Milwaukee Bucks to retire #10 in honor of forward Bob Dandridge

MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- The Milwaukee Bucks announced on Wednesday, February 11th that Bob Dandridge’s jersey number 10 will be retired in a halftime ceremony of the game on March 7 vs. the Washington Wizards (7:30 p.m. tipoff). Washington is the only other city in which Dandridge played professional basketball. Fellow Bucks legends Oscar Robertson, Wayne Embry, Jon McGlocklin, Sidney Moncrief, Eddie Doucette and other special guests yet to be announced will be in attendance to celebrate the occasion.

Fifteen players have worn number 10, but no Bucks player will wear it again, as it will represent Dandridge in the rafters from here on out. It is the eighth jersey to be retired in Bucks franchise history, and the first since Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s 33 was retired on April 24, 1993.

Dandridge is a four-time NBA All-Star – appearing in the midseason showcase three times as a Buck – who won two NBA Championships in his career: the first with Milwaukee in 1971 and the second with Washington in 1978. The forward was selected out of Norfolk State University by the Bucks with the second pick of the fourth round in the 1969 NBA Draft (45th overall) and put up career averages of 18.5 points, 6.8 rebounds and 3.4 assists in 839 games over 13 seasons in the NBA with the Bucks (1969-77, 1981-82) and Washington Bullets (1977-81). For Milwaukee alone, Dandridge averaged 18.6 points, 7.3 rebounds and 3.2 assists in 618 games over his nine seasons.

The 6-6 forward went to the playoffs eight times in his career averaged 20.1 points, 7.7 rebounds and 3.7 assists in 98 games. In his six postseason appearances with the Bucks, Dandridge averaged 18.8 points, 8.2 rebounds and 3.1 assists in 60 games. He re-signed with Milwaukee as a veteran free agent in November of 1981 to end his career as a Buck.

Dandridge’s accomplishments in the league and for the Bucks franchise are numerous. He was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team in 1970, and NBA All-Defensive First Team and All-NBA Second Team in 1979. He averaged a career-best 21.5 points per game in 1975-76, which ranked ninth in the league that season. His name shows up in nearly every category on the Bucks’ all-time leaderboards.