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Corky Calhoun
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<h2 id="basketball-career">Basketball career</h2> <h3>College career</h3> <p>Calhoun played college basketball for the <a href="/facts/University_of_Pennsylvania/LBBBULox">University of Pennsylvania</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1"><sup>1</sup></a> In 84 games for the <a href="/facts/Penn_Quakers_men%2527s_basketball/DPancf1G">Penn Quakers</a> of the <a href="/facts/Ivy_League/BJchlDEN">Ivy League</a>, Calhoun averaged 12.7 points and 8.1 rebounds playing under Coach <a href="/facts/Chuck_Daly/r1H5rWoM">Chuck Daly</a>. As a senior, Calhoun led Penn to the East Regional Final of the <a href="/facts/1972_NCAA_University_Division_basketball_tournament/rtVYyY8a">NCAA tournament</a> and a 25–3 record.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a> </p> <h3>NBA career</h3> <p>Calhoun was selected by the <a href="/facts/Phoenix_Suns/v0IL9RfG">Phoenix Suns</a> in the <a href="/facts/1972_NBA_draft/vHSXWzKX">1972 NBA draft</a> with the 4th overall pick and by the <a href="/facts/Kentucky_Colonels/5jrnQSMd">Kentucky Colonels</a> in the 1972 <a href="/facts/American_Basketball_Association/jeYDY7Jb">American Basketball Association</a> draft. Calhoun played for the <a href="/facts/Phoenix_Suns/v0IL9RfG">Phoenix Suns</a> for 3 years before being traded to the <a href="/facts/Los_Angeles_Lakers/j3Jo9Pk2">Los Angeles Lakers</a>. He joined the <a href="/facts/Portland_Trail_Blazers/BuWESANu">Portland Trail Blazers</a> as a free agent in 1976, and was a member of their championship team that year. After two seasons with the Blazers, Calhoun was traded to the <a href="/facts/Indiana_Pacers/4ka0lSW6">Indiana Pacers</a> where he was released in the middle of the 1980 season. </p> <h2 id="personal-life">Personal life</h2> <p>Calhoun considered playing in France after the NBA, but ultimately took a job offer from <a href="/facts/Mobil/TQIz2s1R">Mobil</a>) where he worked as U.S. fuels marketing coordinator.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="career-statistics">Career statistics</h2> <h3>NBA</h3> <p>Source<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> </p> <h4>Regular season</h4> <table><tbody><tr><th>Year</th><th>Team</th><th>GP</th><th>MPG</th><th>FG%</th><th>3P%</th><th>FT%</th><th>RPG</th><th>APG</th><th>SPG</th><th>BPG</th><th>PPG</th></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/1972%25E2%2580%259373_NBA_season/q8jhe9WS">1972–73</a></td><td><a href="/facts/1972%25E2%2580%259373_Phoenix_Suns_season/Beg6wtwY">Phoenix</a></td><td>82*</td><td>24.7</td><td>.469</td><td></td><td>.740</td><td>4.1</td><td>.9</td><td></td><td></td><td>6.0</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/1973%25E2%2580%259374_NBA_season/hjx6DHhB">1973–74</a></td><td><a href="/facts/1973%25E2%2580%259374_Phoenix_Suns_season/eclrSnqF">Phoenix</a></td><td>77</td><td>28.7</td><td>.461</td><td></td><td>.760</td><td>5.3</td><td>1.8</td><td>.9</td><td>.4</td><td>8.2</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/1974%25E2%2580%259375_NBA_season/RRWnMxkA">1974–75</a></td><td><a href="/facts/1974%25E2%2580%259375_Phoenix_Suns_season/a4fXbRUe">Phoenix</a></td><td>13</td><td>8.3</td><td>.375</td><td></td><td>.933</td><td>2.5</td><td>.3</td><td>.5</td><td>.2</td><td>2.9</td></tr><tr><td>1974–75</td><td><a href="/facts/1974%25E2%2580%259375_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season/0CxBxIvg">L.A. Lakers</a></td><td>57</td><td>22.3</td><td>.420</td><td></td><td>.710</td><td>4.1</td><td>1.3</td><td>.9</td><td>.4</td><td>5.0</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/1975%25E2%2580%259376_NBA_season/QNA7yreK">1975–76</a></td><td><a href="/facts/1975%25E2%2580%259376_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season/XaudB0s9">L.A. Lakers</a></td><td>76</td><td>23.9</td><td>.467</td><td></td><td>.783</td><td>4.5</td><td>1.1</td><td>.8</td><td>.5</td><td>5.4</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/1976%25E2%2580%259377_NBA_season/k0Lj0HlQ">1976–77</a>†</td><td><a