Mike Riordan (basketball)

Michael W. Riordan (born July 9, 1945) is an American former professional basketball player.

College career

Riordan played three seasons for the Friars, averaging 11.2 points and 8.2 rebounds per game over his college career.

Riordan played 9 seasons (1968–1977) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the New York Knicks and Baltimore/Capital/Washington Bullets. He scored 6,334 points in his NBA career and won an NBA Championship with the Knicks in 1970. He was traded along with Dave Stallworth and an undisclosed amount of cash to the Baltimore Bullets for Earl Monroe on November 11, 1971.^[1] He was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team in 1973.

Riordan owned Riordan's Saloon, a bar and restaurant located in Annapolis, Maryland.

Riordan served in the United States Air Force, where he was a mechanic and played basketball at night.^[2] While playing for the Knicks, Riordan was in the New York Air National Guard at the 274th Mobile Communications Squadron located at Roslyn Air National Guard Station, New York.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Source^[6]

^ Rogers, Thomas. "Stallworth and Riordan Sent to Baltimore," The New York Times, Friday, November 12, 1971. Retrieved May 19, 2020
^ Coakley, Tom. "It's not rumpled, it's casual: The 'Riordan look'", Evening Capital, Annapolis, Maryland, volume XCIII, number 296, December 19, 1977, page 16.
^ "NBA playoff battles start tonight", The Evansville Press, Evansville, Indiana, March 25, 1970, 64th year, number 229, page 21-A
^ Miller, Norm. "OK Knicks' Mike, Caz for Playoffs", Daily News, New York, New York, volume 51, number 235, March 26, 1970, page 23C.
^ Pepe, Phil. "The Bullets Were Coming...Then Guard Was Called", Daily News, New York, New York, volume 51, number 237, March 28, 1970, page 30.
^ "Mike Riordan NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 8, 2024.