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Ernie DiGregorio



Position: Guard
Full Name: Ernest DiGregorio
Nickname: Ernie D.
Born: January 15, 1951 in N. Providence, Rhode Island
Height: 6-0
Weight: 180
High School: North Providence in North Providence, Rhode Island
College: Providence College
Drafted: 1st Round, 3rd Pick - Buffalo Braves, 1973
Jersey#: 15

Played for the Lakers from 1977 to 1978


DiGregorio was drafted by the Kentucky Colonels of the American Basketball Association but opted instead for the NBA. He was selected third overall by the Buffalo Braves in the 1973 NBA Draft out of Providence College, and won the NBA Rookie of the Year Award in 1973-1974 after averaging 15.2 points and leading the league in both free throw percentage and assists per game. DiGregorio still holds the NBA rookie record for assists in a single game with 25 (a record now shared with Nate McMillan).

He would never again come close to that level of production, but managed to have a decent NBA career, most of which he spent with the Braves. During the 1976-1977 season, DiGregorio led the league in free throw percentage a second time, with a then-NBA record 94.5%. After playing 27 games with the Braves in the 1977-1978 season, he was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers, but DiGregorio played in a Lakers uniform in only 25 games before being waived. The Boston Celtics signed him as a free agent but he played only sparingly for the rest of the season. He would not play in the NBA again, although he did not formally retire until 1981.



Regular Season Stats


YEAR TEAM G MIN FGM FGA PCT FTM FTA PCT 3PM 3PA PCT REB RPG AST PF STL TO BLK PTS PPG
1974 BUF 81 2910 530 1260 .421 174 193 .902 0 0 - 219 2.7 663 242 59 0 9 1234 15.2
1975 BUF 31 712 103 234 .440 35 45 .778 0 0 - 45 1.5 151 62 19 0 0 241 7.8
1976 BUF 67 1364 182 474 .384 86 94 .915 0 0 - 112 1.7 265 158 37 0 1 450 6.7
1977 BUF 81 2267 365 875 .417 138 146 .945 0 0 - 184 2.3 378 150 57 0 3 868 10.7
1978 LAL 25 332 41 100 .410 16 20 .800 0 0 - 23 0.9 71 22 6 46 0 98 3.9
1978 BOS 27 274 47 109 .431 12 13 .923 0 0 - 27 1.0 66 22 12 47 1 106 3.9
1978 TOT 52 606 88 209 .421 28 33 .848 0 0 - 50 1.0 137 44 18 93 1 204 3.9
CAREER 312 7859 1268 3052 .415 461 511 .902 0 0 - 610 2.0 1594 656 190 93 14 2997 9.6


Playoff Stats


YEAR TEAM G MIN FGM FGA PCT FTM FTA PCT 3PM 3PA PCT REB RPG AST PF STL TO BLK PTS PPG
1974 BUF 6 240 37 86 .430 8 9 .889 0 0 - 16 2.7 52 14 0 0 0 82 13.7
1976 BUF 9 217 30 62 .484 8 8 1.000 0 0 - 13 1.4 45 29 0 0 0 68 7.6
CAREER 15 457 67 148 .453 16 17 .941 0 0 - 29 1.9 97 43 0 0 0 150 10.0