Benny Zimmerman 
#55 C | 6-8, 250lbs | Steamers | Experience: 3 years
Born: 8/16/1949 (25) | College: Detroit City College | Indianapolis, IN

 Attributes
  INS JPS FT 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA  
 Current: A- C- A+ F- C C- C A C F+ C- C D- A D A-  
 Potential: A D A F C D C A C F C C          
 Health: Good
 Status: Active Roster

 Contract
  1974  1975  1976  1977  1978  1979  1980  1981 
 Value: $0  $0  $0  $0  $0  $0  $0  $0 
 Option: None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None 
 Bird Years: 0                

 Season Averages
 Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 1974 CBL CIN 65 61 27.6 15.0 1.8 7.2 2.1 1.8 1.14 0.8 0.1 4.1 .536 .933 .000  
 1973 CBL CIN 78 78 26.8 15.7 1.8 6.8 1.9 2.3 0.83 0.6 0.3 4.7 .481 .932 .000  
 1972 CBL CIN 62 62 27.3 15.0 1.9 6.2 1.8 2.2 0.80 0.5 0.2 4.7 .488 .929 .000  
 1971 CBL CIN 34 0 2.9 2.0 0.3 0.6 0.1 0.2 0.29 0.1 0.1 0.6 .571 .864 .000  
 Career     239 201 23.7 13.4 1.6 5.9 1.7 1.9 0.89 0.5 0.2 4.0 .500 .930 .000  

 Shooting Averages
 Season LGE TEAM FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% INM INA IN% JSM JSA JS% 3PM 3PA 3P%  
 1974 CBL CIN 5.8 10.7 .536 3.4 3.7 .933 4.4 7.0 .619 1.4 3.7 .378 0.0 0.0 .000  
 1973 CBL CIN 6.0 12.6 .481 3.7 3.9 .932 4.7 7.7 .613 1.3 4.8 .271 0.0 0.0 .000  
 1972 CBL CIN 5.7 11.6 .488 3.6 3.9 .929 4.3 7.5 .580 1.4 4.2 .324 0.0 0.0 .000  
 1971 CBL CIN 0.7 1.2 .571 0.6 0.6 .864 0.6 0.9 .677 0.1 0.3 .273 0.0 0.0 .000  
 Career     5.1 10.2 .500 3.2 3.4 .930 3.9 6.5 .606 1.2 3.7 .315 0.0 0.0 .000  

 Season Totals
 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 1974 65 61 1795 374 698 224 240 0 0 972 119 585 134 49 118 49 9 269 657 
 1973 78 78 2090 471 979 286 307 0 0 1228 143 671 151 43 181 43 22 367 534 
 1972 62 62 1690 352 721 224 241 0 0 928 119 504 109 30 137 30 11 290 189 
 1971 34 0 97 24 42 19 22 0 0 67 9 31 2 2 7 2 3 22 7 
 Career 239 201 5672 1221 2440 753 810 0 0 3195 390 1791 396 124 443 124 45 948 1387 

 Efficiency
 Season LGE TEAM TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF  
 1974 CBL CIN .604 1.39 12.7 11.2 21.0 6.7 25.5 16.2 21.0 279.5 9.3 10.1 106.6 91.5  
 1973 CBL CIN .551 1.25 10.4 12.5 25.0 6.5 26.1 15.9 18.9 259.7 8.7 6.8 101.0 89.6  
 1972 CBL CIN .561 1.29 10.2 12.8 22.8 6.8 23.7 14.9 17.3 168.1 5.6 3.0 98.3 92.1  
 1971 CBL CIN .654 1.60 3.3 11.5 24.0 8.8 26.2 16.7 23.9 17.9 0.6 0.2 100.8 103.3  
 Career     .572 1.31 10.9 12.2 23.1 6.7 25.2 15.7 19.2 725.2 24.2 5.8 101.9 91.2  

 Playoff Averages
 Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 1974 CBL CIN 16 14 23.1 12.6 1.7 5.6 1.8 1.6 1.16 0.4 0.3 3.9 .480 .938 .000  
 1973 CBL CIN 15 15 30.5 16.5 1.8 8.6 2.7 2.3 1.21 0.9 0.2 4.8 .452 .906 .000  
 1972 CBL CIN 14 13 28.9 16.4 1.9 5.7 2.1 2.3 0.91 0.6 0.4 4.3 .470 .950 .000  
 1971 CBL CIN 3 0 4.7 2.3 0.3 1.7 0.0 1.7 0.00 0.0 0.0 1.0 .400 .750 .000  
 Career     48 42 25.9 14.3 1.7 6.3 2.1 2.0 1.03 0.6 0.3 4.1 .465 .927 .000  

