and an undisclosed amount of cash to the Baltimore Bullets for Earl Monroe on November 11, 1971.[1] He was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team in 1973.

He later owned Riordan's Saloon in Annapolis, Maryland.

Military service[]

Riordan served in the United States Air Force, where he was a mechanic and played basketball at night.[2] While playing for the Knicks, Riordan was in the New York Air National Guard at the 274th Mobile Communications Squadron located at Roslyn Air National Guard Station, New York.[3][4][5]

References[]

  1. ^ Rogers, Thomas. "Stallworth and Riordan Sent to Baltimore," The New York Times, Friday, November 12, 1971. Retrieved May 19, 2020
  2. ^ Coakley, Tom. "It's not rumpled, it's casual: The 'Riordan look'", Evening Capital, Annapolis, Maryland, volume XCIII, number 296, December 19, 1977, page 16.
  3. ^ "NBA playoff battles start tonight", The Evansville Press, Evansville, Indiana, March 25, 1970, 64th year, number 229, page 21-A
  4. ^ Miller, Norm. "OK Knicks' Mike, Caz for Playoffs", Daily News, New York, New York, volume 51, number 235, March 26, 1970, page 23C.
  5. ^ Pepe, Phil. "The Bullets Were Coming...Then Guard Was Called", Daily News, New York, New York, volume 51, number 237, March 28, 1970, page 30.

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