Bob Harrison (basketball)
.jpg) Harrison from 1948 Michiganensian | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 12, 1927 Toledo, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | March 3, 2024 (aged 96) |
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Woodward (Toledo, Ohio) |
| College | Michigan (1945–1949) |
| NBA draft | 1949: – round, – |
| Selected by the Minneapolis Lakers | |
| Playing career | 1949–1958 |
| Position | Point guard / shooting guard |
| Number | 16, 7, 3 |
| Coaching career | 1958–1973 |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1949–1953 | Minneapolis Lakers |
| 1953–1956 | Milwaukee / St. Louis Hawks |
| 1956–1958 | Syracuse Nationals |
| As coach: | |
| 1958–1968 | Kenyon |
| 1968–1973 | Harvard |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career statistics | |
| Points | 4,418 (7.2 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 1,358 (2.5 rpg) |
| Assists | 1,672 (2.7 apg) |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
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 Centenials during the 1976–77 Eastern Basketball Association season.[1] After the death of Arnie Ferrin in 2022 he became the oldest living NBA Champion.
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]
Harrison died on March 3, 2024, at the age of 96.[5]
NBA career statistics
| 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
| 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
| 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
- List of basketball players who have scored 100 points in a single game
- University of Michigan Athletic Hall of Honor
References
- ^ Poliquin, Bud (December 4, 1976). "EBA Leaves Wild Days in Past". The Post-Standard. Syracuse, New York. p. 14. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
- ^ William E. Steidman Jr. (March 11, 1976). "The Bob Harrison Saga". The Harvard Crimson. Harvard University. Retrieved June 12, 2019.
- ^ a b "Scores Whole Game". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. February 4, 1941. Retrieved August 17, 2010.
- ^ a b "The Greatest Games Ever". Dime Magazine. November 13, 2008. Archived from the original on October 24, 2010. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
- ^ "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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