 Playoff Shooting
 Season LGE TEAM FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% INM INA IN% JSM JSA JS% 3PM 3PA 3P%  
 1974 CBL CIN 4.4 9.3 .480 3.8 4.0 .938 3.4 5.5 .614 1.1 3.8 .283 0.0 0.0 .000  
 1973 CBL CIN 6.3 14.0 .452 3.9 4.3 .906 4.7 8.5 .547 1.7 5.5 .305 0.0 0.0 .000  
 1972 CBL CIN 6.1 13.1 .470 4.1 4.3 .950 5.0 8.5 .588 1.1 4.6 .250 0.0 0.0 .000  
 1971 CBL CIN 0.7 1.7 .400 1.0 1.3 .750 0.3 1.0 .333 0.3 0.7 .500 0.0 0.0 .000  
 Career     5.3 11.4 .465 3.7 4.0 .927 4.1 7.0 .577 1.2 4.3 .284 0.0 0.0 .000  

 Playoff Totals
 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 1974 16 14 369 71 148 60 64 0 0 202 27 116 29 6 25 6 4 63 106 
 1973 15 15 457 95 210 58 64 0 0 248 27 156 41 14 34 14 3 72 57 
 1972 14 13 405 86 183 57 60 0 0 229 27 107 29 9 32 9 6 60 10 
 1971 3 0 14 2 5 3 4 0 0 7 1 6 0 0 5 0 0 3 -1 
 Career 48 42 1245 254 546 178 192 0 0 686 82 385 99 29 96 29 13 198 172 

 Playoff Efficiency
 Season LGE TEAM TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF  
 1974 CBL CIN .574 1.36 12.6 10.9 21.0 7.3 25.0 15.9 16.2 30.8 1.0 6.6 105.0 93.4  
 1973 CBL CIN .521 1.18 13.1 10.9 24.4 6.3 27.7 17.4 15.6 33.5 1.1 3.8 103.6 97.0  
 1972 CBL CIN .545 1.25 10.7 11.9 24.4 6.1 18.3 12.2 15.3 28.2 0.9 0.7 95.5 93.5  
 1971 CBL CIN .571 1.40 0.0 41.7 32.6 14.3 23.8 21.4 -0.6 -2.5 -0.1 -0.3 85.7 90.2  
 Career     .544 1.26 12.0 11.6 17.3 6.5 23.7 15.2 15.5 89.9 3.0 3.6 101.1 94.7  

 College Averages
 Season TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 1967 DCC 29 3 17.2 5.6 0.9 2.6 0.8 0.6 1.22 0.2 0.3 1.6 .482 .724 .000  
 1968 DCC 30 30 27.0 8.4 1.1 4.8 1.3 1.0 1.34 0.3 0.2 2.1 .429 .818 .000  
 1969 DCC 30 30 28.0 12.3 1.4 4.2 1.3 1.4 0.95 0.5 0.5 2.4 .494 .780 .000  
 1970 DCC 29 29 27.5 12.3 1.6 4.8 1.2 1.3 0.92 0.5 0.7 2.6 .490 .767 .000  
 Total   118 92 25.0 9.7 1.3 4.1 1.2 1.1 1.07 0.4 0.4 2.2 .476 .776 .000  

 College Totals
 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 1967 29 3 500 53 110 55 76 0 0 161 27 102 22 7 18 7 8 47 59 
 1968 30 30 811 81 189 90 110 0 0 252 34 177 39 9 29 9 7 63 242 
 1969 30 30 839 129 261 110 141 0 0 368 42 169 40 14 42 14 15 71 231 
 1970 29 29 798 118 241 122 159 0 0 358 45 183 35 14 38 14 21 76 167 
 Career 118 92 2948 381 801 377 486 0 0 1139 148 631 136 44 127 44 51 257 699 

 Career Highs
 Type PTS OREB REB AST STL BLK TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA  
 Season 31 8 20 6 3 1 5 13 22 13 14 0 0  
 Playoff 31 5 18 7 3 2 5 11 24 9 10 0 0  
 Career 36 8 20 7 3 3 11 15 25 16 16 0 0  

