Bob McAdoo Childhood

Robert Allen McAdoo was born on September 25, 1941 in Greensboro, NC.  He is the son of Vandalia and Robert McAdoo Sr. Growing up, Bob not only had a love for sports but also for music. He played the sax in the marching band.  However, sports would eventually win out between the two because of his height and athleticism.

Bob McAdoo High School Stats and Awards

McAdoo attended Smith High School. He was a gifted athlete, winning a state title in track and field and leading his basketball team to the state playoffs. Basketball was his primary sport and wanted to continue playing at the college level. McAdoo was unable to secure any scholarship offers from major programs due to his test scores so he enrolled into Vincennes University which was a junior college for two years. During those years he led his team to the national junior college title and earned junior college All-American honors. He would then transfer to the University of North Carolina.

Bob McAdoo College Career Stats and Notes

McAdoo played for North Carolina for one season (1971-72).  He averaged 19.5 points and 10.1 rebounds during that season. He led the Tarheels to the NCAA Final Four where they would lose in the semifinals to Florida State. Along with his ACC Tournament MVP award, McAdoo was also named a consensus First Team All-American that year.

Bob McAdoo NBA Career Stats and Notes

McAdoo was selected 2nd overall in the 1972 NBA Draft by the Buffalo Braves. He played for the Braves until the 1976-77 season when he was traded in-season to the New York Knicks. This started a whirlwind time for McAdoo as he would play for five different teams in a span of three years. After parts of three seasons with the Knicks, McAdoo was traded again in-season to the Boston Celtics. He only played the rest of the season in Boston as he was traded prior to the next season to the Detroit Pistons.

McAdoo wqs waived during the 1980-81 season due to injury concerns and he finished the season as part of the New Jersey Nets team. He was traded in-season once more from the Nets to the Los Angeles Lakers where McAdoo found some stability. He was with the Lakers for four seasons, and with Hall of Fame teammates such as Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, James Worthy and Jamaal Wilkes, he became a NBA champion in 1982 and 1985.

In 1986, he joined the Philadelphia 76ers in-season as a free agent, which would be his last in the NBA.  McAdoo would spend several years playing professionally overseas before retiring. McAdoo was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2000.

Bob McAdoo 3-Time NBA Scoring Champion

One of Russell’s signature playoff moments came in the 1962 NBA Finals. The Celtics faced off against the Los Angeles Lakers, a team led by Hall of Famers Jerry West and Elgin Baylor. This series went to distance. In the deciding Game 7, Russell had a monster performance: 30 points and 40 rebounds. His strong effort lifted the Celtics to a 110-107 series clinching win in Boston. It was the Celtics 5th NBA title in six years.

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