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{{Short description|American basketball player (born 1952)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name            = Rod Derline
| image           =
| width           =
| caption         =
| number          = 25
| position        = [[Guard (basketball)|Guard]]
| height_ft       = 6
| height_in       = 4
| weight_lb       = 175
| birth_date      = {{birth date and age|1952|03|11}}
| birth_place     = [[Elma, Washington]]
| nationality     = American
| high_school     = [[Elma High School|Elma]] (Elma, Washington)
| college         = [[Seattle Redhawks men's basketball|Seattle]] (1971–1974)
| draft_year      = 1974
| draft_round     = 10
| draft_pick      = 169
| draft_team      = [[Seattle SuperSonics]]
| career_start    = 1974
| career_end      = 1976
| years1          = {{nbay|1974|start}}–{{nbay|1975|end}}
| team1           = [[Seattle SuperSonics]]
| bbr             = derliro01
}}
'''Rod Derline''' (born March 11, 1952) is a former professional [[basketball]] guard for the [[Seattle SuperSonics]] of the [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA).
==Amateur career==
Derline played high school basketball at Elma High School in [[Elma, Washington]], leading the Eagles to the Class A state championship game in 1970. He then played [[college basketball]] at [[Seattle University]]. He was inducted into Seattle University's basketball hall of fame in 2003.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.seattlepi.com/basketball/146891_where05.html | title=Whatever happened to Rod 'The Rifle' Derline? | date=5 November 2003 }}</ref>
==NBA career==
The Seattle SuperSonics chose Derline in the tenth round of the [[1974 NBA draft]], with the 169th overall pick.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1974.html| title = 1974 NBA Draft {{!}} Basketball-Reference.com}}</ref> Despite his low draft position, Derline made the team, and played two seasons for the SuperSonics until a knee injury ended his career. In 107 total NBA games, Derline averaged 4.8 points per game.
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[[Category:1952 births]]
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[[Category:American men's basketball players]]
[[Category:Basketball players from Washington (state)]]
[[Category:Guards (basketball)]]
[[Category:People from Elma, Washington]]
[[Category:Seattle Redhawks men's basketball players]]
[[Category:Seattle SuperSonics draft picks]]
[[Category:Seattle SuperSonics players]]
[[Category:20th-century American sportsmen]]
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