Nationality American Name Bill Zopf Education Duquesne University College Duquesne (1967–1970) Weight 77 kg | Listed weight 170 lb (77 kg) Height 1.85 m Listed height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Role Basketball Player Position Point guard | |
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Born June 7, 1948 (age 75) ( 1948-06-07 ) High school Monaca (Monaca, Pennsylvania) NBA draft 1970 / Round: 2 / Pick: 33rd overall | ||
William Charles Zopf (born June 7, 1948) is a retired American professional basketball player. He was a guard and played collegiately at Duquesne University. He played for the Milwaukee Bucks during his brief NBA career.
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Early years
Zopf attended Monaca High School. As a senior, he scored 391 points while leading his team to a 21-1 record.
College
Zopf played four seasons at Duquesne University, scoring 999 points and scoring 13.3 points per game. He was named the Steel Bowl Tournament and as a senior was named to the American All Academic Team.
Milwaukee Bucks
Zopf was selected with the 16th pick in the 2nd round of the 1970 NBA Draft by the Milwaukee Bucks. He played 53 games for the Bucks in 1970-71, averaging 2.2 points, 0.9 rebounds, and 1.4 assists per game, shooting 36.3% from the field and 55.6% from the free throw line. He left the Bucks on February 1971 due to a call-up to the army reserve unit. After returning for the fall of 1971, the Bucks waived Zopf on October 2, 1971.
Personal life
After retiring from the NBA, Zopf worked as a business equipment lease broker. Zopf coached his daughter Annie's AAU basketball team. She went on to play collegiately at Fordham University.