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Ernie DiGregorio
Ernest DiGregorio (born January 15, 1951), also known as "Ernie D.", is an American former professional basketball player. He played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Buffalo Braves, Los Angeles Lakers, and Boston Celtics from 1973 to 1978.
DiGregorio was named NBA Rookie of the Year in the 1973–74 season and shares the NBA rookie record for assists in a single game with 25. Due to a severe knee injury suffered early in DiGregorio's professional career, he played only five NBA seasons.
A 1973 NCAA All-American at Providence, DiGregorio was inducted into the College Basketball Hall of Fame in 2019.
DiGregorio was born on January 15, 1951, in North Providence, Rhode Island. At age 12, he decided to become a professional basketball player, and put in thousands of hours over the years to develop his skills. He played on the 1968 Rhode Island (Class B) champions at North Providence High School. He averaged 26 points per game as a freshman and 37 as a senior.
DiGregorio attended Providence College, graduating in 1973. He played basketball under Hall of Fame head coach Dave Gavitt. DiGregorio, Marvin Barnes and Kevin Stacom led the Providence team to a Final Four appearance in the 1973 National Collegiate Athletic Conference (NCAA) Tournament in DiGregorio's senior season. They eventually lost to Memphis State, but only after Barnes sustained a knee injury that forced an early exit, after playing only 11 minutes in the game. DiGregorio received the NCAA East Regional Most Outstanding Player honors.
In the 1972-73 season, DiGregorio averaged 24.5 points per game and 8.6 assists per game (a school record as of 2024), and was Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Player of the Year. He received the 1973 Lapchick Award as the nation’s outstanding senior. He was an All-American for each of his three varsity years at Providence, and a first-team consensus All-American his senior year. Over his three-year career, he averaged 20.5 points a game, and a school record 7.7 assists per game (as of 2024).
Providence retired his number at halftime of a February 5, 2008 game against DePaul, giving the fans DiGregorio bobblehead figures.
After playing for the Providence, DiGregorio played on a college All-Star team, coached by Bob Cousy, against a team from the Soviet Union in a six-game exhibition series. DiGregorio was considered the star of the series. Among others, the U.S. team also included future Hall of Fame center Bill Walton, Swen Nater (who replaced Walton after an injury in game 1), Providence teammate Marvin Barnes, future Hall of Fame player Bobby Jones, Pat McFarland, and Tom Henderson, who defeated the Soviet team in the bruising six-game exhibition series, which helped heal the still-open wound of the United States' loss in the 1972 Summer Olympic finals.[citation needed]
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Ernie DiGregorio
Ernest DiGregorio (born January 15, 1951), also known as "Ernie D.", is an American former professional basketball player. He played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Buffalo Braves, Los Angeles Lakers, and Boston Celtics from 1973 to 1978.
DiGregorio was named NBA Rookie of the Year in the 1973–74 season and shares the NBA rookie record for assists in a single game with 25. Due to a severe knee injury suffered early in DiGregorio's professional career, he played only five NBA seasons.
A 1973 NCAA All-American at Providence, DiGregorio was inducted into the College Basketball Hall of Fame in 2019.
DiGregorio was born on January 15, 1951, in North Providence, Rhode Island. At age 12, he decided to become a professional basketball player, and put in thousands of hours over the years to develop his skills. He played on the 1968 Rhode Island (Class B) champions at North Providence High School. He averaged 26 points per game as a freshman and 37 as a senior.
DiGregorio attended Providence College, graduating in 1973. He played basketball under Hall of Fame head coach Dave Gavitt. DiGregorio, Marvin Barnes and Kevin Stacom led the Providence team to a Final Four appearance in the 1973 National Collegiate Athletic Conference (NCAA) Tournament in DiGregorio's senior season. They eventually lost to Memphis State, but only after Barnes sustained a knee injury that forced an early exit, after playing only 11 minutes in the game. DiGregorio received the NCAA East Regional Most Outstanding Player honors.
In the 1972-73 season, DiGregorio averaged 24.5 points per game and 8.6 assists per game (a school record as of 2024), and was Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Player of the Year. He received the 1973 Lapchick Award as the nation’s outstanding senior. He was an All-American for each of his three varsity years at Providence, and a first-team consensus All-American his senior year. Over his three-year career, he averaged 20.5 points a game, and a school record 7.7 assists per game (as of 2024).
Providence retired his number at halftime of a February 5, 2008 game against DePaul, giving the fans DiGregorio bobblehead figures.
After playing for the Providence, DiGregorio played on a college All-Star team, coached by Bob Cousy, against a team from the Soviet Union in a six-game exhibition series. DiGregorio was considered the star of the series. Among others, the U.S. team also included future Hall of Fame center Bill Walton, Swen Nater (who replaced Walton after an injury in game 1), Providence teammate Marvin Barnes, future Hall of Fame player Bobby Jones, Pat McFarland, and Tom Henderson, who defeated the Soviet team in the bruising six-game exhibition series, which helped heal the still-open wound of the United States' loss in the 1972 Summer Olympic finals.[citation needed]