Byron Beck
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| Personal information | |
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| Born | Script error: No such module "person date". Ellensburg, Washington, U.S. |
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| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Kittitas (Kittitas, Washington) |
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| NBA draft | 1967: Script error: No such module "Ordinal". round, Script error: No such module "Ordinal". overall pick |
| Drafted by | Chicago Bulls |
| Playing career | 1967–1977 |
| PositionTemplate:Pluralize from text | Forward / center |
| Number | 40 |
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| Page Module:Infobox/styles.css has no content.Career highlights | |
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| Page Module:Infobox/styles.css has no content.Career ABA and NBA statistics | |
| Points | 8,603 (11.5 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 5,261 (7.0 rpg) |
| Assists | 978 (1.3 apg) |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Byron Beck (born January 25, 1945) is an American former professional basketball player.
A 6 foot 9 inch forward/center from the University of Denver, Beck was one of six players (along with Louie Dampier, Gerald Govan, Bob Netolicky, Stew Johnson, and Freddie Lewis) who participated in all nine seasons (1967–1976) of the original American Basketball Association (ABA). Beck and Dampier would also be the only two players who would stay with the franchise that originally drafted them throughout the entire existence of the ABA before the ABA–NBA merger occurred, with Beck being the only player to stay with the team in question following the completed merger into the NBA. He played for the Denver Rockets, who later became the Denver Nuggets. Beck was not blessed with superior athleticism, but he was a hard worker known for his tenacious rebounding and efficient hook shot.[original research?] He represented Denver in two ABA All-Star Games (1969 and 1976, the latter year having the Denver Nuggets franchise going up against the rest of the ABA's All-Stars that year).
Beck also played one season in the National Basketball Association (NBA) after the Nuggets joined the NBA through the ABA–NBA merger in 1976, and he retired in 1977 with 8,603 career ABA/NBA points and 5,261 career rebounds. On December 16, 1977, he became the first player in the Denver franchise to have his jersey number (#40) retired. In 1981, Beck was inducted into the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame.[1]
After retiring from professional basketball, Beck moved to Kennewick, Washington where he worked as an engineer.[2]
Career statistics
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
ABA/NBA
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Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| 1967–68 | Denver (ABA) | 71 | 22.9 | .482 | .000 | .748 | 7.9 | .5 | 9.4 | |||
| 1968–69 | Denver (ABA) | 71 | 32.2 | .502 | .667 | .765 | 11.0 | 1.1 | 14.5 | |||
| 1969–70 | Denver (ABA) | 79 | 31.1 | .523 | .000 | .787 | 9.7 | 1.4 | 12.9 | |||
| 1970–71 | Denver (ABA) | 84 | 33.9 | .474 | .286 | .868 | 10.5 | 2.1 | 13.6 | |||
| 1971–72 | Denver (ABA) | 66 | 27.5 | .504 | .000 | .843 | 8.0 | 2.1 | 12.3 | |||
| 1972–73 | Denver (ABA) | 77 | 29.9 | .530 | .286 | .798 | 7.0 | 1.4 | .6 | .2 | 14.2 | |
| 1973–74 | Denver (ABA) | 82 | 24.1 | .516 | .000 | .851 | 5.1 | .9 | .6 | .1 | 11.8 | |
| 1974–75 | Denver (ABA) | 84* | 21.6 | .515 | .000 | .835 | 4.1 | 1.3 | .7 | .2 | 10.1 | |
| 1975–76 | Denver (ABA) | 80 | 19.8 | .517 | .455 | .836 | 4.4 | 1.5 | .6 | .3 | 9.6 | |
| 1976–77 | Denver (NBA) | 53 | 9.1 | .435 | – | .818 | 1.8 | .6 | .3 | .0 | 4.7 | |
| Career (ABA) | 694 | 27.0 | .507 | .295 | .810 | 7.4 | 1.4 | .6 | .2 | 12.0 | ||
| Career (overall) | 747 | 25.7 | .505 | .295 | .811 | 7.0 | 1.3 | .6 | .1 | 11.5 | ||
| All-Star (ABA) | 2 | 1 | 23.5 | .542 | – | 1.000 | 7.0 | .5 | 14.0 | |||
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| 1968 | Denver (ABA) | 5 | 32.0 | .460 | – | .733 | 11.0 | 1.0 | 11.4 | ||
| 1969 | Denver (ABA) | 7 | 30.6 | .505 | .000 | .824 | 9.0 | 1.3 | 15.7 | ||
| 1970 | Denver (ABA) | 12 | 36.6 | .438 | .250 | .766 | 12.0 | 1.6 | 15.9 | ||
| 1972 | Denver (ABA) | 7 | 37.7 | .487 | .250 | .929 | 10.3 | 2.0 | 19.9 | ||
| 1973 | Denver (ABA) | 4 | 32.5 | .444 | – | .765 | 9.8 | 1.3 | 17.3 | ||
| 1975 | Denver (ABA) | 13 | 21.4 | .515 | – | .857 | 3.8 | 1.4 | .3 | .2 | 12.5 |
| 1976 | Denver (ABA) | 13 | 21.2 | .442 | .000 | .824 | 4.4 | .8 | .3 | .1 | 8.6 |
| 1977 | Denver (NBA) | 5 | 5.8 | .333 | 1.000 | 1.2 | .2 | .0 | .0 | 1.6 | |
| Career (ABA) | 61 | 28.9 | .471 | .200 | .817 | 7.9 | 1.3 | .3 | .2 | 13.8 | |
| Career (overall) | 66 | 27.1 | .469 | .200 | .819 | 7.4 | 1.2 | .3 | .1 | 12.8 | |
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Ex-Rocket, Nugget; Byron Beck to be inducted to Hall". The Daily Sentinel. Grand Junction, Colorado. February 15, 1981. p. 30. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Blanchette, John (March 1, 1987). "'B' Tourney Past Beckons". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. 15. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Byron Beck NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 27, 2025.
External links
- Profile at Remember the ABA
- Career statistics from Basketball ReferenceTemplate:EditAtWikidata
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