A three-sport standout at Springfield High, he was All-Delco quarterback, an All-Delco basketball player and a pro prospect as a baseball pitcher. At Princeton University, he was twice named All-East and All-Ivy League in basketball and scored 1,321 points to rank sixth on the school's all-time list. In 1971, he joined the Portland Trail Blazers as the eighth selection in the first round of the draft and was named co-Rookie of the Year in the National Basketball Association with Dave Cowens of the Boston Celtics. He became one of eight NBA rookies to score more than 2,000 points. He was a member of the all-rookie team with Cowens, Pete Maravich, Calvin Murphy and Bob Lanier. Twice in his NBA career he scored 51 points in a game, and his uniform number (45) was retired by the Trail Blazers. Knee injuries cut his pro career short, and he retired in 1976 after attempting a comeback with the Atlanta Hawks. After several years in the Trail Blazers' front office, he became an executive with the Sacramento Kings in 1995. In 1999 and 2001 he was named NBA Executive of the Year.