Bill Stricker

Stricker as a member of the Portland Trail Blazers.

William Louis "Bill" Stricker (born January 22, 1948) is a retired American professional basketball player who spent one season in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played in just two minutes of one game with the inaugural 1970–71 Portland Trail Blazers season. Despite his lack of play, Blazers fan took a liking to Stricker and chanted "We want Stricker, We want Stricker" in blowout games. He was allowed to play in a game against the Cleveland Cavaliers, a day before being placed on waivers.^[1] He was drafted from the University of the Pacific by the Baltimore Bullets during the third round (54^th pick overall) of the 1970 NBA Draft, but he did not sign.

References

↑ "Blazers History: Bill Stricker". Portland Trail Blazers. Retrieved 30 December 2013.

External links

Career statistics and player information from Basketball-Reference.com

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