 Game Logs
 Date Opp W/L MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS ORB REB AST TO STL BLK PF +/-
 10/15 PIT L 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 5 -6
 10/16 SA W 39 12 16 2 2 0 0 26 0 12 3 6 0 2 4 17
 10/18 LOU W 41 4 8 4 4 0 0 12 3 14 5 4 1 0 4 7
 10/19 KCM L 11 4 8 3 3 0 0 11 0 6 2 0 0 0 6 13
 10/21 NJ W 28 10 13 6 6 0 0 26 2 9 3 4 1 0 4 16
 10/25 BAL W 22 2 7 0 0 0 0 4 1 16 0 3 0 0 5 12
 10/29 LOU W 34 10 18 2 2 0 0 22 0 2 4 2 1 1 5 -1
 10/31 PIT L 11 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 2 3 0 0 4 -19
 11/2 SD W 34 7 15 11 11 0 0 25 2 15 2 2 2 0 1 30
 11/3 PHM W 17 4 5 1 2 0 0 9 0 4 2 2 0 0 4 4
 11/5 BAL W 8 2 2 1 2 0 0 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0
 11/7 BAL L 7 2 3 2 2 0 0 6 0 1 1 2 2 0 4 3
 11/8 PIT W 36 11 18 6 6 0 0 28 4 17 2 1 0 1 4 30
 11/10 NJ W 34 6 10 5 5 0 0 17 3 15 3 2 0 1 1 25
 11/11 BAL W 15 4 5 0 0 0 0 8 1 7 1 2 0 0 5 9
 11/14 PIT L 19 6 8 2 2 0 0 14 1 4 1 1 0 0 6 -1
 11/15 LOU L 26 7 14 1 2 0 0 15 1 7 3 3 2 0 4 -22
 11/18 PIT W 31 4 13 7 7 0 0 15 1 11 3 1 1 0 4 15
 11/19 PIT W 37 8 19 11 12 0 0 27 4 11 3 2 0 1 5 -5
 11/21 PIT L 34 13 17 3 3 0 0 29 6 17 2 3 1 0 6 1
 11/24 BAL L 41 9 19 2 2 0 0 20 2 12 1 1 1 0 4 -21
 11/25 NJ W 42 7 11 2 2 0 0 16 2 9 3 2 1 0 4 8
 11/28 LOU W 24 3 8 4 4 0 0 10 1 6 4 1 0 0 5 10
 11/29 NJ W 38 10 18 4 4 0 0 24 2 10 3 4 1 0 4 19
 12/1 PIT W 26 4 9 1 2 0 0 9 0 5 1 1 1 1 4 1
 12/3 LOU W 21 3 8 4 4 0 0 10 1 4 2 3 1 0 4 12
 12/5 LOU W 30 9 14 4 4 0 0 22 3 12 1 3 0 0 4 20
 12/6 BAL W 18 1 5 8 8 0 0 10 2 5 0 0 1 0 5 25
 12/9 LOU W 30 6 10 3 4 0 0 15 4 9 1 1 2 0 5 9
 12/11 PHM L 18 6 9 0 0 0 0 12 1 5 2 2 0 0 4 -8
 12/12 KCM W 13 3 5 2 2 0 0 8 0 2 2 0 1 0 5 12
 12/14 SA W 31 9 15 2 2 0 0 20 1 12 0 2 0 0 4 11
 12/16 NJ W 35 10 17 10 10 0 0 30 3 9 0 1 0 0 3 22
 12/20 PIT W 29 6 11 0 0 0 0 12 1 13 0 1 1 0 4 17
 12/22 NJ W 23 5 8 4 4 0 0 14 1 7 2 0 0 0 4 24
 12/23 NJ L 24 4 9 4 4 0 0 12 3 7 5 1 1 0 4 -4
 12/27 NJ W 26 5 9 4 4 0 0 14 1 6 4 2 1 0 4 19
 12/29 LOU W 34 8 18 0 0 0 0 16 3 18 2 2 1 0 5 11
 12/31 NJ W 41 6 16 8 9 0 0 20 0 3 3 4 2 0 5 2
 1/3 LOU W 33 5 12 7 8 0 0 17 4 14 0 2 2 0 3 29
 1/7 BAL W 33 7 12 2 2 0 0 16 1 15 3 2 1 0 2 33
 1/8 SA L 43 5 10 4 6 0 0 14 2 8 2 2 1 0 4 -8
 1/10 PIT W 18 6 9 1 1 0 0 13 0 2 2 2 0 0 6 6
 1/12 LOU W 35 4 10 4 4 0 0 12 0 9 2 3 0 0 4 11
 1/16 LOU W 37 4 10 6 6 0 0 14 2 9 6 5 2 0 5 9
 1/17 BAL W 13 2 7 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 1 2 0 1 5 -1
 1/19 NJ W 35 5 10 4 4 0 0 14 2 14 3 2 1 0 3 36
 1/21 PHM W 42 6 15 4 6 0 0 16 2 15 4 1 1 0 4 3
 1/23 SD W 27 6 7 3 3 0 0 15 1 9 0 2 1 0 5 14
 1/24 NJ W 35 5 14 1 2 0 0 11 4 16 0 2 2 0 3 29
