Mike Bantom

Mike Bantom
Personal information
Born (1951-12-03) December 3, 1951
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High schoolRoman Catholic
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
CollegeSaint Joseph's (1970–1973)
NBA draft1973: 1st round, 8th overall pick
Drafted byPhoenix Suns
Playing career1973–1989
PositionPower forward / small forward
Number40, 42
Career history
1973–1975Phoenix Suns
1975–1977Seattle SuperSonics
1977New York Nets
1977–1981Indiana Pacers
1982Philadelphia 76ers
1982–1985Mens Sana Siena
1985–1986Auxilium Torino
1986–1989Virtus Roma
Career highlights
Career NBA statistics
Points8,568 (12.1 ppg)
Rebounds4,517 (6.4 rpg)
Assists1,623 (2.3 apg)
Stats at NBA.com 
Stats at Basketball Reference 
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
1972 Munich Team

Michael Allen Bantom (born December 3, 1951) is an American former professional basketball player.

A 6'9" power forward/center from Saint Joseph's University, Bantom won a silver medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics as a member of the United States national basketball team, who lost a controversial final game to the Soviet Union. He was selected by the Phoenix Suns with the eighth pick of the 1973 NBA draft, and he embarked upon a nine-year NBA (1973–82) career as a member of the Suns, Seattle SuperSonics, New York Nets, Indiana Pacers, and Philadelphia 76ers. He earned All-Rookie Team honors and ended his NBA career with 8,568 total points, 4,517 total rebounds, and 1,623 total assists. From 1982 until 1989, Bantom played professionally in Italy.

Since retiring as a player, Bantom has served as the licensing manager for NBA International, the NBA International director of marketing, the NBA senior vice president of player development, and the executive vice president of referee operations.[1]

Bantom is a father of four children, three daughters and a son.

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
 *  Led the league

NBA

Source[2]

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1973–74 Phoenix 76 26.1 .399 .662 6.8 2.1 .7 .6 10.1
1974–75 Phoenix 82 27.3 .461 .714 6.7 1.9 .8 .7 12.5
1975–76 Phoenix 7 9.7 .308 1.000 3.3 .4 .3 .3 3.0
1975–76 Seattle 66 22.8 .471 .675 5.6 1.5 .4 .4 8.4
1976–77 Seattle 44 18.1 .488 .690 4.2 1.2 .8 .5 7.5
1976–77 N.Y. Nets 33 33.8 .473 .735 8.6 1.5 .8 .8 18.6
1977–78 Indiana 82 33.8 .479 .743 7.4 2.9 1.2 .6 15.3
1978–79 Indiana 81 31.2 .465 .672 8.0 2.8 1.2 .8 14.7
1979–80 Indiana 77 30.3 .505 .333 .665 5.9 3.6 1.1 .6 11.8
1980–81 Indiana 76 31.3 .489 .000 .708 5.6 3.2 1.1 1.1 14.0
1981–82 Indiana 39 37 26.6 .438 .333 .660 5.5 1.7 1.0 .6 11.7
1981–82 Philadelphia 43 1 22.8 .510 .333 .588 5.3 1.1 .6 .9 8.8
Career 706 38 27.9 .468 .200 .692 6.4 2.3 .9 .7 12.1

Playoffs

Year Team GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1976 Seattle 6 19.0 .579 .700 3.8 1.3 .7 .3 9.7
1981 Indiana 2 25.5 .750 – .714 4.0 .5 .5 .5 14.5
1982 Philadelphia 21* 19.0 .396 – .452 3.7 1.1 .7 .4 4.3
Career 29 19.4 .483 – .551 3.7 1.1 .7 .4 6.1

References

  1. ^ "NBA selects Bantom as new VP of referees". ESPN.com. September 5, 2012.
  2. ^ "Mike Bantom NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 18, 2025.
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