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Dave Bing

Dave Bing
Mayor Dave Bing
Personal data
Date of birthNovember 24, 1943(age 67)
Place of birthWashington, D.C.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseYvette Bing
Alma materSyracuse University
ProfessionProfessional Athlete, Businessman, Politician
ReligionBaptist
70th Mayor of Detroit
Assumed officeMay 11, 2009
Succeeded byIncumbent
Preceded byKenneth Cockrel, Jr.

Dave Bing

NameDave Bing
PositionShooting guard
Height Ft6
Height In3
Weight Lb180
LeagueNBA
Birth DateNovember 24, 1943(age 67)
Birth PlaceWashington, D.C.
NationalityAmerican
High SchoolSpingarn
CollegeSyracuse (1963 � 1966)
Draft Year1966
Draft Round1
Draft Pick2
Draft TeamDetroit Pistons
Career Start1966
Career End1978
Years1  �  
Team1Detroit Pistons
Years2  �  
Team2Washington Bullets
Years3 
Team3Boston Celtics
Highlights * 7× NBA All-Star (  �  ,  ,   �  ) * NBA All-Star Game MVP (1976) * NBA Rookie of the Year ( ) * J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award ( ) * 2× All-NBA First Team ( ,  ) * All-NBA Second Team ( ) * NBA All-Rookie First Team (1967) * Consensus NCAA All-American First Team (1966) * NBA 50th Anniversary All-Time Team * #21 Retired by the Detroit Pistons * #22 Retired by Syracuse Orange Basketball
Stat1labelPoints
Stat1value18,327 (20.3 ppg)
Stat2labelRebounds
Stat2value3,420 (3.8 rpg)
Stat3labelAssists
Stat3value5,397 (6.0 apg)
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David "Dave" Bing (born November 24, 1943, in Washington, D.C.) is the mayor of Detroit, Michigan, a businessman, and a retired American professional basketball player who played 12 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), primarily for the Detroit Pistons (1966 � 75). He was a seven-time All-Star.

His #21 was retired by the Detroit Pistons, and in 1996 he was named as one of the NBA's 50 Greatest Players of all time.

He was elected mayor of Detroit in a special election on May 5, 2009 and was sworn in on May 11, 2009. Bing won the full-term mayoral election on November 3, 2009, defeating challenger Tom Barrow.

