William R. Turner (February 18, 1944 – October 14, 2023) was an American professional National Basketball Association (NBA) player. Turner played college basketball at the University of Akron.

Turner died on October 14, 2023, at the age of 79.[1]

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

Source[2]

Regular season

Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1967–68 San Francisco 42 11.5 .433 .600 3.7 .4 4.1
1968–69 San Francisco 79 18.8 .415 .761 4.8 .8 7.8
1969–70 San Francisco 3 25.0 .529 .500 4.7 .3 7.7
1969–70 Cincinnati 69 15.9 .417 .752 4.2 .6 7.2
1970–71 San Francisco 18 11.1 .317 .650 2.3 .4 3.6
1971–72 Golden State 62 9.6 .392 .755 2.1 .4 2.9
1972–73 Portland 2 4.0 .333 1.0 .0 2.0
1972–73 L.A. Lakers 19 6.2 .327 .571 1.3 .6 2.0
Career 294 13.8 .407 .728 3.5 .6 5.4

Playoffs

Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1968 San Francisco 9 16.4 .475 .750 3.2 1.1 5.2
1969 San Francisco 6 16.0 .371 .636 4.2 1.2 5.5
1971 San Francisco 2 9.0 .200 .667 1.5 .5 3.0
1972 Golden State 3 3.0 1.000 1.0 .0 1.3
1973 L.A. Lakers 2 6.5 .400 1.000 1.0 .0 3.0
Career 22 12.9 .425 .710 2.8 .8 4.4

References

  1. ^ Ulrich, Nate (November 10, 2023). "Bill Turner, a strong candidate for Akron's basketball Mount Rushmore, dies at 79". beaconjournal.com. Akron Beacon Journal. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  2. ^ "Bill Turner NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
No tags for this post.