{{Short description|American basketball player (born 1949)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}} {{Infobox NBA biography | name = Randy Denton | image = Randy Denton 1970.jpeg | width = 170px | caption = Denton, circa 1970 | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 10 | weight_lb = 240 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1949|02|18}} | birth_place = Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S. | high_school = William G. Enloe<br />(Raleigh, North Carolina) | college = Duke (1968–1971) | draft_year = 1971 | draft_round = 4 | draft_pick = 61 | draft_team = Boston Celtics | career_start = 1971 | career_end = 1979 | career_number = 54, 32, 45, 34 | career_position = Center | years1 = 1971–1972 | team1 = Carolina Cougars | years2 = 1972–1974 | team2 = Memphis Pros / Tams | years3 = 1974–1975 | team3 = Utah Stars | years4 = 1975–1976 | team4 = Spirits of St. Louis | years5 = {{nbay|1976|full=y}} | team5 = Atlanta Hawks | years6 = 1977–1979 | team6 = Auxilium Pallacanestro Torino | highlights = *First-team All-ACC (1971) *2× Second-team All-ACC (1969, 1970) | stats_league = ABA and NBA | stat1label = Points | stat1value = 4,749 (11.5 ppg) | stat2label = Rebounds | stat2value = 3,547 (8.6 rpg) | stat3label = Assists | stat3value = 528 (1.3 apg) }} '''Randall Drew Denton''' (born February 18, 1949) is an American former professional basketball player.
Denton graduated from William G. Enloe High School in 1967.<ref>Sumner, James. ''Tales from the Duke Blue Devils Hardwood''. p. 81</ref> A 6'10" center from Duke University, Randy holds the all-time Duke record for average rebounds per game at 12.7.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=209416843 |title=Profile: Randy Denton Headed to N.C. Hall of Fame |date=March 2014 |access-date=October 2, 2016 |archive-date=October 12, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161012043959/http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=209416843 |url-status=live}}</ref> Denton played six seasons (1971–1977) in the American Basketball Association and National Basketball Association as a member of the Carolina Cougars, Memphis Pros / Tams, Utah Stars, Spirits of St. Louis, and Atlanta Hawks. He averaged 11.5 points and 8.6 rebounds in his ABA/NBA career.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/d/dentora01.html |title=Randy Denton |website=Basketball-Reference.com |access-date=September 2, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100810015852/http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/d/dentora01.html |archive-date=August 10, 2010 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.databasebasketball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=DENTORA01 |title=Randy Denton |website=DatabaseBasketball.com |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110520203911/http://databasebasketball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=DENTORA01 |archivedate=May 20, 2011 |url-status=usurped}}</ref>
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