href="/facts/1976%25E2%2580%259377_Portland_Trail_Blazers_season/v0LFoMyl">Portland</a></td><td>70</td><td>10.6</td><td>.464</td><td></td><td>.776</td><td>2.1</td><td>.5</td><td>.3</td><td>.1</td><td>3.4</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/1977%25E2%2580%259378_NBA_season/7wfXDrRv">1977–78</a></td><td><a href="/facts/1977%25E2%2580%259378_Portland_Trail_Blazers_season/NcIjWUdK">Portland</a></td><td>79</td><td>17.3</td><td>.479</td><td></td><td>.868</td><td>2.7</td><td>1.1</td><td>.5</td><td>.2</td><td>5.3</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/1978%25E2%2580%259379_NBA_season/oLUaCard">1978–79</a></td><td><a href="/facts/1978%25E2%2580%259379_Indiana_Pacers_season/PuzWWjoV">Indiana</a></td><td>81</td><td>16.4</td><td>.457</td><td></td><td>.837</td><td>2.9</td><td>1.3</td><td>.5</td><td>.2</td><td>4.7</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/1979%25E2%2580%259380_NBA_season/rERDMnjT">1979–80</a></td><td><a href="/facts/1979%25E2%2580%259380_Indiana_Pacers_season/xYmqzP0P">Indiana</a></td><td>7</td><td>4.3</td><td>.444</td><td>–</td><td>.000</td><td>1.4</td><td>.0</td><td>.3</td><td>.0</td><td>1.1</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">Career</td><td>542</td><td>20.1</td><td>.460</td><td>–</td><td>.782</td><td>3.6</td><td>1.1</td><td>.6</td><td>.3</td><td>5.3</td></tr></tbody></table> <h4>Playoffs</h4> <table><tbody><tr><th>Year</th><th>Team</th><th>GP</th><th>MPG</th><th>FG%</th><th>FT%</th><th>RPG</th><th>APG</th><th>SPG</th><th>BPG</th><th>PPG</th></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/1977_NBA_playoffs/C2ANg8NT">1977</a>†</td><td><a href="/facts/1976%25E2%2580%259377_Portland_Trail_Blazers_season/v0LFoMyl">Portland</a></td><td>12</td><td>7.8</td><td>.520</td><td>.667</td><td>1.2</td><td>.3</td><td>.3</td><td>.2</td><td>2.3</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/1978_NBA_playoffs/fVk8XoK5">1978</a></td><td><a href="/facts/1977%25E2%2580%259378_Portland_Trail_Blazers_season/NcIjWUdK">Portland</a></td><td>6</td><td>18.2</td><td>.517</td><td>.571</td><td>2.3</td><td>.5</td><td>.3</td><td>.2</td><td>5.7</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">Career</td><td>18</td><td>11.3</td><td>.519</td><td>.600</td><td>1.6</td><td>.4</td><td>.3</td><td>.2</td><td>3.4</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li></li> <li>Career statistics from <a href="https://stats.nba.com/player/76330/">NBA.com</a> · <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/c/calhoco01.html">Basketball Reference</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"BasketballReference.com Corky Calhoun page". Archived from the original on September 17, 2009. Retrieved November 29, 2008. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090917173846/http://www.basketballreference.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=CALHOCO01" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20090917173846/http://www.basketballreference.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=CALHOCO01</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"1971–72 Penn Quakers Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. <a href="https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/pennsylvania/1972.html" target="_blank">https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/pennsylvania/1972.html</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>The 1976–77 NBA champion Portland Trail Blazers: 30 years later, Oregonlive.com, June 4, 2007 <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070930013049/http://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/sports/118092033955920.xml&coll=7&thispage=2" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20070930013049/http://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/sports/118092033955920.xml&coll=7&thispage=2</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>"Corky Calhoun NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 27, 2025. <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/c/calhoco01.html" target="_blank">https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/c/calhoco01.html</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>