 1/26 POR W 25 5 6 0 0 0 0 10 2 6 0 5 2 0 4 7
 1/29 NJ W 33 12 17 6 6 0 0 30 5 10 0 2 0 0 4 21
 1/30 DEN W 33 3 9 6 6 0 0 12 2 8 3 2 0 0 5 10
 2/3 PHM W 36 11 22 2 2 0 0 24 5 20 6 0 3 0 1 23
 2/5 PHM W 18 6 8 3 4 0 0 15 1 7 0 2 1 0 5 14
 3/11 PHM L 19 2 7 3 3 0 0 7 0 8 0 3 1 0 4 2
 3/16 PHM W 20 6 10 3 4 0 0 15 3 5 5 1 1 0 4 11
 3/20 PHM L 26 5 11 5 5 0 0 15 1 5 0 1 0 1 6 4
 3/21 DAL W 39 10 15 5 5 0 0 25 4 17 1 0 0 0 4 18
 3/23 DAL W 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 2 0 0 4 11
 3/25 BAL L 43 5 11 4 4 0 0 14 8 16 1 3 0 0 3 -15
 3/29 POR L 30 7 12 0 0 0 0 14 0 14 3 2 0 0 6 5
 3/30 LOU W 12 4 6 4 4 0 0 12 0 3 0 1 1 0 4 12
 4/3 PHM W 37 9 15 13 14 0 0 31 3 7 5 1 2 0 5 11
 4/4 PIT L 27 7 13 2 2 0 0 16 2 12 3 2 1 0 6 -7
 4/6 NJ W 18 2 3 0 0 0 0 4 1 8 5 2 0 1 5 19
 4/7 NJ W 26 4 11 1 1 0 0 9 0 8 3 1 0 0 3 26
 4/11 PIT W 24 1 3 2 2 0 0 4 1 6 2 2 0 0 4 19
 4/12 PHM L 23 5 8 4 4 0 0 14 1 6 1 0 2 0 4 -4
 4/16 KCM W 38 8 15 0 0 0 0 16 4 19 5 4 0 0 4 19
 4/17 PHM W 21 8 11 7 7 0 0 23 3 12 3 0 0 1 4 32
 4/19 BAL W 39 8 17 7 8 0 0 23 2 11 3 3 1 0 4 -3
 4/20 BAL W 32 6 8 4 4 0 0 16 1 10 2 1 0 0 5 23
 4/22 BAL L 19 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 4 2 1 0 0 5 9
 4/23 BAL W 18 3 6 0 0 0 0 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 2 3
 4/27 PHM W 6 1 1 3 4 0 0 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 1
 4/28 PHM W 13 3 8 4 4 0 0 10 3 4 3 1 1 0 4 15
 4/30 PHM W 23 2 5 2 2 0 0 6 1 10 5 0 1 1 5 29
 5/1 PHM L 16 2 6 7 7 0 0 11 0 2 1 2 0 0 4 -9
 5/3 PHM W 19 6 7 0 0 0 0 12 2 8 1 1 0 0 4 11
 5/9 SA W 30 4 11 2 2 0 0 10 3 8 1 2 1 0 4 14
 5/10 SA L 21 5 11 0 0 0 0 10 2 7 3 4 0 1 5 -4
 5/12 SA W 23 8 13 5 5 0 0 21 0 7 0 0 1 0 3 24
 5/13 SA L 28 5 12 2 2 0 0 12 4 10 3 2 1 0 4 -14
 5/14 SA L 20 3 8 8 8 0 0 14 2 8 1 5 0 1 4 -12
 5/16 SA W 24 4 14 5 6 0 0 13 4 7 1 1 0 0 3 -4
 5/17 SA W 38 11 21 9 10 0 0 31 2 12 3 2 0 1 4 23

 Awards & Achievements
 Season Award
 Total Player of the Game: 23
 Total Player of the Week: 1
 Total Championships: 1
 1966 High School: Rated **** and #17 overall by the FBCB scouting service.
 1966 High School: All-State (Indiana)
 1966 High School: All-American
 1967 Freshman All-Conference (Great Lakes Alliance)
 1967 Conference Freshman of the Year (Great Lakes Alliance)
 1969 1st Team All-Conference (Great Lakes Alliance)
 1970 2nd Team All-Conference (Great Lakes Alliance)
 1971 CBL Rookie Game Participant
 1972 CBL Rookie Game Participant
 1974 Continental Basketball League Champion

 Transactions
 Date Action
 6/30/1971 Drafted by the Steamers with pick #10 of round 1.

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