Trooper Washington

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::summary American basketball player ::

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Field	Value
name	Trooper Washington
height_ft	6
height_in	7
weight_lb	215
birth_date
birth_place	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
death_date
death_place	McKeesport, Pennsylvania, U.S.
high_school	Edison (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
college	Cheyney (1963–1967)
draft_year	1967
draft_round	5
draft_pick	50
draft_team	Cincinnati Royals
career_start	1967
career_end	1973
career_number	32, 14
career_position	Power forward / center
years1	1967–1970
team1	Pittsburgh / Minnesota Pipers
years2	1970
team2	Los Angeles Stars
years3	1970–1971
team3	The Floridians
years4	1971–1973
team4	New York Nets
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• ABA champion (1968)
• ABA All-Star (1969)
• ABA All-Rookie Team (1968) Thomas "Trooper" Washington (April 21, 1944 – November 19, 2004) was an American professional basketball player born and raised in Philadelphia.

Biography

A 6'7" forward from Cheyney University of Pennsylvania, Washington was drafted in 1967 in the 5th round by the Cincinnati Royals, but he played instead in the American Basketball Association from 1967 to 1973 as a member of the Pittsburgh / Minnesota Pipers, Los Angeles Stars, The Floridians, and New York Nets. He won the 1968 ABA Championship with the Pittsburgh Pipers and appeared in the 1969 ABA All-Star Game. In his ABA career, Washington averaged 10.6 points per game and 10.0 rebounds per game.

Death

Washington died suddenly while coaching his first game as head coach of the Pennsylvania Pit Bulls, a team in a league also called the American Basketball Association.

Career statistics

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†	Denotes seasons in which Brown's team won an ABA championship
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ABA

Source

Regular season

References

1. [https://web.archive.org/web/20121104150524/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-104240566.html HighBeam]
2. "Obituary: Tom".
3. "Trooper Washington ABA stats". Sports Reference, LLC.

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