New Adelaide 36ers President Ken Cole on this year’s roster and the Mitch Creek situation
September 4, 2018
Eddie Palubinskas
- Nationality: AUS
- Date of Birth: 1/05/61
- Place of Birth: Canberra (ACT)
- Position: GRD
- Height (CM): 183
- Weight (KG): 82
- Junior Assoc:
- College: BYU–Idaho (1970–1972) LSU (1972–1974)
- NBL DEBUT: 10/02/80
- AGE AT DEBUT: 18
- LAST NBL GAME: 30/12/99
- Championships: 0
- None
BIO: Eddie Palubinskas was born in Canberra (ACT)
NBL EXPERIENCE
CAREER HIGHS
| POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 0 |
|---|
FIBA EXPERIENCE
Eddie Palubinskas played in three major FIBA tournaments for Australia (1972, 1974, 1976).
FIBA TOTAL STATISTICS
| YEAR | AGE | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 219 | 25 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 82 | 144 | 56.9% | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 55 | 60 | 91.7% |
| 1974 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 172 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 44 | 50 | 88.0% | Total | 14 | 0 | 391 | 25 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 82 | 144 | 57% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 99 | 110 | 90% |
FIBA PER GAME STATISTICS
| YEAR | AGE | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 15 | 7 | 0.0 | 31.3 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 11.7 | 20.6 | 56.9% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 7.9 | 8.6 | 91.7% |
| 1974 | 13 | 7 | 0.0 | 24.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 6.3 | 7.1 | 88.0% | Total | 14 | 0.0 | 27.9 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 5.9 | 10.3 | 57% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 7.1 | 7.9 | 90% |
NBA EXPERIENCE
Palubinskas was selected in the 1974 NBA draft by the Atlanta Hawks in the fourth round.
He was then traded to the New Orleans Jazz and drafted in the eighth round of the ABA draft by the Utah Stars.
Palubinskas took a position as shooting coach to Shaquille ONeal with the Los Angeles Lakers for the 2000/01 NBA season. Following the Lakers triumph in the NBA, Palubinskas also received an NBA champions ring. Palubinskas also worked with Brandon Bass and Dwight Howard. He has his own basketball school named The Palubinskas Basketball Academy.
COLLEGE
Palubinskas started his collegiate career at Ricks Junior College in Rexburg, Idaho in 1970, where he led the U.S. in free throw percentage with 92.4%. He holds the record for the most consecutive free throws in a game (14) and 43 consecutive for the season.
He was also selected as a All-American that year while breaking most records at Ricks College which is now BYU-Idaho.
Palubinskas then transferred to Louisiana State University, after playing in the Munich Olympics where he was second leading scorer missing the Olympic scoring title by one point.
At LSU, Palubinskas averaged 18.6 ppg and was selected to the All-SEC Coaches Team.
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