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Bob Harrison (basketball)

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Bob Harrison
Harrison from 1948 Michiganensian
Personal information
Born(1927-08-12)August 12, 1927
Toledo, Ohio, U.S.
DiedMarch 3, 2024(2024-03-03) (aged 96)
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High schoolWoodward (Toledo, Ohio)
CollegeMichigan (1945–1949)
NBA draft1949: – round, –
Selected by the Minneapolis Lakers
Playing career1949–1958
PositionPoint guard / shooting guard
Number16, 7, 3
Coaching career1958–1973
Career history
As player:
1949–1953Minneapolis Lakers
1953–1956Milwaukee / St. Louis Hawks
1956–1958Syracuse Nationals
As coach:
1958–1968Kenyon
1968–1973Harvard
Career highlights and awards
Career statistics
Points4,418 (7.2 ppg)
Rebounds1,358 (2.5 rpg)
Assists1,672 (2.7 apg)
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Stats at Basketball Reference

Robert William Harrison (August 12, 1927 – March 3, 2024) was an American professional basketball player. A 6'1" guard from the University of Michigan, Harrison played nine seasons (1949–1958) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Minneapolis Lakers, Milwaukee Hawks, St. Louis Hawks, and Syracuse Nationals. He averaged 7.2 points per game in his professional career and appeared in the 1956 NBA All-Star Game. Harrison coached the Syracuse Centennials during the 1976–77 Eastern Basketball Association season.[1]

Harrison later coached basketball at Kenyon College and Harvard University.[2]

On February 3, 1941, as a 13-year-old 8th grader in Toledo, Ohio, Harrison scored all 139 points during his LaGrange School team's 139–8 win over Arch Street School.[3][4] In the game, he made 69 field goals and one free throw.[3][4]

After the death of Bud Grant in 2023 he became the oldest living NBA champion. Harrison died on March 3, 2024, at the age of 96.[5]

NBA career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
 †  Won an NBA championship

Regular season

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Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1949–50† Minneapolis 66 – .359 .676 – 2.0 4.5
1950–51 Minneapolis 68 – .347 .789 2.5 2.9 5.9
1951–52† Minneapolis 65 26.3 .320 .718 2.5 2.9 6.2
1952–53† Minneapolis 70 23.5 .376 .648 2.2 2.3 7.1
1953–54 Minneapolis 40 15.5 .298 .662 1.5 1.4 3.9
1953–54 Milwaukee 24 34.3 .336 .540 3.0 3.5 9.5
1954–55 Milwaukee 72 31.9 .342 .681 3.1 3.5 10.1
1955–56 St. Louis 72 30.8 .359 .664 2.7 3.8 8.6
1956–57 St. Louis/Syracuse 66 27.4 .386 .715 2.4 2.4 8.8
1957–58 Syracuse 72 25.0 .348 .795 2.3 2.3 7.2
Career 615 26.9 .352 .693 2.5 2.7 7.2
All-Star 1 25.0 .286 .500 0.0 1.0 5.0

Playoffs

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Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1950† Minneapolis 12 – .432 .714 – 1.0 3.5
1951 Minneapolis 7 – .462 .750 3.9 2.7 7.7
1952† Minneapolis 12 19.6 .441 .824 1.7 2.0 6.2
1953† Minneapolis 12 17.0 .385 .500 1.8 1.2 5.0
1956 St. Louis 8 32.0 .360 .632 3.0 3.6 8.3
1957 Syracuse 5 26.6 .267 .889 2.6 3.0 6.4
1958 Syracuse 3 14.3 .250 .667 2.3 1.7 3.3
Career 59 21.8 .385 .689 2.4 2.0 5.7

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Poliquin, Bud (December 4, 1976). "EBA Leaves Wild Days in Past". The Post-Standard. Syracuse, New York. p. 14. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
  2. ^ William E. Steidman Jr. (March 11, 1976). "The Bob Harrison Saga". The Harvard Crimson. Harvard University. Retrieved June 12, 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Scores Whole Game". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. February 4, 1941. Retrieved August 17, 2010.
  4. ^ a b "The Greatest Games Ever". Dime Magazine. November 13, 2008. Archived from the original on October 24, 2010. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
  5. ^ "Last night the world lost one of the great ones, Robert (Bob) Harrison passed at 8:10". Mike Harrison on Facbook. March 4, 2024. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
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