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American basketball player-coach
A.K.A.
Robert William Harrison
Work field
Gender
Male
Star sign
Place of birth
Toledo, USA
Age
96 years
Stats
Height:
185 cm
Weight:
86 kg
Education
University of Michigan,
Sports Teams
Atlanta Hawks
Syracuse Nationals
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Biography
Robert William Harrison (born August 12, 1927) is an American retired professional basketball player. A 6'1" guard from the University of Michigan, Harrison played nine seasons (1949–1958) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Minneapolis Lakers, Milwaukee Hawks, St. Louis Hawks, and Syracuse Nationals. He averaged 7.2 points per game in his professional career and appeared in the 1956 NBA All-Star Game.
Harrison later coached basketball at Kenyon College and Harvard University.
On February 3, 1941, as a 13-year-old 8th grader in Toledo, Ohio, Harrison scored all 139 points during his LaGrange School team's 139–8 win over Arch Street School. In the game, he made 69 field goals and one free throw.
NBA career statistics
| 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 |
| † | Won an NBA championship |
Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949–50† | Minneapolis | 66 | – | .359 | .676 | – | 2.0 | 4.5 |
| 1950–51 | Minneapolis | 68 | – | .347 | .789 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 5.9 |
| 1951–52† | Minneapolis | 65 | 26.3 | .320 | .718 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 6.2 |
| 1952–53† | Minneapolis | 70 | 23.5 | .376 | .648 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 7.1 |
| 1953–54 | Minneapolis | 40 | 15.5 | .298 | .662 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 3.9 |
| 1953–54 | Milwaukee | 24 | 34.3 | .336 | .540 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 9.5 |
| 1954–55 | Milwaukee | 72 | 31.9 | .342 | .681 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 10.1 |
| 1955–56 | St. Louis | 72 | 30.8 | .359 | .664 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 8.6 |
| 1956–57 | St. Louis/Syracuse | 66 | 27.4 | .386 | .715 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 8.8 |
| 1957–58 | Syracuse | 72 | 25.0 | .348 | .795 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 7.2 |
| Career | 615 | 26.9 | .352 | .693 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 7.2 | |
| All-Star | 1 | 25.0 | .286 | .500 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 5.0 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950† | Minneapolis | 12 | – | .432 | .714 | – | 1.0 | 3.5 |
| 1951 | Minneapolis | 7 | – | .462 | .750 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 7.7 |
| 1952† | Minneapolis | 12 | 19.6 | .441 | .824 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 6.2 |
| 1953† | Minneapolis | 12 | 17.0 | .385 | .500 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 5.0 |
| 1956 | St. Louis | 8 | 32.0 | .360 | .632 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 8.3 |
| 1957 | Syracuse | 5 | 26.6 | .267 | .889 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 6.4 |
| 1958 | Syracuse | 3 | 14.3 | .250 | .667 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 3.3 |
| Career | 59 | 21.8 | .385 | .689 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 5.7 | |
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