Bill Stricker

Bill Stricker
	Stricker as a member of the Portland Trail Blazers
Personal information
Born	January 22, 1948
Died	July 3, 2020
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school	Quincy (Quincy, California)
College	Pacific (1967–1970)
NBA draft	1970 / Round: 4 / Pick: 54th overall
	Selected by the Baltimore Bullets
Position	Forward
Number	34
Career history
1970	Portland Trail Blazers
Career highlights and awards
	2× First-team All-PCAC (1969, 1970);
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

William Louis Stricker (January 22, 1948 – July 4, 2020) is a retired American professional basketball player who spent one season in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played in just two minutes of one game with the inaugural 1970–71 Portland Trail Blazers season. Despite his lack of play, Blazers fan took a liking to Stricker and chanted "We want Stricker, We want Stricker" in blowout games. He was allowed to play in a game against the Cleveland Cavaliers, a day before being placed on waivers.[1] He was drafted from the University of the Pacific by the Baltimore Bullets during the third round (54^th pick overall) of the 1970 NBA Draft, but he did not sign.

After his basketball career was over, Stricker had a long and successful career as a high school coach and administrator at East Union High School in Manteca, California. He coached future NBA player and coach Scott Brooks.[2]

References

"Blazers History: Bill Stricker". Portland Trail Blazers. Archived from the original on 30 December 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
Rembulat, Vince (February 26, 2009). "Bill Stricker scores spot in Sports Hall of Fame". Manteca Bulletin. Archived from the original on August 25, 2016. Retrieved August 9, 2016.

External links

Career statistics and player information from NBA.com or Basketball-Reference.com

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[1] "Blazers History: Bill Stricker". Portland Trail Blazers. Archived from the original on 30 December 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2013.

[2] Rembulat, Vince (February 26, 2009). "Bill Stricker scores spot in Sports Hall of Fame". Manteca Bulletin. Archived from the original on August 25, 2016. Retrieved August 9, 2016.