Don Kojis
Donald R. Kojis is a former professional basketball player. Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, he attended Marquette University and was drafted by the Chicago Packers in the second round of the 1961 NBA Draft. He played forward for the Baltimore Bullets, Detroit Pistons, Chicago Bulls , San Diego Rockets , Seattle SuperSonics and Kansas City-Omaha Kings. Kojis was one of three players ever selected in expansion drafts held in consecutive years . Kojis was also one of a small number of players who played for three expansion teams.
He was named to the 1968 and 1969 NBA West All-Star Teams.
He holds the Pistons' record for most field goal attempts per 48 minutes.
In 12 seasons he played in 814 Games, had 19,241 Minutes Played, 3,947 Field Goals Made, 8,853 Field Goals Attempted,.446 Field Goal Percentage, 2,054 Free Throws Made, 2,853 Free Throws Attempted,.720 Free Throw Percentage, 4,555 Rebounds, 1,112 Assists, 1,937 Personal Fouls and 9,948 Points.
He played for the United States men's national basketball team at the 1963 FIBA World Championship.
Kojis resides in the San Diego County community of Julian, California as the director of Whispering Winds Catholic Conference Center.
