# Randy Denton

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{{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](/source/Raleigh%2C_North_Carolina), U.S.
| high_school     = [William G. Enloe](/source/William_G._Enloe_High_School)<br />(Raleigh, North Carolina)
| college         = [Duke](/source/Duke_Blue_Devils_men's_basketball) (1968–1971)
| draft_year      = 1971
| draft_round     = 4
| draft_pick      = 61
| draft_team      = [Boston Celtics](/source/Boston_Celtics)
| career_start    = 1971
| career_end      = 1979
| career_number   = 54, 32, 45, 34
| career_position = [Center](/source/Center_(basketball))
| years1          = [1971–1972](/source/1971%E2%80%9372_ABA_season)
| team1           = [Carolina Cougars](/source/Carolina_Cougars)
| years2          = [1972](/source/1971%E2%80%9372_ABA_season)–[1974](/source/1973%E2%80%9374_ABA_season)
| team2           = [Memphis Pros / Tams](/source/Memphis_Sounds)
| years3          = [1974](/source/1974%E2%80%9375_ABA_season)–[1975](/source/1975%E2%80%9376_ABA_season)
| team3           = [Utah Stars](/source/Utah_Stars)
| years4          = [1975–1976](/source/1975%E2%80%9376_ABA_season)
| team4           = [Spirits of St. Louis](/source/Spirits_of_St._Louis)
| years5          = {{nbay|1976|full=y}}
| team5           = [Atlanta Hawks](/source/Atlanta_Hawks)
| years6          = 1977–1979
| team6           = [Auxilium Pallacanestro Torino](/source/Auxilium_Pallacanestro_Torino)
| highlights      = 
*First-team [All-ACC](/source/List_of_All-Atlantic_Coast_Conference_men's_basketball_teams) (1971)
*2× Second-team All-ACC (1969, 1970)
| stats_league    = ABA and NBA
| stat1label      = [Points](/source/Point_(basketball))
| stat1value      = 4,749 (11.5 ppg)
| stat2label      = [Rebounds](/source/Rebound_(basketball))
| stat2value      = 3,547 (8.6 rpg)
| stat3label      = [Assists](/source/Assist_(basketball))
| stat3value      = 528 (1.3 apg)
}}
'''Randall Drew Denton''' (born February 18, 1949) is an American former professional [basketball](/source/basketball) player.

Denton graduated from [William G. Enloe High School](/source/William_G._Enloe_High_School) in 1967.<ref>Sumner, James. ''Tales from the Duke Blue Devils Hardwood''. p. 81</ref> A 6'10" [center](/source/center_(basketball)) from [Duke University](/source/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&ndash;1977) in the [American Basketball Association](/source/American_Basketball_Association) and [National Basketball Association](/source/National_Basketball_Association) as a member of the [Carolina Cougars](/source/Carolina_Cougars), [Memphis Pros / Tams](/source/Memphis_Sounds), [Utah Stars](/source/Utah_Stars), [Spirits of St. Louis](/source/Spirits_of_St._Louis), and [Atlanta Hawks](/source/Atlanta_Hawks). He averaged 11.5 points and 8.6 [rebounds](/source/rebound_(basketball)) 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>

== References ==
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== External links ==
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Category:1949 births
Category:Living people
Category:American expatriate basketball people in Italy
Category:American men's basketball players
Category:Atlanta Hawks players
Category:Basketball players from Raleigh, North Carolina
Category:Boston Celtics draft picks
Category:Carolina Cougars players
Category:Centers (basketball)
Category:Duke Blue Devils men's basketball players
Category:Enloe High School alumni
Category:Memphis Pros draft picks
Category:Memphis Pros players
Category:Memphis Tams players
Category:Spirits of St. Louis players
Category:Utah Stars players
Category:20th-century American sportsmen

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