David "Corky" Calhoun (born November 1, 1950) is an American former professional basketball player. Calhoun played in the NBA from 1972 to 1980 after playing college basketball for the Penn Quakers. Calhoun was the first-round selection (4th overall) of the Phoenix Suns in the 1972 NBA draft. He won an NBA championship as a member of the 1976–1977 Portland Trail Blazers.
Basketball career
College career
Calhoun played college basketball for the University of Pennsylvania.1 In 84 games for the Penn Quakers of the Ivy League, Calhoun averaged 12.7 points and 8.1 rebounds playing under Coach Chuck Daly. As a senior, Calhoun led Penn to the East Regional Final of the NCAA tournament and a 25–3 record.2
NBA career
Calhoun was selected by the Phoenix Suns in the 1972 NBA draft with the 4th overall pick and by the Kentucky Colonels in the 1972 American Basketball Association draft. Calhoun played for the Phoenix Suns for 3 years before being traded to the Los Angeles Lakers. He joined the Portland Trail Blazers 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 Indiana Pacers where he was released in the middle of the 1980 season.
Personal life
Calhoun considered playing in France after the NBA, but ultimately took a job offer from Mobil) where he worked as U.S. fuels marketing coordinator.3
Career statistics
NBA
Source4
Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972–73 | Phoenix | 82* | 24.7 | .469 | .740 | 4.1 | .9 | 6.0 | |||
| 1973–74 | Phoenix | 77 | 28.7 | .461 | .760 | 5.3 | 1.8 | .9 | .4 | 8.2 | |
| 1974–75 | Phoenix | 13 | 8.3 | .375 | .933 | 2.5 | .3 | .5 | .2 | 2.9 | |
| 1974–75 | L.A. Lakers | 57 | 22.3 | .420 | .710 | 4.1 | 1.3 | .9 | .4 | 5.0 | |
| 1975–76 | L.A. Lakers | 76 | 23.9 | .467 | .783 | 4.5 | 1.1 | .8 | .5 | 5.4 | |
| 1976–77† | Portland | 70 | 10.6 | .464 | .776 | 2.1 | .5 | .3 | .1 | 3.4 | |
| 1977–78 | Portland | 79 | 17.3 | .479 | .868 | 2.7 | 1.1 | .5 | .2 | 5.3 | |
| 1978–79 | Indiana | 81 | 16.4 | .457 | .837 | 2.9 | 1.3 | .5 | .2 | 4.7 | |
| 1979–80 | Indiana | 7 | 4.3 | .444 | – | .000 | 1.4 | .0 | .3 | .0 | 1.1 |
| Career | 542 | 20.1 | .460 | – | .782 | 3.6 | 1.1 | .6 | .3 | 5.3 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977† | Portland | 12 | 7.8 | .520 | .667 | 1.2 | .3 | .3 | .2 | 2.3 |
| 1978 | Portland | 6 | 18.2 | .517 | .571 | 2.3 | .5 | .3 | .2 | 5.7 |
| Career | 18 | 11.3 | .519 | .600 | 1.6 | .4 | .3 | .2 | 3.4 | |
External links
- Career statistics from NBA.com · Basketball Reference
References
"BasketballReference.com Corky Calhoun page". Archived from the original on September 17, 2009. Retrieved November 29, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20090917173846/http://www.basketballreference.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=CALHOCO01 ↩
"1971–72 Penn Quakers Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/pennsylvania/1972.html ↩
The 1976–77 NBA champion Portland Trail Blazers: 30 years later, Oregonlive.com, June 4, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070930013049/http://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/sports/118092033955920.xml&coll=7&thispage=2 ↩
"Corky Calhoun NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 27, 2025. https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/c/calhoco01.html ↩