Dave Bing Video

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2.83 min. | 5.0 user rating
classic shit right here from the "IRV Gotti presents:...the INC"....irv gotti featurin' blackchild, Caddy, chink santana, eastwood, crooked i, ronnie bumps and dave bing in "the next nigga"...its murda
4.68 min. | 5.0 user rating
Recorded at the Pizza Express Jazz Club in London. Featuring Randy Jacobs (Guitar), Brian Simpson (Keyboards), Frank Felix (Bass) & Marc Parnell (Drums). For details on upcoming UK shows visit www.sky.fm
8.20 min. | 5.0 user rating
A biography of Dave Bing, the first guard in NBA history to score 2000 points in a season.
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Players on Halliehurst porch at Augusta Heritage Center in Elkins, WV in August 2008, Oldtime Week. This select group of musicians include Master fiddler Paul David Smith of Pike County, Kentucky; Dave Bing, a well-known WV fiddler; Don Pedi of WV, a master of the mountain dulcimer; Anna Roberts-Gevalt, clawhammer banjoist from Vermont
3.20 min. | 5.0 user rating
There is no happiness except in the realization that we have accomplished something.Video of 12yr old kid who plays kids in 12th grade(Mcshane Wyatt). he runs track , football baseball and track at a high level. You will be amazed at this youngsters ability to find the basket. Beastmode 2015!!Also plays like Nate Archibald Dave Bing Austin Carr Bob Cousy Bob Davies Clyde Drexler Walt Frazier George Gervin Tom Gola Hal Greer Magic Johnson Sam Jones Michael Jordan Nancy Lieberman Pete Maravich Earl Monroe Oscar Robertson Bill Sharman John StocktonIsiah Thomas David Thompson Jerry West Lenny Wilkens
1.57 min. | 3.66 user rating
Follow Son of Dave, a one-man band, as he uses Bing mobile features (voice search, routing, etc.) to navigate from his hotel to the club where he's performing live. Featuring the song "Revolution Town" by Son of Dave (sonofdave.com). Bing and decide: binged.it
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I would be very happy if Dave Bing will see this video :-). Song: Kim Waters - Nightfall David "Dave" Bing (born November 24, 1943, in Washington, DC) is the mayor of Detroit, Michigan, a businessman, and a retired American professional basketball player who played 12 seasons in the NBA, primarily for the Detroit Pistons (1966-75). He was a seven-time All-Star. Position: SG/PG Height: 6 ft 3 inch (1,91 m) Weight: 185 lb (84 kg) College: Syracuse Number: #21 SHORT BASKETBALL BIOGRAPHY: Early Life Bing was raised in northeast Washington, DC as a son of a bricklayer. At age five, Bing accidentally poked his left eye with a nail of a wooden horse that he improvised. The eye healed on its own with the family unable to afford an eye operation, leaving Bing with fuzzy vision since then. Bing's career began in 1959 at Spingarn High School in Washington DC, where he played in the footsteps of the great Elgin Baylor who had set all the city scoring records playing there in 1954. After 3 straight Interhigh championship games Bing averaged 16.2 and 16.9 ppg in 61 and 62.re in 1954. Bing was a three-year letter winner, allInter High, All-Metro, and All-East member. In 1962, Bing was in Parade magazine and made the All-American Team. College Bing attended Syracuse University and he led the Orangemen in scoring as a sophomore (22.2) in 1964, as a junior (23.2) in 1965, and as a senior (28.4) in 1966. During his senior year, Bing was fifth in the nation in scoring and was Syracuse's <b>...</b>
4.10 min. | 5.0 user rating
39430724 people on Food stamps www.fns.usda.gov Income falls 3.2% during Obama's term www.washingtontimes.com Jobs Begin to Sprout online.wsj.com Mo. Gains 7, 200 Jobs but Jobless Rate Inches Up www.nytimes.com NJ gov wants teachers union leader fired for memo news.yahoo.com Baltimore Mayor's new budget cuts 250 employees articles.baltimoresun.com Oklahoma City's Mayor Reacts To Budget Cuts Plan www.koco.com 'Now or never': 8 ways Detroit Mayor Dave Bing plans to cut spending by $101 million www.mlive.com Ohio city hit hard by DHL move cuts jobs www.businessweek.com Mortgage Defaults May Be Driving Consumer Spending www.cnbc.com Set up an account for the Radio Show www.blogtalkradio.com DEMCAD2 www.youtube.com Blog demcad.blogspot.com Myspace www.myspace.com Facebook www.facebook.com Twitter twitter.com
6.65 min. | 4.97 user rating
A new group debuts! Manitou is Dave Batti, Robert Force, Bud Ford III, Bing Futch, Judy Piazza, Quintin Stephens and Roger Zimish. Here, we record "Boy On Rock" in the Garden of the Gods.
10.70 min. | 4.41 user rating

