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Jeff Halliburton
Halliburton as a senior at Drake
Personal information
Born (1949-07-03) July 3, 1949 (age 75)
Rockville Centre, New York, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight193 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High schoolMalverne (Malverne, New York)
College
NBA draft1971: 3rd round, 39th overall pick
Selected by the Atlanta Hawks
PositionShooting guard
Number42
Career history
19711973Atlanta Hawks
1973Philadelphia 76ers
1975Iberia Superstars
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Jeffrey Halliburton (born July 3, 1949) is an American former basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for two seasons. He is the cousin of Basketball Hall of Famer Julius Erving.[1]

College career

Halliburton, a 6'5" guard, transferred to Drake University from San Jacinto Junior College and played for the Bulldogs for two seasons from 1969 to 1971. He led the Bulldogs to consecutive NCAA Tournament Regional Final appearances in 1970 and 1971. He was named first team All-Missouri Valley Conference both seasons at Drake, and was named MVC Player of the Year and an honorable mention All-American as a senior.[2]

Professional career

Halliburton was drafted in the third round of the 1971 NBA draft (39th pick overall) by the Atlanta Hawks. He played the 1971–72 season with the Hawks, averaging 4.0 points and 1.0 rebounds off the bench. He started the 1972–73 season with the Hawks, but was traded to the Philadelphia 76ers, where he averaged 9.5 points per game for the remainder of the season.[1]

He played for the Iberia Superstars of the European Professional Basketball League in 1975.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "basketball-reference.com profile". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved February 11, 2012.
  2. ^ "2011-12 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball media guide" (PDF). Drake Athletics. 2011. Archived from the original (pdf) on January 3, 2014. Retrieved February 11, 2012.
  3. ^ "Asi es el "Iberia Superstars" que mañana llega a Barcelona" [This is how the "Iberia Superstars", who arrive in Barcelona tomorrow, are [organised]] (in Spanish). La Vanguardia. 26 January 1975. p. 55. Retrieved 11 November 2017.