Bob Greacen

Bob Greacen

Personal information
Born	(1947-09-15) September 15, 1947 (age 77) Merchantville, New Jersey
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	206 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school	Merchantville (Merchantville, New Jersey)
College	Rutgers (1966–1969)
NBA draft	1969: 2nd round, 17th overall pick
Selected by the Milwaukee Bucks
Playing career	1969–1972
Position	Small forward
Number	18, 14
Career history
1969–1971	Milwaukee Bucks
1971	New York Nets
1971–1972	Trenton Pat Pavers
Career highlights and awards
NBA champion (1971)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Robert Alexander Greacen (born September 15, 1947) is an American former professional basketball player.

He grew up in South New Jersey, where he played high school basketball for Merchantville High School and helped lead Merchantville to the NJSIAA Group II state championship in 1965.^[1]

In Greacen's three varsity seasons with Rutgers University, he scored 1,154 points. As a sophomore in 1967 he teamed with fellow Rutgers Hall of Famers Bob Lloyd and Jim Valvano to lead the team to a 22–7 record and the first-ever post-season appearance in Rutgers' basketball history. The Scarlet Knights finished third in the 1967 NIT.

A 6'7" forward, Greacen was drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks in the second round of the 1969 NBA draft and by the Miami Floridians in the 1969 ABA draft.

Greacen played two seasons (1969–1971) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Milwaukee Bucks. He averaged 2.6 points per game in his career and was a member of the Bucks NBA championship team in 1971.

He later briefly played for the New York Nets of the American Basketball Association.

He was a history teacher at Parkland High School in Allentown, Pennsylvania, where he retired in 2009.

Career statistics

Legend

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

NBA/ABA

Source^[2]

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	PPG
1969–70	Milwaukee	41	7.1	.404		.643	1.4	.7	2.6
1970–71†	Milwaukee	2	21.5	.083		.429	3.0	6.5	2.5
1971–72	N.Y. Nets (ABA)	4	5.0	.500	–	–	.5	.3	.5
Career (NBA)		43	7.8	.372		.600	1.5	.9	2.6
Career (overall)		47	7.6	.374	–	.600	1.4	.9	2.4

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	PPG
1970	Milwaukee	1	8.0	.250	.000	2.0	3.0	2.0
1971†	Milwaukee	7	2.3	.364	1.000	.7	.0	1.7
Career		8	3.0	.333	.800	.9	.4	1.8

References

1. Williams, Andre. "At 50, Ex-buck Greacen Is Still A Gym Rat", The Morning Call, March 20, 1998. Accessed December 24, 2015. "'I was a typical suburban kid,' said the 50-year-old Greacen, who grew up in South New Jersey and attended the now-defunct Merchantville High."
2. "Bob Greacen NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 31, 2024.

External links

• Career statistics from NBA.com  and Basketball Reference