Dwaine R. Dillard (March 9, 1949 – June 25, 2008) was an American professional

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player who spent one season in the

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(ABA) with the

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during the 1975–76 season, that team's final season of existence. He attended

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before being drafted in the sixth round (89 overall) during the 1972 NBA draft by the Baltimore Bullets and in the fourth round during the 1972 ABA draft by the

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, both of whom he never played with.

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1949 births 2008 deaths American men's basketball players Baltimore Bullets (1963–1973) draft picks Basketball players from Omaha, Nebraska Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball players New York Nets draft picks Omaha Central High School alumni Small forwards Utah Stars players {{1940s-US-basketball-bio-stub