Kevin Restani
Personal information
Born(1951-12-23)December 23, 1951
San Francisco, California
DiedApril 25, 2010(2010-04-25) (aged 58)
San Francisco, California
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High schoolArchbishop Riordan
(San Francisco, California)
CollegeSan Francisco (1971–1974)
NBA draft1974: 3rd round, 39th overall pick
Selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers
Playing career1974–1988
PositionPower forward / center
Number18, 31, 24
Coaching career1988–1991
Career history
As player:
1974–1977Milwaukee Bucks
1977–1978Kansas City Kings
1978–1979Milwaukee Bucks
1979–1981San Antonio Spurs
1981–1982Cleveland Cavaliers
1982–1986Libertas Livorno
1986–1987Libertas Forlì
1987–1988AMG Sebastiani Rieti
As coach:
1988–1989Libertas Livorno
1989–1991Rovereto Basket
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-WCC (1974)
Career NBA statistics
Points3,386 (6.2 ppg)
Rebounds2,206 (4.0 rpg)
Assists747 (1.4 apg)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Kevin Gilbert "Big Bird" Restani (December 23, 1951 – April 25, 2010[1]) was an American professional basketball player from San Francisco, California.[2]

After being selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 1974 NBA draft, Restani played in eight seasons with the Milwaukee Bucks, New York Knicks, San Antonio Spurs, and Cavaliers. While with the Spurs, he was a member of the "Bruise Brothers" along with George Johnson, Paul Griffin, Dave Corzine, and Mark Olberding.

Restani was a catholic.[3]

In more recent years he was a high school counselor at Balboa High School in San Francisco.[2]

Restani died of a heart attack on April 25, 2010.[4]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1974–75 Milwaukee 76-23.1.440-.7145.31.60.50.35.4
1975–76 Milwaukee 82-20.1.475-.5714.61.20.40.16.0
1976–77 Milwaukee 64-17.4.518-.5004.11.40.50.25.6
1977–78 Milwaukee 8-10.5.464-.0001.81.10.00.13.3
1977–78 Kansas City 46-10.1.424-.8182.00.50.10.12.8
1978–79 Milwaukee 81-19.7.495-.6994.81.50.40.37.1
1979–80 San Antonio 82-24.0.508.172.8144.72.30.70.110.7
1980–81 San Antonio 64-15.6.520.375.7052.71.30.30.27.0
1981–82 San Antonio 13011.2.321.000.7502.70.50.10.31.6
1981–82 Cleveland 3409.9.383.000.5832.30.40.30.21.6
Career 550018.4.486.205.7174.01.40.40.26.2

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1975–76 Milwaukee 3-11.0.200-.0001.70.30.30.00.7
1979–80 San Antonio 3-24.7.607.000.4445.31.00.00.312.7
1980–81 San Antonio 3-3.7.333.000.0000.70.00.00.30.7
Career 9-13.1.528.000.4442.60.40.10.24.7

References

  1. ↑ Charles F. Gardner. "Restani plied his trade with Bucks". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. April 26, 2010. Retrieved on April 26, 2010.
  2. 1 2 "Ex-NBA Player Restani Dies", San Francisco Chronicle (April 27, 2010)
  3. ↑ "Ex-NBA, USF player dies at 58". 27 April 2010.
  4. ↑ Briggs, Jerry (April 27, 2010). "Kevin Restani, a 'Bruise Brother' with the Spurs, dies at age 58". MySanAntonio.com. Archived from the original on October 25, 2015. Retrieved May 18, 2022.


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