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Mike Bantom

Personal information
Born	(1951-12-03) December 3, 1951 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school	Roman Catholic (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
College	Saint Joseph's (1970–1973)
NBA draft	1973: 1st round, 8th overall pick
Drafted by	Phoenix Suns
Playing career	1973–1989
Position	Power forward / small forward
Number	40, 42
Career history
1973–1975	Phoenix Suns
1975–1977	Seattle SuperSonics
1977	New York Nets
1977–1981	Indiana Pacers
1982	Philadelphia 76ers
1982–1985	Mens Sana Siena
1985–1986	Auxilium Torino
1986–1989	Virtus Roma
Career highlights
NBA All-Rookie First Team (1974) Third-team All-American – AP (1973) No. 44 retired by Saint Joseph's Hawks
Career NBA statistics
Points	8,568 (12.1 ppg)
Rebounds	4,517 (6.4 rpg)
Assists	1,623 (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.

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

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
	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
	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
	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

External links

• NBA.com profile
• Career statistics from NBA.com  · Basketball Reference
• Bantom's Italian League Statistics