Dave Corzine

David John Corzine (born April 25, 1956) is an American former professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

A Chicago-area native who went to John Hersey High School in Arlington Heights, Illinois and DePaul University in Chicago, Corzine was the 18th overall pick of the 1978 NBA draft by the Washington Bullets. With the Bullets, Corzine participated in the 1979 NBA Finals but they lost in five games to the Seattle SuperSonics. After two years with the Bullets and two more with the San Antonio Spurs, Corzine returned to his hometown to play for the Chicago Bulls for seven seasons, where he started in 285 out of 556 games played for the team.

He was then traded to the Orlando Magic for two second-round picks (which the Chicago Bulls used to select Toni Kukoč and P.J. Brown, respectively) on June 27, 1989. He began the 1989–90 season as the inaugural Orlando Magic's first starting center, but in the first quarter of the third game of the season against the Cleveland Cavaliers (won by the Magic in overtime) he sustained serious ligament damage in his left knee, and was subsequently forced to miss a lot of time.^[1] He returned to play a few minutes in three late-December games the same year, but hurt the knee again, and never suited up for the team after that. After the season, he signed with the Seattle SuperSonics as a free agent on October 4, 1990. At the time of his signing, his attorney, Herb Rudoy allegedly said: "Dave is excited, but he's going to get into it slowly. He's looking to play four or five more years in this league."^[2] As it turned out, that season was the last of his NBA career.

He averaged 8.5 points, 5.9 rebounds, 0.4 steals, and 1.0 blocks per game in the NBA. His best season was arguably with the Chicago Bulls in 1982–83 when he averaged 14.0 points and 8.7 rebounds per game, or the 1983–84 NBA season, when he played and started all 82 games and had career-highs in steals, assists, blocks, FT%, and 3-PT%.^[3]

El 19 de noviembre de 2024, el equipo de baloncesto masculino DePaul Blue Demons anunció durante un partido contra Eastern Illinois que la camiseta número 40 de Corzine sería retirada por el programa. Corzine jugó como pívot para DePaul de 1974 a 1978, donde aún mantiene el récord de más rebotes en la historia del programa (1151) y es cuarto en puntos de carrera (1896). Su actuación estelar se considera su participación en el Torneo de la NCAA de 1978, donde anotó 46 puntos contra Louisville en los octavos de final. Ese mismo año fue nombrado Mención Honorífica All-American . Fue incorporado al Salón de la Fama de DePaul en 1994. ^{[ 4 ]} La ceremonia tuvo lugar el 22 de febrero de 2025, en el descanso de un partido contra Butler . ^{[ 5 ]}