Hank Whitney
Personal information | |
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Born | Brooklyn, New York | April 28, 1939
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
Listed weight | 230 lb (104 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | HS of Fashion Industries (Manhattan, New York) |
College | Iowa State (1958–1961) |
NBA draft | 1961: 4th round, 37th overall pick |
Selected by the Syracuse Nationals | |
Playing career | 1961–1973 |
Position | Power forward |
Number | 44, 11, 12, 13 |
Career history | |
1961–1962 | Los Angeles Jets |
1962 | Chicago Majors |
1962–1963 | Pittsburgh Rens |
1963–1968 | Allentown Jets |
1968 | New Jersey Americans |
1968–1969 | New York Nets |
1969 | Houston Mavericks |
1969–1970 | Carolina Cougars |
1970–1971 | Allentown Jets |
1971–1972 | Hazelton Bits |
1972–1973 | Garden State Colonials |
Career highlights and awards | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Henry Lee "Hank" Whitney (born April 28, 1939) is an American former professional basketball player.[1]
Whitney began his career with stints at several short-lived American Basketball League teams—the Los Angeles Jets, Chicago Majors, and Pittsburgh Rens—before spending a few seasons with the Allentown Jets. He then played for the New Jersey Americans' first and single season with their original name, moving with the team to Long Island as they became the New York Nets.
References
- ^ "Hank Whitney ABA & NBA stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 18, 2014.
External links
- Hank Whitney: Cyclone Trailblazer (February 3, 2014); Iowa State Cylones
Categories:
- 1939 births
- Living people
- Allentown Jets players
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players from New York (state)
- Carolina Cougars players
- Chicago Majors players
- Houston Mavericks players
- Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball players
- New Jersey Americans players
- New York Nets players
- Pittsburgh Rens players
- Power forwards (basketball)
- Sportspeople from Brooklyn
- Syracuse Nationals draft picks
- American basketball biography, 1930s birth stubs