Don Kojis

Donald R. Kojis (born January 15, 1939) is a former professional basketball player. Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, he attended Marquette University and was drafted by the Chicago Packers in the second round (12th pick) of the 1961 NBA Draft. He played forward for the Baltimore Bullets (1963–64), Detroit Pistons (1964–66), Chicago Bulls (1966–67) (acquired prior to the season via the expansion draft), San Diego Rockets (1967–70) (acquired prior to the 1967–68 season via the expansion draft), Seattle SuperSonics (1970–72) and Kansas City-Omaha Kings (1972–75). Kojis was one of three players ever selected in expansion drafts held in consecutive years (Bob Weiss and George Wilson being the other two) (Wilson was selected in three consecutive expansion drafts). Kojis was also one of a small number of players who played for three expansion teams (Kojis playing for the 1961–62 Packers, the 1966–67 Bulls, and the 1967–68 Rockets).

Don Kojis
Kojis from the 1960 "Hilltop"
Personal information
Born (1939-07-15) July 15, 1939
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight202 lb (92 kg)
Career information
High schoolNotre Dame
(Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
CollegeMarquette (1958–1961)
NBA draft1961 / Round: 2 / Pick: 21st overall
Selected by the Chicago Packers
Playing career1961–1975
PositionSmall forward
Number22, 16, 9, 44, 21
Career history
1961–1963Phillips 66ers
1963–1964Baltimore Bullets
19641966Detroit Pistons
1966–1967Chicago Bulls
19671970San Diego Rockets
19701972Seattle SuperSonics
19721975Kansas City-Omaha Kings
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points9,948 (12.2 ppg)
Rebounds4,555 (5.6 rpg)
Assists1,112 (1.4 apg)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

He was named to the 1968 and 1969 NBA West All-Star Teams.

He holds the Pistons' record for most field goal attempts per 48 minutes (25.35).

In 12 seasons he played in 814 Games, had 19,241 Minutes Played, 3,947 Field Goals Made, 8,853 Field Goals Attempted, .446 Field Goal Percentage, 2,054 Free Throws Made, 2,853 Free Throws Attempted, .720 Free Throw Percentage, 4,555 Rebounds, 1,112 Assists, 1,937 Personal Fouls and 9,948 Points.

He played for the United States men's national basketball team at the 1963 FIBA World Championship.[1]

Kojis resides in the San Diego County community of Julian, California as the director of Whispering Winds Catholic Conference Center.

Notes

  1. 1963 USA Basketball Archived October 14, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
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