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John Long
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Birthdate: 8/28/1956    
Height / Weight: 6' 5"  /  195 lbs. Position: G
College: Detroit

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A standout college basketball player for Detroit University, John Long , a native of Romulus, Michigan, was drafted by the Detroit Pistons where he played a leading role during his 8-years with the Pistons of the National Basketball Association, NBA.

One of the best shooting free throw players in NBA history, John Long compiled a sterling .862 free throw percentage, connecting on 1812 of 2104 tries at the line. He notched a career-best while a regular in back-to-back seasons for the Indiana Pacers, 1986-7 and 1987-88, when he was successful on 219-of-246, a .890% and 166-of-183, a .907%.

In his long career from 1978-79 thru 1990-91, John Long played in 5 postseason NBA playoffs - scoring 223 points in 23 games.

Regular Season Statistics
Year Team G MIN FG FG% 3P 3P% FT FT% STL BLK TO Rebs AST PTS
78-79 DET (NBA) 82 30.46 7.1-15.12 .469 0.0-0.0 .000 1.9-2.3 .826 1.2 0.2 1.7 3.2 1.5 16.09
79-80 DET (NBA) 69 34.26 8.5-16.87 .505 0.0-0.2 .83 2.3-2.8 .825 1.9 0.4 3.0 4.9 3.0 19.38
80-81 DET (NBA) 59 29.66 7.5-16.22 .461 0.0-0.2 .182 2.7-3.1 .870 1.6 0.4 2.6 3.3 1.8 17.70
81-82 DET (NBA) 69 32.04 9.2-18.75 .492 0.0-0.2 .133 3.4-4.0 .865 0.9 0.4 2.4 3.7 2.1 21.94
82-83 DET (NBA) 70 21.21 4.5-9.89 .451 0.0-0.1 .286 1.6-2.1 .760 0.6 0.2 2.1 2.6 1.5 10.53
83-84 DET (NBA) 82 30.66 6.6-14.09 .472 0.0-0.1 .200 3.0-3.4 .884 1.1 0.2 1.7 3.5 2.5 16.27
84-85 DET (NBA) 66 27.58 6.5-13.41 .487 0.1-0.2 .333 1.6-1.9 .862 1.1 0.2 1.5 2.9 2.0 14.74
85-86 DET (NBA) 62 18.97 4.3-8.84 .482 0.0-0.3 .188 1.4-1.7 .856 0.7 0.2 1.0 1.6 1.3 10.00
86-87 IND (NBA) 80 28.31 6.1-14.63 .419 0.2-0.8 .284 2.7-3.1 .890 1.2 0.1 1.9 2.7 3.2 15.23
87-88 IND (NBA) 81 24.96 5.1-10.85 .474 0.4-1.0 .442 2.0-2.3 .907 1.0 0.1 1.6 2.8 2.1 12.77
88-89 DET (NBA) 24 6.33 0.8-1.67 .475 0.0-0.0 .000 0.5-0.5 .846 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.5 0.6 2.04
88-89 IND (NBA) 44 17.43 2.9-7.25 .401 0.2-0.5 .400 1.3-1.4 .937 0.7 0.0 1.1 1.5 1.5 7.34
88-89 total (NBA) 68 13.52 2.2-5.28 .409 0.1-0.3 .400 1.0-1.1 .921 0.4 0.0 0.8 1.1 1.2 5.47
89-90 ATL (NBA) 48 21.46 3.6-8.00 .453 0.2-0.6 .345 1.0-1.1 .836 0.9 0.1 1.6 1.7 1.8 8.42
90-91 DET (NBA) 25 10.24 1.4-3.40 .412 0.1-0.2 .333 1.0-1.0 .960 0.4 0.1 0.6 1.3 0.7 3.84
96-97 TOR (NBA) 32 11.56 1.4-3.66 .393 0.4-1.1 .353 0.8-0.9 .893 0.3 0.1 0.8 1.3 0.7 4.03
16 years   893 25.40 5.7-12.2 .467 0.1-0.4 .322 2.0-2.4 .862 1.0 0.2 1.7 2.8 1.9 13.59



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