| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1964-05-17)May 17, 1964 (age 61) Kingston, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
| Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Bishop O'Reilly (Kingston, Pennsylvania) |
| College | North Carolina (1983–1987) |
| NBA draft | 1987: 4th round, 88th overall pick |
| Drafted by | Detroit Pistons |
| Playing career | 1987–1992 |
| Position | Power forward |
| Number | 45, 41, 42, 50 |
| Career history | |
| 1987 | West Palm Beach Stingrays |
| 1987–1988 | AS Monaco |
| 1988 | Los Angeles Clippers |
| 1988–1989 | Albany Patroons |
| 1989 | Miami Heat |
| 1989 | Albany Patroons |
| 1989–1990 | Oximesa Granada |
| 1990–1991 | Boston Celtics |
| 1991 | Albany Patroons |
| 1991–1992 | Birmingham Bandits |
| 1992 | Milwaukee Bucks |
| Career highlights | |
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| Stats atBasketball Reference | |
David Gerard Popson (born May 17, 1964) is an American formerbasketball player who enjoyed a briefNational Basketball Association (NBA) career from 1988 until 1992. He playedcollege basketball for theNorth Carolina Tar Heels.
Popson, a 6'10"center, playedcollege basketball at theUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for four years (1983–87). Popson was selected by theDetroit Pistons in the fourth round of the1987 NBA draft.
Born inKingston, Pennsylvania, Popson attended Bishop O'Reilly High School where he held nearly all the basketball records.[citation needed]
| 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 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988–89 | Los Angeles | 10 | 0 | 6.8 | .440 | .000 | .500 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| 1988–89 | Miami | 7 | 0 | 5.4 | .333 | .000 | .500 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| 1990–91 | Boston | 19 | 0 | 3.4 | .406 | .000 | .900 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| 1991–92 | Milwaukee | 5 | 0 | 5.2 | .429 | .000 | .500 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
| Career | 41 | 0 | 4.8 | .405 | .000 | .750 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.9 | |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983–84 | North Carolina | 29 | - | 6.4 | .431 | - | .600 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| 1984–85 | North Carolina | 35 | - | 14.5 | .529 | - | .738 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 6.0 |
| 1985–86 | North Carolina | 34 | 17 | 12.1 | .504 | - | .846 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 3.9 |
| 1986–87 | North Carolina | 36 | 34 | 22.3 | .541 | .000 | .771 | 4.8 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 10.0 |
| Career | 134 | 51 | 14.2 | .521 | .000 | .756 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 5.7 | |
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