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Billy Hassett

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Billy Hassett
Hassett from the 1943 Domesday Booke
Personal information
Born(1921-10-21)October 21, 1921
DiedNovember 15, 1992(1992-11-15) (aged 71)
NationalityAmerican
Listed height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High schoolLa Salle Academy
(New York City, New York)
College
Playing career1946–1951
PositionPoint guard
Number8, 11
Career history
1946–1947Tri-Cities Blackhawks
1947Chicago Gears
1947–1949Tri-Cities Blackhawks
1949–1950Minneapolis Lakers
1950–1951Baltimore Bullets
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

William Joseph Hassett (October 21, 1921 – November 15, 1992) was an American professional basketball player.

A 5'11" guard from the University of Notre Dame, where he also lettered in baseball, he was a consensus first team All American selection in 1945 and a second team selection in 1946. Hassett played five seasons (1946–51) in the National Basketball League, the Professional Basketball League of America, and the National Basketball Association as a member of the Buffalo Bisons, Tri-Cities Blackhawks, the Chicago Gears, the Minneapolis Lakers, and the Baltimore Bullets. He averaged 4.5 points per game professionally in the NBA. He won an NBA championship with the Lakers in 1950 with teammate George Mikan.

Billy was the leading scorer for the Blackhawks with 15 points in the first game in history of the NBA as a member of the Tri-Cities Blackhawks. Bob Brown on the Nuggets led all scorers with 16 points. The game was played on October 29, 1949, against to old Denver Nuggets.[1]

Hassett also played one year for the Georgetown Hoyas in 1942–43 (All American selection), playing in the NCAA Championship against Wyoming in 1943. Hassett played for the AAU Dow Chemics in 1944 after Georgetown dropped basketball due to World War II. He transferred to Notre Dame in 1945. Hassett managed the 24 second clock the first time it was used in the NBA at a Syracuse Nationals game.[2] His brother, John Aloysious "Buddy" Hassett, played Major League Baseball for the Brooklyn Dodgers, the Boston Bees and Braves and the New York Yankees (1936–1942).

Career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played  FGM  Field-goals made
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  FTM  Free-throws made
 FTA  Free-throws attempted  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game
 PTS  Points  PPG  Points per game
 Bold  Career high

NBL

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Regular season

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Year Team GP FGM FTM FTA FT% PTS PPG
1946–47 Tri-Cities 27 73 66 101 .653 212 7.9
1947–48 Tri-Cities 56 199 203 269 .755 601 10.7
1948–49 Tri-Cities 64 125 106 156 .679 356 5.6
Career 147 397 375 526 .713 1,169 8.0

Playoffs

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Year Team GP FGM FTM FTA FT% PTS PPG
1948 Tri-Cities 6 18 17 26 .654 53 8.8
1949 Tri-Cities 5 11 17 21 .810 39 7.8
Career 11 29 34 47 .723 92 8.4

NBA

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Source[4]

Regular season

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Year Team GP FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1949–50 Tri-Cities 18 .293 .734 – 3.8 8.9
1949–50† Minneapolis 42 .262 .522 – 1.6 2.6
1950–51 Baltimore 31 .281 .683 1.1 1.5 4.3
Career 91 .279 .656 1.1 2.0 4.5

Playoffs

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Year Team GP FG% FT% APG PPG
1950† Philadelphia 7 .250 .300 .6 1.3

References

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  1. ^ "Why The NBA Celebrates The Wrong Birthday". www.wbur.org. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
  2. ^ http://www.saltcitycagers.com/1954-55_Articles.html Archived 2013-06-02 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ^ "Bill Hassett NBL Stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
  4. ^ "Billy Hassett NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
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