Hoot Gibson (basketball)
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Born | Des Moines, Iowa | December 5, 1921
Died | February 1, 1958 Des Moines, Iowa | (aged 36)
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
Listed weight | 198 lb (90 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Roosevelt (Des Moines, Iowa) |
College | Creighton (1942–1943, 1946–1947) |
BAA draft | 1947: undrafted |
Playing career | 1948–1951 |
Position | Power forward / Center |
Number | 10, 14 |
Career history | |
1948 | Tri-Cities Blackhawks |
1948–1949 | Denver Nuggets |
1949 | Boston Celtics |
1949–1950 | Waterloo Hawks |
1950–1951 | Denver Refiners |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Ward B. "Hoot" Gibson Jr. (December 5, 1921 – February 1, 1958) was an American professional basketball player. He played for several teams in the National Basketball League (NBL) and National Basketball Association (NBA).[1][2]
Gibson was killed in a car accident in his hometown of Des Moines, Iowa when he lost control of the vehicle he was driving and hit a tree. He was survived by his wife, Vonnie.[3]
NBA career statistics
Legend | |||||
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GP | Games played | MPG | Minutes per game | ||
FG% | Field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage | ||
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | ||
PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Regular season
Year | Team | GP | FG% | FT% | APG | PPG |
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1949–50 | Boston | 2 | .750 | .250 | 0.5 | 3.5 |
1949–50 | Waterloo | 30 | .335 | .683 | 1.2 | 5.6 |
Career | 32 | .344 | .656 | 1.2 | 5.5 |
References
- ^ "Hoot Gibson NBA/ABA stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 12, 2014.
- ^ "Hoot Gibson NBL stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 12, 2014.
- ^ "Ward Gibson Killed". Des Moines Register. February 2, 1958. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
Categories:
- 1921 births
- 1958 deaths
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players from Iowa
- Boston Celtics players
- Centers (basketball)
- Creighton Bluejays men's basketball players
- Denver Nuggets (1948–1950) players
- Power forwards (basketball)
- Road incident deaths in Iowa
- Sportspeople from Des Moines, Iowa
- Tri-Cities Blackhawks players
- Undrafted National Basketball Association players
- Waterloo Hawks players
- American basketball biography, 1920s birth stubs