Phil Hankinson
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Personal information | |
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Born | Augusta, Georgia | July 26, 1951
Died | November 19, 1996 Shelby County, Kentucky | (aged 45)
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Great Neck (Great Neck, New York) |
College | Penn (1970–1973) |
NBA draft | 1973: 2nd round, 35th overall pick |
Selected by the Boston Celtics | |
Playing career | 1973–1975 |
Position | Power forward |
Number | 20 |
Career history | |
1973–1975 | Boston Celtics |
Career highlights and awards | |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com |
Phil Hankinson (July 26, 1951 – November 19, 1996) was an American basketball player. He was born in Augusta, Georgia.
Hankinson attended what is now Great Neck North High School in Great Neck, New York, where he scored 28.7 points and pulled down 17 rebounds per game in 1968-69, his senior year.[1]
A 6'8" forward, Hankinson played at the University of Pennsylvania from 1970 to 1973. He participated on three Ivy League championship teams that reached the NCAA Tournament, and he was named team MVP in 1973.[2]
After college, Hankinson was selected by the Boston Celtics in the second round of the NBA Draft. He appeared in two seasons with the Celtics before a knee injury ended his playing career. Hankinson held NBA career averages of 3.9 points per game and 1.8 rebounds per game. He also won an NBA championship ring with the Celtics in 1974.[3]
In November 1996, Hankinson was found shot in his car in Kentucky, the victim of an apparent suicide. His father said that Hankinson had suffered from depression ever since his injury occurred.[2]
Notes
- ^ Dempsey, Mike. "Great Neck North", Newsday, May 15, 2007. Accessed September 18, 2008.
- ^ a b Obituary Archived 2009-06-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Template:Basketball-reference
- 1951 births
- 1996 deaths
- Basketball players from New York (state)
- Basketball players who committed suicide
- Boston Celtics draft picks
- Boston Celtics players
- Penn Quakers men's basketball players
- Sportspeople from Augusta, Georgia
- People from Great Neck, New York
- Small forwards
- Suicides by firearm in Kentucky
- Male suicides
- Great Neck North High School alumni
- American basketball biography, 1950s birth stubs