Bob Harris (basketball)

Robert Anderson Harris (March 16, 1927 – April 10, 1977[1]) was a National Basketball Association (NBA) player. In his senior season at Oklahoma State University, Harris was selected to the NCAA AP All-American second team.[2] Harris was drafted with the third overall pick in the 1949 BAA Draft by the Fort Wayne Pistons. On December 19, 1950 Harris was traded to the Boston Celtics for Dick Mehen. On October 16, 1954 Harris was traded back to the Pistons for Fred Scolari, but he never had any play time for the remainder of games for the Pistons. In his NBA career, Harris averaged 6.8 points and 6.9 rebounds per game.[3][4]

Bob Harris
Personal information
Born(1927-03-16)March 16, 1927
Linden, Tennessee
DiedApril 10, 1977(1977-04-10) (aged 50)
Tupelo, Mississippi
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High schoolBattle Ground Academy
(Franklin, Tennessee)
CollegeOklahoma State (1946–1949)
BAA draft1949: 1st round, 3rd overall pick
Selected by the Fort Wayne Pistons
Playing career1949–1954
PositionPower forward / center
Number14, 9, 18, 13
Career history
1949–1950Fort Wayne Pistons
1950–1954Boston Celtics
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points2,209 (6.8 per game)
Rebound1,824 (6.9 per game)
Assists502 (1.5 per game)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

After retiring from the NBA, he moved to Jackson, Mississippi, where he worked in an area chicken production plant. He died from lung cancer at the age of 50.

Career statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
 *  Led the league

NBA

Source[5]

Regular season
Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1949–50 Fort Wayne 62–.361.628–2.17.7
1950–51 Fort Wayne 12–.228.7503.7.73.4
1950–51 Boston 44–.357.6645.61.35.5
1951–52 Boston 66*28.8.410.6418.01.87.8
1952–53 Boston 7028.2.418.5886.91.47.4
1953–54 Boston 7126.7.381.6287.31.35.9
Career 32527.9.385.6286.91.56.8

Playoffs
Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1950 Fort Wayne 4–.281.600–2.87.5
1951 Boston 2–.100.7142.01.03.5
1952 Boston 329.0.4291.0008.31.37.7
1953 Boston 632.2.452.7509.32.08.3
1954 Boston 625.0.640.6965.8.58.0
Career 2128.7.415.7097.11.57.5

References
  1. "Obituary: Robert Anderson Harris", Buffalo River Review, April 1977
  2. "Anderson Named AP All-American". OKState.com. Archived from the original on 2010-04-06. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
  3. "Bob Harris NBA statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
  4. "Robert Azzel (Bob) Harris". NBA.com. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
  5. "Bob Harris NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
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