Buzzy Wilkinson

Buzzy Wilkinson
Personal information
Born	November 18, 1932; Pineville, West Virginia
Died	January 15, 2016 (aged 83); Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Career information
High school	Greenbrier Military School; (Lewisburg, West Virginia); Pineville High School
College	Virginia (1952–1955)
NBA draft	1955: 3rd round, 30th overall pick
Drafted by	Boston Celtics
Position	Guard / forward
Career highlights
	Third-team All-American – AP (1955); 2× First-team All-ACC (1954, 1955); No. 14 retired by Virginia Cavaliers;
	Stats at Basketball Reference

Richard Warren "Buzzy" Wilkinson (November 18, 1932 – January 15, 2016) was an American basketball player who was selected by the Boston Celtics in the third round (30th pick overall) of the 1955 NBA draft but never played in the NBA.^[1] A 6'2" guard-forward from the University of Virginia and a prolific scorer,^[2] he averaged 32.1 points per game in his senior season of 1954–55, and totaled 2,233 points during his college career.^[3] His number 14 was the first number retired in Virginia Cavaliers basketball history.

Named after a comic-strip character by his grandmother^[4] Wilkinson's 1954–55 season scoring average is the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) all-time record, as is his career average of 28.6 points per game.^[5] He was the ACC's leading scorer during each of the conference's first two years in existence. Wilkinson holds almost all of the ACC records for field goal attempts: most FG attempts in a game (44 vs. Duke, 1954); most FG attempts in a season (767, 1954); most FG attempts per game, season (28.4, 1954); and most FG attempts per game, career (27.4).

Post-playing career

He was the president and CEO of First Century Bank based out of Bluefield, West Virginia.^[6] Wilkinson died on January 15, 2016, at the age of 83.^[7]

References

↑ "Buzzy Wilkinson College Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
↑ Herndon, Booton (1955) Eyes on the Buzzer Sports Illustrated v2 #11:28–31
↑ ccmadmin (August 25, 2017). "Richard "Buzzy" Wilkinson | Virginia Sports Hall of Fame". Retrieved February 4, 2024.
↑ PLAYER OF THE DECADE: VIRGINIA; BUZZY WILKINSON, 6–3, G, 1954–55.(SPECIAL SECTION), The News & Record (Piedmont Triad, NC), 20-FEB-03 ^{[dead link]}
↑ 2013–14 Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Basketball Media Guide, p.145-156.
↑ Woodson, Brian (March 8, 2007). "Buzzy readies to be honored". Bluefield Daily Telegraph. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
↑ Ratcliffe, Jerry (January 18, 2016). "UVa great Wilkinson dies at age 83". The Daily Progress. Retrieved January 19, 2016.

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[1] "Buzzy Wilkinson College Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved February 4, 2024.

[2] Herndon, Booton (1955) Eyes on the Buzzer Sports Illustrated v2 #11:28–31

[3] (August 25, 2017). "Richard "Buzzy" Wilkinson | Virginia Sports Hall of Fame". Retrieved February 4, 2024.

[4] PLAYER OF THE DECADE: VIRGINIA; BUZZY WILKINSON, 6–3, G, 1954–55.(SPECIAL SECTION), The News & Record (Piedmont Triad, NC), 20-FEB-03 ^{[dead link]}

[5] 2013–14 Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Basketball Media Guide, p.145-156.

[6] Woodson, Brian (March 8, 2007). "Buzzy readies to be honored". Bluefield Daily Telegraph. Retrieved February 2, 2016.

[7] Ratcliffe, Jerry (January 18, 2016). "UVa great Wilkinson dies at age 83". The Daily Progress. Retrieved January 19, 2016.

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