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Less Than a Full-Service City - Wall Street Journal Tweet this news
Wall Street Journal--Those details, outlined by Detroit planning officials this week, offer the clearest picture yet of how Mayor -Dave Bing- intends to execute what has become ... - Date : Sat, 11 Dec 2010 00:06:40 GMT+00:00
Dave Bing's office to argue against an expanded Detroit City Council - Detroit Free Press Tweet this news
Detroit Free Press--Detroit Mayor -Dave Bing's- office is to argue today against a City Council recommendation to increase its size from nine members to 11 ... - Date : Sat, 04 Dec 2010 08:04:00 GMT+00:00
Will Kwame Kilpatrick beat Dave Bing for Detroit mayor? Maybe in a couple decades - MLive.com (blog) Tweet this news
MLive.com (blog)--Adolph Mongo seems to think Kwame Kilpatrick could beat -Dave Bing- in a Detroit mayoral race (Don't call it a comeback . ... - Date : Sat, 18 Dec 2010 02:49:44 GMT+00:00
Mayor Bing shows visiting journalists a city on the rise - The Detroit News Tweet this news
The Detroit News--Mayor -Dave Bing- and other high-profile regional leaders welcomed 37 journalists on Wednesday for a junket that includes networking, dinner cruises, ... - Date : Thu, 14 Oct 2010 14:50:35 GMT+00:00
Visiting journalists see a touted Detroit - UPI.com Tweet this news
UPI.com--"Hopefully you will see some of the positive things going on in our city," Mayor -Dave Bing- told the 37 journalists at the Detroit Economic Club the day ... - Date : Fri, 15 Oct 2010 01:06:01 GMT+00:00
Bing says stopping outflow of residents is a priority - The Detroit News Tweet this news
The Detroit News--Detroit --Mayor -Dave Bing- told residents Tuesday that stopping the exodus of residents -- rather than attracting new ones -- is a priority for his emerging ... - Date : Wed, 22 Sep 2010 05:13:27 GMT+00:00
Mayor Bing: New arena would boost local economy, but Detroit can't afford ... - MLive.com Tweet this news
MLive.com--AP File PhotoDetroit Mayor -Dave Bing-. Mayor -Dave Bing- is excited Mike Ilitch may buy the Detroit Pistons and optimistic the team could move downtown, ... - Date : Wed, 06 Oct 2010 16:18:43 GMT+00:00
Pistons sale raises hopes that downtown Detroit will get a boost - Christian Science Monitor Tweet this news
Christian Science Monitor--Home foreclosures have contributed to miles of abandoned neighborhoods - a problem so endemic that Mayor -Dave Bing- plans to demolish 10000 dilapidated or ... - Date : Wed, 06 Oct 2010 23:10:08 GMT+00:00
Detroit council backs Bing bid for new contract for city union - Detroit Free Press Tweet this news
Detroit Free Press--Detroit City Council today approved Mayor -Dave Bing's- plan to impose a new contract on the city's largest union, prompting threats from ... - Date : Tue, 28 Sep 2010 18:10:23 GMT+00:00
Mayor, city leaders talk transportation - The Varsity News Tweet this news
The Varsity News--Mayor -Dave Bing- was among a panel of specialists who discussed the proposals. In his opening remarks, the mayor reflected on the 44 years he has been a part ... - Date : Wed, 06 Oct 2010 18:12:40 GMT+00:00

Political offices
Preceded by
Kenneth Cockrel, Jr.
Mayor of Detroit
2009-present
Succeeded by
incumbent

Syracuse Orange basketball

All Time Record1757-806 (.685)
Key PersonnelHead Coach: Jim Boeheim * Associate Head Coach: Bernie Fine * Assistant Coach: Mike Hopkins * Assistant Coach: Rob Murphy
Playing VenuesManley Field House * Carrier Dome
RivalriesConnecticut Huskies * Georgetown Hoyas
Head CoachesScott * Dollard * Andreas * Guley * Lewis * Danforth * Boeheim
All-Time leadersPoints Lawrence Moten * Rebounds Derrick Coleman * Assists Sherman Douglas * Three Pointers Gerry McNamara
Retired Numbers#4 Rony Seikaly, #8 Vic Hanson, #17 Billy Gabor,#19 Wilmeth Sidat-Singh, #20 Sherman Douglas, #22 Dave Bing, #30 Billy Owens, #31 Dwayne Washington, #44 Derrick Coleman
Other Important Figures
Rafael Addison * Carmelo Anthony * Damone Brown * Jonny Flynn * Donté Greene * Jason Hart * Dave Johnson * Wesley Johnson * Demetris Nichols * Arinze Onuaku * Louis Orr * Andy Rautins * Leo Rautins * Danny Schayes * Preston Shumpert * Etan Thomas * Stephen Thompson * John Wallace * Hakim Warrick * Darryl Watkins
National Championships (3)1918 * 1926 * 2003
NCAA Tournament Appearences
Final Four Appearances in italics
1957 * 1966 * 1973 * 1974 * 1975 * 1976 * 1977 * 1978 * 1979 * 1980 * 1983 * 1984 * 1985 * 1986 * 1987 * 1988 * 1989 * 1990 * 1991 * 1992 * 1994 * 1995 * 1996 * 1998 * 1999 * 2000 * 2001 * 2003 * 2004 * 2005 * 2006 * 2009 * 2010
Big East Tournament Champions
1981 * 1988 * 1992 * 2005 * 2006

