Dave Bing

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Born
1943 (82 years old)
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Washington, D.C., U.S.

Position
Point Guard

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White

Team Number
21

Height
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)

Weight
180 lb (82 kg)

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David Bing (born November 24, 1943) is an American former professional Hall of Fame basketball player, former mayor of Detroit, Michigan, and businessman.

After starring at Syracuse University, Bing played 12 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a point guard for the Detroit Pistons (1966–1975), Washington Bullets (1975–1977), and Boston Celtics (1977–78). During his career, he averaged over 20 points and six assists per game and made seven NBA All-Star Game appearances, winning the game's Most Valuable Player award in 1976. The Pistons celebrated his career accomplishments with the retirement of his #21 jersey. In addition, he was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and named to the NBA 50th Anniversary All-Time Team and the NBA 75th Anniversary All-Time Team.

Bing founded Bing Steel, a processing company that earned him the National Minority Small Business Person of the Year award in 1984. Soon the business grew into the multimillion-dollar Detroit-based conglomerate, the Bing Group, one of the largest steel companies in Michigan.

Bing entered Detroit politics as a Democrat in 2008, announcing his intentions to run for mayor in the city's non-partisan primary to finish the term of Kwame Kilpatrick, who had resigned amid a corruption scandal. After winning the primary, Bing then defeated Interim Mayor Kenneth Cockrel Jr. and was sworn in as mayor in May 2009. Later that year, Bing was re-elected to a full term. However, he lost most of his power to Detroit's emergency manager Kevyn Orr, had numerous health problems, and suffered approval ratings as low as 14%. Bing thus did not seek re-election in 2013 and was succeeded by politician and businessman Mike Duggan.

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NBA 75th Anniversary Team	_Retired Basketball	2021
Basketball Hall of Fame	_Retired Basketball	1990
NBA All Star MVP	Washington Wizards	1976
NBA All Star	Washington Wizards	1976
NBA All Star	Detroit Pistons	1975
NBA All Star	Detroit Pistons	1974
NBA All Star	Detroit Pistons	1973
All NBA First Team	Detroit Pistons	1971
NBA All Star	Detroit Pistons	1971
NBA All Star	Detroit Pistons	1969
NBA scoring champion	Detroit Pistons	1968
All NBA First Team	Detroit Pistons	1968
NBA All Star	Detroit Pistons	1968
NBA Rookie of the year	Detroit Pistons	1967