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Bob Verga
	Verga with Duke in December 1964
Personal information
Born	September 7, 1945 (age 79); Neptune Township, New Jersey, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight	190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school	St. Rose (Belmar, New Jersey)
College	Duke (1964–1967)
NBA draft	1967: 3rd round, 25th overall pick
	Selected by the St. Louis Hawks
Playing career	1967–1977
Position	Point guard
Number	11, 27, 22, 20, 17
Career history
1967–1968	Dallas Chaparrals
1968	Denver Rockets
1968–1969	New York Nets
1969	Houston Mavericks
1969–1971	Carolina Cougars
1971–1972	Pittsburgh Condors
1973–1974	Portland Trail Blazers
1976–1977	Jersey Shore Bullets
Career highlights and awards
	2× ABA All-Star (1968, 1970); All-ABA First Team (1970); Consensus first-team All-American (1967); Consensus second-team All-American (1966); 3× First-team All-ACC (1965–1967);
Career ABA and NBA statistics
Points	6,918 (20.2 ppg)
Rebounds	1,336 (3.9 rpg)
Assists	1,004 (2.9 apg)
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball Reference

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Robert Bruce Verga (born September 7, 1945) is an American retired professional basketball player, who played in the American Basketball Association and the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1967 to 1974. He was a 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) guard and played college basketball at Duke University. He was a two-time ABA All-Star, in 1968 and 1970.

Verga owns the Duke men's basketball record for points per game (26.7) in a single season, which he achieved in 1967.^[1]

Verga was drafted by the NBA's St. Louis Hawks in the third round of the 1967 NBA draft and by the Kentucky Colonels in the 1967 ABA Draft. Verga opted to play in the ABA and averaged 23.7 points per game in his rookie season for the Dallas Chaparrals. Verga averaged 18.8 points per game in his second ABA season, with the Houston Mavericks. Verga played the next two seasons with the Carolina Cougars, averaging 27.5 points per game during the 1969–70 season and 18.8 the following season. After averaging 17.5 points per game for the Pittsburgh Condors in the 1971–72 season Verga finished his career with the NBA's Portland Trail Blazers in the 1973–74 season.^[2]

References

^ Single Season Points Per Game (Through 2004-05 Season), dukeupdate.com; retrieved April 24, 2007
^ "BasketballReference.com Bob Verga page". Archived from the original on April 10, 2007. Retrieved April 24, 2007.

External links

Media related to Bob Verga at Wikimedia Commons
College stats at Sports Reference
NBA stats at Basketball Reference

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[1] Single Season Points Per Game (Through 2004-05 Season), dukeupdate.com; retrieved April 24, 2007

[2] "BasketballReference.com Bob Verga page". Archived from the original on April 10, 2007. Retrieved April 24, 2007.

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+| birth_place     = [[Neptune Township, New Jersey]], U.S.
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 | team8           = [[Jersey Shore Bullets]]
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-* ABA All-Star ([[1970 ABA All-Star Game|1970]])
+* 2× ABA All-Star ([[1968 ABA All-Star Game|1968]], [[1970 ABA All-Star Game|1970]])
 * [[List of American Basketball Association awards and honors#All-ABA Team|All-ABA First Team]] ([[1969–70 ABA season|1970]])
 * Consensus first-team [[NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|All-American]] ([[1967 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|1967]])
 * Consensus second-team All-American ([[1966 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|1966]])
+* 3× First-team [[List of All-Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball teams|All-ACC]] (1965–1967)
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-'''Robert Bruce''' "'''Bob'''" '''Verga''' (born September 7, 1945) is an American retired [[basketball]] player, who played in the [[American Basketball Association]] and the [[National Basketball Association]] from 1967 to 1974. He was a {{convert|6|ft|1|in|abbr=on}} [[guard (basketball)|guard]] and played [[college basketball]] at [[Duke University]].
+'''Robert Bruce Verga''' (born September 7, 1945) is an American retired professional [[basketball]] player, who played in the [[American Basketball Association]] and the [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA) from 1967 to 1974. He was a {{convert|6|ft|1|in|abbr=on}} [[guard (basketball)|guard]] and played [[college basketball]] at [[Duke University]]. He was a two-time [[ABA All-Star Game|ABA All-Star]], in [[1968 ABA All-Star Game|1968]] and [[1970 ABA All-Star Game|1970]].
 Verga owns the Duke men's basketball record for points per game (26.7) in a single season, which he achieved in 1967.<ref>[http://www.dukeupdate.com/Records/single_season_points_per_game.htm Single Season Points Per Game (Through 2004-05 Season)], dukeupdate.com; retrieved April 24, 2007</ref>
-Verga was drafted by the NBA's [[St. Louis Hawks]] in the third round of the [[1967 NBA draft]] and by the [[Kentucky Colonels]] in the 1967 ABA Draft.  Verga opted to play in the ABA and averaged 23.7 points per game in his rookie season for the [[Dallas Chaparrals]].  Verga averaged 18.8 points per game in his second ABA season, with the [[Houston Mavericks]].  Verga played the next two seasons with the [[Carolina Cougars]], averaging 27.5 points per game during the 1969–70 season (in which he made his only appearance in the [[1970 ABA All-Star Game|ABA All Star Game]]) and 18.8 the following season. After averaging 17.5 points per game for the [[Pittsburgh Condors]] in the 1971–72 season Verga finished his career with the NBA's [[Portland Trail Blazers]].<ref>[http://www.basketballreference.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=VERGABO01 BasketballReference.com Bob Verga page]</ref>
+Verga was drafted by the NBA's [[St. Louis Hawks]] in the third round of the [[1967 NBA draft]] and by the [[Kentucky Colonels]] in the 1967 ABA Draft.  Verga opted to play in the ABA and averaged 23.7 points per game in his rookie season for the [[Dallas Chaparrals]].  Verga averaged 18.8 points per game in his second ABA season, with the [[Houston Mavericks]].  Verga played the next two seasons with the [[Carolina Cougars]], averaging 27.5 points per game during the 1969–70 season and 18.8 the following season. After averaging 17.5 points per game for the [[Pittsburgh Condors]] in the 1971–72 season Verga finished his career with the NBA's [[Portland Trail Blazers]] in the 1973–74 season.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.basketballreference.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=VERGABO01 |title=BasketballReference.com Bob Verga page |access-date=April 24, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070410053420/http://basketballreference.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=VERGABO01 |archive-date=April 10, 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
 ==References==
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-*[http://goduke.statsgeek.com/basketball-m/players/statlines.php?playerid=359 Duke Stats]
-*[http://www.basketballreference.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=VERGABO01 NBA stats] @ basketballreference.com
+* [https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/v/vergabo01.html College stats] at [[Sports Reference]]
+* [https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/v/vergabo01.html NBA stats] at Basketball Reference
 {{1966 NCAA Men's Basketball Consensus All-Americans}}
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v t e 1966 NCAA Men's Basketball Consensus All-Americans
First Team	Dave Bing Clyde Lee Cazzie Russell Dave Schellhase Jimmy Walker
Second Team	Louie Dampier Matt Guokas Jack Marin Dick Snyder Bob Verga Walt Wesley

v t e 1967 NCAA Men's Basketball Consensus All-Americans
First Team	Lew Alcindor Clem Haskins Elvin Hayes Bob Lloyd Wes Unseld Bob Verga Jimmy Walker
Second Team	Louie Dampier Mel Daniels Sonny Dove Don May Larry Miller