 Mack
Calvin
Ht. 6-0
Wt. 170
College - USC
ABA Teams: Los Angeles (1969-70), Floridians (1970-71
to 1971-72), Carolina (1972-73 to 1973-74), Denver (1974-75), Virginia (1975-76)
Member of ABA All-Rookie Team in 1969-70; 4 Time Member of ABA All-Pro
Team; 5 Time ABA All-Star; Led ABA in Free Throw Percentage in 1974-75;
Led ABA in Assists in 1974-75 with 7.7 apg; ABA All-Time Career Leader
in Free Throws Made (3,554), Free Throws Attempted (4,105); Set ABA
record for single season with 696 Free Throws Made and 805 Free Throws
Attempted in 1970-71; ABA All-Time Leader in Free Throw Percentage for
both Career & Single Season (1974-75)
From Jim O'Brien's 1972-73 Complete Handbook of Pro Basketball:
Tough little man, so quick and strong . . . Intense
competitor . . . Excellent fast-break middleman
. . . Pair of quickest hands in league
. . . Became team leader in LA Stars' meteoric
rise during last half of 1969-70 season
. . . First-team all-star selection in
1970-71 season with Floridians - put the
ball up more and finished fourth in league
in scoring with 27.2 ppg average . . .
Also finished second in assists in 1970-71
with 7.6 per game . . . Calvin carries
three-year scoring average of 21.5.
In 1971-72 season he averaged 21.1 points and 5.9
assists for Floridians, whose franchise was folded
at end of year. . . "I'm looking
forward to the new surroundings," commented
Calvin when he learned that Cougars got
him in special intra-league draft . . .
Waterbug type guard should go well with
Cunningham and Caldwell in fastbreak game
of Larry Brown . . . No one moves across
floor any faster than Mack the Knife .
. . "I try to use my assets - speed and
quickness - against the taller players,"
says Calvin. "I
also try to outthink them. I try to get in position before
my opponents make their moves." . . . Lou Carnesecca,
coach of Nets, on Calvin:
"He has unbelievable quickness in getting free for a shot.
You wouldn't believe how much he's improved since his college
days." . . . "He runs so damn much and he's
such a good opportunist," said Bill Melchionni
of Nets. "He makes the most of what he has." .
. . Bob Boyd, his college coach at USC, says,
"There's no limit to what Mack can do. He
is a champion. His
attitude, his manner are absorbed by the
entire team."
|
| |
GP |
Min |
FGM |
FGA |
FG% |
3PM |
3PA |
3P% |
FTM |
FTA |
FT% |
TReb |
AST |
PF |
Stl |
Blk |
Pnts |
RPG |
APG |
PPG |
| Career ABA Totals |
533 |
18267 |
3502 |
7763 |
.451 |
62 |
245 |
.253 |
3554 |
4105 |
.866 |
1647 |
3067 |
1613 |
346 |
16 |
10620 |
3.1 |
5.8 |
19.9 |
| ABA Playoff Totals |
56 |
1959 |
405 |
870 |
.466 |
12 |
35 |
.343 |
367 |
437 |
.840 |
189 |
297 |
179 |
28 |
1 |
1189 |
3.4 |
5.3 |
21.2 |
| ABA All-Star Totals |
5 |
112 |
16 |
48 |
.333 |
1 |
3 |
.333 |
23 |
29 |
.793 |
13 |
34 |
16 |
3 |
0 |
56 |
2.6 |
6.8 |
11.2 |
