Byrum William "Barney" Cable (born July 29, 1935) is an American former professional basketball player. Barney Cable, a six-foot-seven forward from Rochester, Pennsylvania, was the third Bradley University player to be plucked in the NBA draft.
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Personal information | |
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Born | Rochester, Pennsylvania | July 29, 1935
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
Listed weight | 175 lb (79 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Rochester (Rochester, Pennsylvania) |
College | Bradley (1955–1958) |
NBA draft | 1958: 2nd round, 10th overall pick |
Selected by the Detroit Pistons | |
Playing career | 1958–1967 |
Position | Small forward / power forward |
Number | 10, 23, 35, 21 |
Career history | |
1958–1959 | Detroit Pistons |
1959–1961 | Syracuse Nationals |
1961 | Chicago Packers |
1961–1963 | St. Louis Hawks |
1963–1964 | Chicago Zephyrs / Baltimore Bullets |
1964–1967 | Wilmingon Blue Bombers |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Career NBA statistics | |
Points | 2,372 (6.6 ppg) |
Rebounds | 1,884 (5.2 rpg) |
Assists | 381 (1.1 apg) |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
He was selected by the Detroit Pistons in the 2nd round (11th pick overall) of the 1958 NBA draft.
He played for the Pistons (1958–59), Syracuse Nationals (1959–61), Chicago Packers / Zephyrs / Baltimore Bullets (1961, 1963–64) and St. Louis Hawks (1961–63) in the NBA for 362 games. In 1967, he was named Coach of the Year in the Eastern Professional Basketball League.[1] He is honored in the Greater Peoria Sports Hall of Fame.
Career statistics
editGP | 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
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Regular season
editYear | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
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1958–59 | Detroit | 31 | 8.7 | .341 | .793 | 2.8 | .4 | 3.5 |
1959–60 | Detroit | 7 | 16.6 | .367 | .400 | 6.9 | .9 | 6.9 |
Syracuse | 50 | 12.0 | .378 | .702 | 3.5 | .7 | 4.3 | |
1960–61 | Syracuse | 75 | 21.9 | .463 | .676 | 6.3 | 1.1 | 8.1 |
1961–62 | Chicago | 15 | 33.2 | .378 | .712 | 5.5 | 2.1 | 13.7 |
St. Louis | 52 | 26.2 | .419 | .623 | 9.2 | 1.6 | 10.0 | |
1962–63 | St. Louis | 42 | 15.8 | .495 | .651 | 3.1 | 1.0 | 6.1 |
Chicago | 19 | 28.5 | .402 | .636 | 5.7 | 2.2 | 8.1 | |
1963–64 | Baltimore | 71 | 15.8 | .400 | .667 | 4.2 | .7 | 3.7 |
Career | 362 | 18.8 | .420 | .665 | 5.2 | 1.1 | 6.6 |
Playoffs
editYear | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
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1960 | Syracuse | 3 | 21.0 | .357 | .500 | 9.3 | .3 | 4.7 |
1961 | Syracuse | 8 | 23.1 | .400 | .588 | 7.6 | .9 | 7.8 |
Career | 11 | 22.5 | .392 | .560 | 8.1 | .7 | 6.9 |
References
edit- ^ "Flyers in Penn. Tonight; Host Wilmington Sunday". The Bridgeport Post. November 18, 1967. p. 9. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
- ^ "Barney Cable NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
External links
edit- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com