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Dave Sorenson

David Lowell Sorenson (Dave, Sunshine)

Position: Forward
Height: 6-8    Weight: 225 lbs.
Born: July 8, 1948
High School: Findlay in Findlay, Ohio
College: Ohio State University

Drafted by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2nd round (9th pick, 26th overall) of the 1970 NBA draft.

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Totals

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1970-71 22 CLE NBA 79 1940 353 794 .445 184 229 .803 486 163 181 890
1971-72 23 CLE NBA 76 1162 213 475 .448 106 136 .779 301 81 120 532
1972-73 24 TOT NBA 58 755 124 293 .423 64 90 .711 210 36 107 312
1972-73 24 CLE NBA 10 129 11 45 .244 5 11 .455 37 5 16 27
1972-73 24 PHI NBA 48 626 113 248 .456 59 79 .747 173 31 91 285
Career NBA 213 3857 690 1562 .442 354 455 .778 997 280 408 1734

Per Game

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1970-71 22 CLE NBA 79 24.6 4.5 10.1 .445 2.3 2.9 .803 6.2 2.1 2.3 11.3
1971-72 23 CLE NBA 76 15.3 2.8 6.3 .448 1.4 1.8 .779 4.0 1.1 1.6 7.0
1972-73 24 TOT NBA 58 13.0 2.1 5.1 .423 1.1 1.6 .711 3.6 0.6 1.8 5.4
1972-73 24 CLE NBA 10 12.9 1.1 4.5 .244 0.5 1.1 .455 3.7 0.5 1.6 2.7
1972-73 24 PHI NBA 48 13.0 2.4 5.2 .456 1.2 1.6 .747 3.6 0.6 1.9 5.9
Career NBA 213 18.1 3.2 7.3 .442 1.7 2.1 .778 4.7 1.3 1.9 8.1

Per 36 Minutes

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1970-71 22 CLE NBA 79 1940 6.6 14.7 .445 3.4 4.2 .803 9.0 3.0 3.4 16.5
1971-72 23 CLE NBA 76 1162 6.6 14.7 .448 3.3 4.2 .779 9.3 2.5 3.7 16.5
1972-73 24 TOT NBA 58 755 5.9 14.0 .423 3.1 4.3 .711 10.0 1.7 5.1 14.9
1972-73 24 CLE NBA 10 129 3.1 12.6 .244 1.4 3.1 .455 10.3 1.4 4.5 7.5
1972-73 24 PHI NBA 48 626 6.5 14.3 .456 3.4 4.5 .747 9.9 1.8 5.2 16.4
Career NBA 213 3857 6.4 14.6 .442 3.3 4.2 .778 9.3 2.6 3.8 16.2

Advanced

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Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS
1970-71 22 CLE NBA 79 1940 15.2 .497 .445 12.1 12.8 1.9 0.7 2.6
1971-72 23 CLE NBA 76 1162 14.6 .497 .448 12.6 10.1 1.0 1.1 2.1
1972-73 24 TOT NBA 58 755 12.4 .469 .423 12.6 6.7 0.1 0.5 0.7
1972-73 24 CLE NBA 10 129 3.4 .271 .244 13.9 5.0 -0.6 0.2 -0.4
1972-73 24 PHI NBA 48 626 14.3 .504 .456 12.3 7.1 0.7 0.3 1.1
Career NBA 213 3857 14.5 .492 .442 12.3 10.8 3.0 2.4 5.4

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Honors

1968-69 NCAA AP All-America (3rd)

Transactions

March 23, 1970: Drafted by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2nd round (26th pick) of the 1970 NBA Draft.

November 10, 1972: Traded by the Cleveland Cavaliers to the Philadelphia 76ers for Bob Rule.

Salaries

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Season Team Lg Salary
1972-73 Total NBA $75,000
Career (may be incomplete) $75,000
Estimated salaries are marked with an asterisk (*).

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