Donnie Butcher

Donnie Butcher

No. 19, 24
Guard
Personal information
Date of birth	February 6, 1936 (1936-02-06) (age 75)
Place of birth	Williamsport, Kentucky
Nationality	American
High school	Meade (Kentucky)
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
College	Pikeville College
NBA Draft	1961 / Round: 7 / Pick: 60th overall
Selected by the New York Knicks
Pro career	1961–1966
League	NBA
Career history
As player:
1961–1963	New York Knicks
1963–1966	Detroit Pistons
As coach:
1967–1968	Detroit Pistons
Career NBA statistics
Points	1,696 (6.1 ppg)
Rebounds	821 (2.9 rpg)
Assists	585 (2.1 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Donnis (Donnie) Butcher (born February 8, 1936 in Williamsport, Kentucky) is a former basketball player and coach. A 6'1" guard from Pikeville College, Butcher was selected by the New York Knickerbockers in the 7th round of the 1961 NBA Draft. He played five years in the NBA, for both the Knicks and the Detroit Pistons.

He would later coach the Pistons, posting a 52-60 record spread across three seasons.

External links

• Donnie Butcher (as player) at Basketball-Reference.com
• BasketballReference.com: Donnie Butcher (as coach)

Persondata
Name	Butcher, Donnie
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	February 6, 1936
Place of birth	Williamsport, Kentucky
Date of death
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