After graduating, he was selected by the
Detroit Pistons with the fourth pick of the
1969 NBA draft. He played a season in the Italian
Serie A with
Virtus Bologna before joining the Pistons for the
1970–71 NBA season. After one season with Detroit, he moved to the
Baltimore Bullets in 1971, also staying a season. He then had two seasons with the
Milwaukee Bucks and one with the
ABA's
Spirits of St. Louis, averaging 4.1 points per game and 4.1 rebounds per game over the course of his American professional career. He spent the next five years in Italy as a player and then a coach, winning two Italian championships. ==Career statistics==