Cornell Warner

Cornell Warner

Personal information
Born	(1948-08-12) August 12, 1948 Jackson, Mississippi, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school	Lanier (Jackson, Mississippi)
College	Jackson State (1967–1970)
NBA draft	1970: 2nd round, 24th overall pick
Selected by the Buffalo Braves
Playing career	1970–1977
Position	Power forward / center
Number	35, 15, 30, 20
Career history
1970–1972	Buffalo Braves
1972–1973	Cleveland Cavaliers
1973–1975	Milwaukee Bucks
1975–1977	Los Angeles Lakers
1977–1979	Fribourg Olympic Basket
1979	Crispa Redmanizers
Career NBA statistics
Points	2,860 (6.4 ppg)
Rebounds	3,353 (7.5 rpg)
Assists	494 (1.1 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Cornell Warner (born August 12, 1948) is an American former professional basketball player.

A 6'9" forward/center from Jackson State University, Warner played seven seasons (1970–1977) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Buffalo Braves, Cleveland Cavaliers, Milwaukee Bucks, and Los Angeles Lakers. He averaged 6.4 points per game and 7.5 rebounds per game in his NBA career. Warner's statistically strongest season was 1974–75, during which he averaged 7.6 points and 10.3 rebounds for the Bucks.

In October 1977, he signed with Fribourg Olympic Basket of Switzerland. Warner played until 1979 for the club, winning the Swiss national championship in 1978 and 1979.

NBA career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1970–71	Buffalo	65	–	19.9	.415	–	.552	7.0	0.8	–	–	6.0
1971–72	Buffalo	62	–	20.0	.443	–	.744	6.1	0.9	–	–	6.2
1972–73	Buffalo	4	–	11.8	.471	–	.500	3.8	1.5	–	–	4.3
1972–73	Cleveland	68	–	19.5	.411	–	.659	7.5	1.0	–	–	5.7
1973–74	Cleveland	5	–	9.8	.154	–	1.000	3.4	0.8	0.0	0.4	1.6
1973–74	Milwaukee	67	–	20.2	.512	–	.736	5.7	1.0	0.4	0.6	6.3
1974–75	Milwaukee	79	–	31.9	.458	–	.684	10.3	1.6	0.6	0.7	7.6
1975–76	Los Angeles	81	–	31.0	.479	–	.695	8.9	1.3	0.7	0.6	7.3
1976–77	Los Angeles	14	–	12.1	.472	–	.667	4.9	0.8	0.1	0.1	3.9
Career		445	–	23.6	.452	–	.672	7.5	1.1	0.5	0.6	6.4

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1973–74	Milwaukee	16	–	31.6	.423	–	.684	10.2	1.3	0.4	0.9	6.7
1976–77	Los Angeles	5	–	11.2	.583	–	.000	1.8	1.2	0.2	0.0	2.8
Career		21	–	26.7	.439	–	.684	8.2	1.2	0.4	0.7	5.8