Mike Bantom
Template:Short description Template:DMCA
Page Template:Plainlist/styles.css has no content.Page Module:Infobox/styles.css has no content.
| Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:InfoboxImage/data' not found. | |||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born | Script error: No such module "person date". | ||||||||||||||
| Died | Script error: No such module "person date". | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school | Roman Catholic (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Saint Joseph's (1970–1973) | ||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 1973: Script error: No such module "Ordinal". round, Script error: No such module "Ordinal". overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Drafted by | Phoenix Suns | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1973–1989 | ||||||||||||||
| PositionTemplate:Pluralize from text | Power forward / small forward | ||||||||||||||
| Number | 40, 42 | ||||||||||||||
| Script error: No such module "sports career". | |||||||||||||||
| Page Module:Infobox/styles.css has no content.Career highlights | |||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Page Module:Infobox/styles.css has no content.Career NBA statistics | |||||||||||||||
| Points | 8,568 (12.1 ppg) | ||||||||||||||
| Rebounds | 4,517 (6.4 rpg) | ||||||||||||||
| Assists | 1,623 (2.3 apg) | ||||||||||||||
Medals Page Template:Infobox/mobileviewfix.css has no content.
| |||||||||||||||
Michael Allen Bantom (born December 3, 1951) is an American former professional basketball player.
A 6'9" power forward/center from Saint Joseph's University, Bantom won a silver medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics as a member of the United States national basketball team, who lost a controversial final game to the Soviet Union. He was selected by the Phoenix Suns with the eighth pick of the 1973 NBA draft, and he embarked upon a nine-year NBA (1973–82) career as a member of the Suns, Seattle SuperSonics, New York Nets, Indiana Pacers, and Philadelphia 76ers. He earned All-Rookie Team honors and ended his NBA career with 8,568 total points, 4,517 total rebounds, and 1,623 total assists. From 1982 until 1989, Bantom played professionally in Italy.
Since retiring as a player, Bantom has served as the licensing manager for NBA International, the NBA International director of marketing, the NBA senior vice president of player development, and the executive vice president of referee operations.[1]
Bantom is a father of four children, three daughters and a son.
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 |
| * | Led the league |
NBA
Source[2]
Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973–74 | Phoenix | 76 | 26.1 | .399 | .662 | 6.8 | 2.1 | .7 | .6 | 10.1 | ||
| 1974–75 | Phoenix | 82 | 27.3 | .461 | .714 | 6.7 | 1.9 | .8 | .7 | 12.5 | ||
| 1975–76 | Phoenix | 7 | 9.7 | .308 | 1.000 | 3.3 | .4 | .3 | .3 | 3.0 | ||
| Seattle | 66 | 22.8 | .471 | .675 | 5.6 | 1.5 | .4 | .4 | 8.4 | |||
| 1976–77 | Seattle | 44 | 18.1 | .488 | .690 | 4.2 | 1.2 | .8 | .5 | 7.5 | ||
| N.Y. Nets | 33 | 33.8 | .473 | .735 | 8.6 | 1.5 | .8 | .8 | 18.6 | |||
| 1977–78 | Indiana | 82 | 33.8 | .479 | .743 | 7.4 | 2.9 | 1.2 | .6 | 15.3 | ||
| 1978–79 | Indiana | 81 | 31.2 | .465 | .672 | 8.0 | 2.8 | 1.2 | .8 | 14.7 | ||
| 1979–80 | Indiana | 77 | 30.3 | .505 | .333 | .665 | 5.9 | 3.6 | 1.1 | .6 | 11.8 | |
| 1980–81 | Indiana | 76 | 31.3 | .489 | .000 | .708 | 5.6 | 3.2 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 14.0 | |
| 1981–82 | Indiana | 39 | 37 | 26.6 | .438 | .333 | .660 | 5.5 | 1.7 | 1.0 | .6 | 11.7 |
| Philadelphia | 43 | 1 | 22.8 | .510 | .333 | .588 | 5.3 | 1.1 | .6 | .9 | 8.8 | |
| Career | 706 | 38 | 27.9 | .468 | .200 | .692 | 6.4 | 2.3 | .9 | .7 | 12.1 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Seattle | 6 | 19.0 | .579 | .700 | 3.8 | 1.3 | .7 | .3 | 9.7 | |
| 1981 | Indiana | 2 | 25.5 | .750 | – | .714 | 4.0 | .5 | .5 | .5 | 14.5 |
| 1982 | Philadelphia | 21* | 19.0 | .396 | – | .452 | 3.7 | 1.1 | .7 | .4 | 4.3 |
| Career | 29 | 19.4 | .483 | – | .551 | 3.7 | 1.1 | .7 | .4 | 6.1 | |
References
Page Template:Reflist/styles.css has no content.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."NBA selects Bantom as new VP of referees". ESPN.com. September 5, 2012.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Mike Bantom NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 18, 2025.
External links
- NBA.com profile
- Career statistics from Basketball ReferenceTemplate:EditAtWikidata
- Bantom's Italian League Statistics
Script error: No such module "national squad". Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Navbox/configuration' not found.
.svg){kind=link}