Bob Portman, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
TweetBob Portman
American basketball player
Date of Birth: 22-Mar-1947
Place of Birth: San Francisco, California, United States
Profession: basketball player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Aries 
About Bob Portman
- Robert M.
- Portman (born March 22, 1947) is an American former professional basketball player.
- At 6'6" and 200 lb.
- he was positioned as a forward. Portman attended Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska, and played for three seasons (1966–1969).
- He left Creighton as the school's all-time leading scorer, a mark that stood for 22 seasons.
- Portman still holds the Creighton men's basketball single-game record for points scored in a game, 51 points against the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee on December 16, 1967.
- Portman also holds the record for most points in a single season, 738 points during the 1967–1968 season, for an average of 29.5 points per game, also still a Creighton Bluejays school record.
- His brother Tom played basketball at Loyola Marymount University and his brother Bill played basketball at Gonzaga University.
- [1]Portman played college basketball in an era where the NCAA did not allow college freshman to play on the varsity team.
- Thus, Portman played only three full seasons for the Creighton Bluejays, finishing 1,876 total points.
- Had Portman been able to play on the varsity squad, he most certainly would still be the school's all-time leading scorer.
- This feat is remarkable in another sense because Portman also played in the era of basketball where the three-point line was non-existent. Portman was selected by the Denver Rockets in the 1969 American Basketball Association Draft, and with the 7th overall pick in the 1969 NBA draft by the San Francisco Warriors.
- He never played in the ABA but played four seasons with the Warriors and retired from the league in 1973.
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