Ernie DiGregorio
D.J. Foster | 7/13/11
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Position: Guard
Height: 6-0
Weight: 180
College: Providence
Born: January 15, 1951
Hometown: Providence, Rhode Island
Draft: Buffalo Braves, 1st Round (3rd overall), 1973
Was an NCAA All-American at Providence in 1972-73…Helped lead the Friars to the Final Four that year…Selected 3rd overall by the Buffalo Braves in the 1973 NBA Draft…Was named 1973-74 NBA Rookie of the Year with averages of 15.2 points per game and a league-best 8.2 assists a game…Brought Buffalo to their first playoff appearance in franchise history in 1973-74…Led the NBA in free throw percentage his rookie year at .902 percent and then again in 1976-77 at .945 percent… Held the record for most assists in a single game (25, vs Portland, 1/1/74) for over 13 years…4th All-Time among Rookie of the Year winners for most assists in a season …Led the Braves to the playoffs three straight years…Shortened career was due to a severe knee injury suffered in his second professional season…Played four seasons with the Braves...Former Celtics great Bob Cousy compared his flair for passing to his own…

Buffalo Braves Career Statistics
Season Age G
MP FG FGA FG%


FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK
PF PTS
1973-74 23 81
35.9 6.5 15.6 .421


2.1 2.4 .902 0.6 2.1 2.7 8.2 0.7 0.1
3.0 15.2
1974-75 24 31
23.0 3.3 7.5 .440


1.1 1.5 .778 0.2 1.3 1.5 4.9 0.6 0.0
2.0 7.8
1975-76 25 67
20.4 2.7 7.1 .384


1.3 1.4 .915 0.2 1.4 1.7 4.0 0.6 0.0
2.4 6.7
1976-77 26 81
28.0 4.5 10.8 .417


1.7 1.8 .945 0.6 1.6 2.3 4.7 0.7 0.0
1.9 10.7