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Kevin Restani
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Kevin Gilbert "Big Bird" Restani (December 23, 1951 – April 25, 2010[1]) was an American professional basketball player from San Francisco, California.[2]
Key Information
After being selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 1974 NBA draft, Restani played in eight seasons with the Milwaukee Bucks, New York Knicks, San Antonio Spurs, and Cavaliers. While with the Spurs, he was a member of the "Bruise Brothers" along with George Johnson, Paul Griffin, Dave Corzine, and Mark Olberding.
In more recent years he was a high school counselor at Balboa High School in San Francisco.[2]
Restani died of a heart attack on April 25, 2010.[4]
Career statistics
[edit]| 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 |
Regular season
[edit]| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974–75 | Milwaukee | 76 | - | 23.1 | .440 | - | .714 | 5.3 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 5.4 |
| 1975–76 | Milwaukee | 82 | - | 20.1 | .475 | - | .571 | 4.6 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 6.0 |
| 1976–77 | Milwaukee | 64 | - | 17.4 | .518 | - | .500 | 4.1 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 5.6 |
| 1977–78 | Milwaukee | 8 | - | 10.5 | .464 | - | .000 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 3.3 |
| 1977–78 | Kansas City | 46 | - | 10.1 | .424 | - | .818 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 2.8 |
| 1978–79 | Milwaukee | 81 | - | 19.7 | .495 | - | .699 | 4.8 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 7.1 |
| 1979–80 | San Antonio | 82 | - | 24.0 | .508 | .172 | .814 | 4.7 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 10.7 |
| 1980–81 | San Antonio | 64 | - | 15.6 | .520 | .375 | .705 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 7.0 |
| 1981–82 | San Antonio | 13 | 0 | 11.2 | .321 | .000 | .750 | 2.7 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.6 |
| 1981–82 | Cleveland | 34 | 0 | 9.9 | .383 | .000 | .583 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| Career | 550 | 0 | 18.4 | .486 | .205 | .717 | 4.0 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 6.2 | |
Playoffs
[edit]| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975–76 | Milwaukee | 3 | - | 11.0 | .200 | - | .000 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| 1979–80 | San Antonio | 3 | - | 24.7 | .607 | .000 | .444 | 5.3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 12.7 |
| 1980–81 | San Antonio | 3 | - | 3.7 | .333 | .000 | .000 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| Career | 9 | - | 13.1 | .528 | .000 | .444 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 4.7 | |
References
[edit]- ^ Charles F. Gardner. "Restani plied his trade with Bucks". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. April 26, 2010. Retrieved on April 26, 2010.
- ^ a b "Ex-NBA Player Restani Dies", San Francisco Chronicle (April 27, 2010)
- ^ "Ex-NBA, USF player dies at 58". April 27, 2010.
- ^ Briggs, Jerry (April 27, 2010). "Kevin Restani, a 'Bruise Brother' with the Spurs, dies at age 58". MySanAntonio.com. Archived from the original on October 25, 2015. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
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