Gregory Alan Dreiling (born November 7, 1962) is an American former professional basketball player. Dreiling played center. He attended high school at Kapaun Mt. Carmel Catholic High School in Wichita, Kansas. He initially attended Wichita State University and later transferred to the University of Kansas after his freshman year. He was selected by the Indiana Pacers in the second round of the 1986 NBA draft. Dreiling played ten seasons in the NBA, primarily as a backup center. He also played for the Dallas Mavericks and Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA. He also played in the Continental Basketball Association for the Oklahoma City Cavalry and Rockford Lightning.[1]

Greg Dreiling
Dreiling (left) in the 1986 Final Four
Personal information
Born (1962-11-07) November 7, 1962 (age 62)
Wichita, Kansas, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Listed height7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)
Listed weight250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High schoolKapaun Mt. Carmel
(Wichita, Kansas)
College
NBA draft1986: 2nd round, 26th overall pick
Selected by the Indiana Pacers
Playing career1986–1998
PositionCenter
Number54, 40, 30, 50
Career history
19861993Indiana Pacers
1993–1994Dallas Mavericks
1994–1995Cleveland Cavaliers
1995Oklahoma City Cavalry
1995–1996Rockford Lightning
1996–1997Dallas Mavericks
1997Pau-Orthez
1997–1998Rockford Lightning
Career highlights and awards
Career statistics
Points1,014 (2.1 ppg)
Rebounds1,018 (2.1 rpg)
Personal fouls923 (1.9 pfpg)
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing  United States
Summer Universiade
Silver medal – second place 1985 Kobe National team

He serves as an advance scout for the Dallas Mavericks.[2]

Career stats

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Source[3]

Regular season

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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
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1986–87 Indiana 24 0 5.3 .432 .833 1.8 .3 .1 .1 1.8
1987–88 Indiana 20 0 3.7 .471 .692 .9 .3 .1 .2 1.7
1988–89 Indiana 53 4 7.5 .558 .672 1.7 .3 .1 .2 2.4
1989–90 Indiana 49 0 6.3 .377 .735 1.8 .2 .1 .3 1.3
1990–91 Indiana 73 42 14.1 .505 .000 .600 3.5 .7 .3 .4 3.5
1991–92 Indiana 60 23 8.5 .494 1.000 .750 1.6 .4 .2 .3 2.0
1992–93 Indiana 43 0 5.6 .328 .000 .533 1.5 .2 .1 .2 1.1
1993–94 Dallas 54 19 12.7 .500 1.000 .711 3.1 .6 .3 .4 2.4
1994–95 Cleveland 58 3 8.3 .412 .634 2.0 .4 .1 .4 1.9
1996–97 Dallas 40 3 9.7 .459 1.000 .407 1.9 .3 .2 .2 2.0
Career 474 94 8.9 .467 .333 .649 2.1 .4 .2 .3 2.1

Playoffs

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1991 Indiana 5 5 15.0 .333 .667 3.6 .0 .0 .0 2.8
1992 Indiana 1 0 3.0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0
1993 Indiana 2 0 2.0 1.000 1.000 .5 .0 .0 .0 1.5
1997 Utah 1 0 7.0 .000 1.0 .0 .0 .0 .0
Career 9 5 9.9 .333 1.000 .667 2.2 .0 .0 .0 1.9

College

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1981–82 Wichita State 29 10 18.4 .543 .753 4.2 .6 .3 1.2 8.1
1983–84 Kansas 32 30 23.2 .531 .742 4.8 .9 .4 1.2 9.7
1984–85 Kansas 34 34 29.0 .577 .727 6.9 1.2 .4 1.6 13.1
1985–86 Kansas 39 39 26.4 .600 .711 6.7 1.5 .3 1.2 11.6
Career[4] 134 113 24.6 .568 .731 5.8 1.1 .4 1.3 10.8

References

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  1. ^ 1998–99 Official CBA Guide and Register, page 240
  2. ^ "19-20 Dallas Mavericks Media Guide" (PDF). Mavs.com.
  3. ^ "Greg Dreiling". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
  4. ^ "Greg Dreiling College Stats". College Basketball at Sports Reference. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
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