John Block

John William Block Jr. (born April 16, 1944) is an American former professional basketball player who spent ten seasons in the National Basketball Association. Born in Los Angeles, Block attended Glendale High School, where he played center at 6 feet 7 inches as a sophomore, 6 feet 8 inches as a junior, and 6 feet 9 inches as a senior. In 1961 he was named Most Valuable Player in the Pacific Shores Basketball Tournament, and in 1962 he finished second in the voting for the California Interscholastic Federation's Player of the Year. He went on to play collegiately at the University of Southern California.

A 6-foot-10 power forward and center, Block entered the NBA with the Los Angeles Lakers in 1966 and went on to play for the San Diego Rockets (1967–1971), Milwaukee Bucks (1971–1972), Philadelphia 76ers (1972–1973), Kansas City–Omaha Kings (1973–1974), New Orleans Jazz (1974), and Chicago Bulls (1974–1976). His strongest season came in 1967–68, when he averaged 20.2 points and 11.0 rebounds for the Rockets, then an NBA expansion team in their first year. Block appeared in the 1973 NBA All-Star Game. Over his career he recorded 7,106 total points and 3,965 rebounds.