1966 NBA Draft

First round
Cazzie Russell * Dave Bing * Clyde Lee * Lou Hudson * Jack Marin * Walt Wesley * Jerry Chambers * Jim Barnett * Matt Guokas * Dave Schellhase
Second round
Henry Akin * Dorie Murrey * Joe Ellis * Dick Snyder * Neil Johnson * Jerry Lee Wells * Hank Finkel * Leon Clark * Bill Melchionni * Erwin Mueller

1966 NCAA Men's Basketball Consensus All-Americans

First Team
Dave Bing * Clyde Lee * Cazzie Russell * Dave Schellhase * Jimmy Walker
Second Team
Louie Dampier * Matt Guokas * Jack Marin * Dick Snyder * Bob Verga * Walt Wesley

National Basketball Association's 50 Greatest Players in NBA History

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar * Nate Archibald * Paul Arizin * Charles Barkley * Rick Barry * Elgin Baylor * Dave Bing * Larry Bird * Wilt Chamberlain * Bob Cousy * Dave Cowens * Billy Cunningham * Dave DeBusschere * Clyde Drexler * Julius Erving * Patrick Ewing * Walt Frazier * George Gervin * Hal Greer * John Havlicek * Elvin Hayes * Magic Johnson * Sam Jones * Michael Jordan * Jerry Lucas * Karl Malone * Moses Malone * Pete Maravich * Kevin McHale * George Mikan * Earl Monroe * Hakeem Olajuwon * Shaquille O'Neal * Robert Parish * Bob Pettit * Scottie Pippen * Willis Reed * Oscar Robertson * David Robinson * Bill Russell * Dolph Schayes * Bill Sharman * John Stockton * Isiah Thomas * Nate Thurmond * Wes Unseld * Bill Walton * Jerry West * Lenny Wilkens * James Worthy

NBA Rookie of the Year Award

1953: Meineke * 1954: Felix * 1955: Pettit * 1956: Stokes * 1957: Heinsohn * 1958: Sauldsberry * 1959: Baylor * 1960: Chamberlain * 1961: Robertson * 1962: Bellamy * 1963: Dischinger * 1964: Lucas * 1965: Reed * 1966: Barry * 1967: Bing * 1968: Monroe * 1969: Unseld * 1970: Alcindor * 1971: Cowens & Petrie * 1972: Wicks * 1973: McAdoo * 1974: DiGregorio * 1975: Wilkes * 1976: Adams * 1977: Dantley * 1978: Davis * 1979: Ford * 1980: Bird * 1981: Griffith * 1982: Williams * 1983: Cummings * 1984: Sampson * 1985: Jordan * 1986: Ewing * 1987: Person * 1988: Jackson * 1989: Richmond * 1990: Robinson * 1991: Coleman * 1992: Johnson * 1993: O'Neal * 1994: Webber * 1995: Hill & Kidd * 1996: Stoudamire * 1997: Iverson * 1998: Duncan * 1999: Carter * 2000: Brand & Francis * 2001: Miller * 2002: Gasol * 2003: Stoudemire * 2004: James * 2005: Okafor * 2006: Paul * 2007: Roy * 2008: Durant * 2009: Rose * 2010: Evans

NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award

1951: Macauley * 1952: Arizin * 1953: Mikan * 1954: Cousy * 1955: Sharman * 1956: Pettit * 1957: Cousy * 1958: Pettit * 1959: Baylor & Pettit * 1960: Chamberlain * 1961: Robertson * 1962: Pettit * 1963: Russell * 1964: Robertson * 1965: Lucas * 1966: A. Smith * 1967: Barry * 1968: Greer * 1969: Robertson * 1970: Reed * 1971: Wilkens * 1972: West * 1973: Cowens * 1974: Lanier * 1975: Frazier * 1976: Bing * 1977: Erving * 1978: R. Smith * 1979: Thompson * 1980: Gervin * 1981: Archibald * 1982: Bird * 1983: Erving * 1984: Thomas * 1985: Sampson * 1986: Thomas * 1987: Chambers * 1988: Jordan * 1989: Malone * 1990: Johnson * 1991: Barkley * 1992: Johnson * 1993: Stockton & Malone * 1994: Pippen * 1995: Richmond * 1996: Jordan * 1997: Rice * 1998: Jordan * 1999: No Game Played * 2000: O'Neal & Duncan * 2001: Iverson * 2002: Bryant * 2003: Garnett * 2004: O'Neal * 2005: Iverson * 2006: James * 2007: Bryant * 2008: James * 2009: Bryant & O'Neal * 2010: Wade

J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award

1975: Unseld * 1976: Watts * 1977: Bing * 1978: Lanier * 1979: Murphy * 1980: Carr * 1981: Glenn * 1982: Benson * 1983: Erving * 1984: Layden * 1985: Issel * 1986: Cooper & Sparrow * 1987: Thomas * 1988: English * 1989: Bailey * 1990: Rivers * 1991: K. Johnson * 1992: M. Johnson * 1993: Porter * 1994: Dumars * 1995: O'Toole * 1996: Dudley * 1997: Brown * 1998: Smith * 1999: Grant * 2000: Divac * 2001: Mutombo * 2002: Mourning * 2003: Robinson * 2004: Miller * 2005: Snow * 2006: Garnett * 2007: Nash * 2008: Billups * 2009: Mutombo * 2010: Dalembert

Detroit Pistons

FranchiseDetroit Pistons * All-time roster * Seasons * Draft history * Head coaches * Current season
ArenasNorth Side High School Gym * Allen County War Memorial Coliseum * Olympia Stadium * Cobo Arena * Pontiac Silverdome * The Palace of Auburn Hills
Head coachesCarl Bennett * Curly Armstrong * Murray Mendenhall * Paul Birch * Charley Eckman * Red Rocha * Dick McGuire * Charles Wolf * Dave DeBusschere * Donnie Butcher * Paul Seymour * Butch van Breda Kolff * Terry Dischinger * Earl Lloyd * Ray Scott * Herb Brown * Bob Kauffman * Dick Vitale * Richie Adubato * Scotty Robertson * Chuck Daly * Ron Rothstein * Don Chaney * Doug Collins * Alvin Gentry * George Irvine * Rick Carlisle * Larry Brown * Flip Saunders * Michael Curry * John Kuester
D-League affiliateFort Wayne Mad Ants
Retired numbersWilliam Davidson * 2 * 4 * 11 * 15 * 16 * 21 * 40
Important figuresFred Zollner * George Yardley * Dave Bing * Bob Lanier * William Davidson * Jack McCloskey * Chuck Daly * Isiah Thomas * Bill Laimbeer * Vinnie Johnson * Joe Dumars * Mark Aguirre * Rick Mahorn * John Salley * Dennis Rodman * Grant Hill * Chauncey Billups * Rip Hamilton * Tayshaun Prince * Rasheed Wallace * Ben Wallace * Larry Brown * George Blaha
NBA Championships (3)1989 * 1990 * 2004
Culture and lore"DEE-troit BASKETBALL!" * Jordan Rules * Hooper * Pacers �Pistons brawl
RivalsChicago Bulls * Boston Celtics * Los Angeles Lakers * Orlando Magic * Miami Heat
BroadcastersTV: Fox Sports Detroit * Radio: WXYT (AM), WXYT-FM, WWJ * Announcers: George Blaha * Greg Kelser * Mark Champion * Rick Mahorn * Matt Dery * John Long * Eli Zaret



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