Artis Gilmore
Gilmore in 2011
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| Personal information | |
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| Born |
September 21, 1949 Chipley, Florida |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) |
| Listed weight | 240 lb (109 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Carver (Dothan, Alabama) |
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| NBA draft | 1971 / Round: 7 / Pick: 117th overall |
| Selected by the Chicago Bulls | |
| Playing career | 1971–1989 |
| Position | Center |
| Number | 53 |
| Career history | |
| 1971–1976 | Kentucky Colonels |
| 1976–1982 | Chicago Bulls |
| 1982–1987 | San Antonio Spurs |
| 1987 | Chicago Bulls |
| 1988 | Boston Celtics |
| 1988–1989 | Arimo Bologna |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career ABA and NBA statistics | |
| Points | 24,941 (18.8 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 16,330 (12.3 rpg) |
| Assists | 3,050 (2.3 apg) |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
| Basketball Hall of Fame as player | |
Artis Gilmore (born September 21, 1949) is an American retired basketball player who played in the American Basketball Association (ABA) and National Basketball Association (NBA). Gilmore was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on August 12, 2011.
A star center during his two collegiate years at Jacksonville University, in Jacksonville, Florida, Gilmore led the Dolphins to the NCAA Division I championship game in 1970, where his team was beaten 80-69 by the UCLA Bruins. Gilmore remains the top player in rebounds per game in the history of NCAA Division I basketball.
Gilmore followed five All-Star seasons with the Kentucky Colonels of the ABA by becoming the first overall pick of the 1976 NBA dispersal draft, which was held after the ABA was disbanded, as four teams transferred to the NBA. In Gilmore's complete pro basketball career, he was an eleven-time All-Star, the ABA Rookie of the Year, and an ABA MVP, and he remains the NBA career leader for field goal percentage. Nicknamed "The A-Train", the 7'2" (2.18 m) Gilmore once played in 670 consecutive games.
Gilmore was born in Chipley, Florida, and reared there and in Dothan, Alabama, a larger community 35 miles to the north. He graduated from Dothan's Carver High School in 1967. Gilmore played college basketball at the Gardner–Webb Junior College for two years and at Jacksonville University for two years, leading the Jacksonville Dolphins team to the NCAA title game in 1970, where they lost 80-69 to UCLA. During the two years that Gilmore played NCAA basketball at Jacksonville, he became one of only five college basketball players ever to average at least 20 points and 20 rebounds over his career. Gilmore led the NCAA in rebounding both years at Jacksonville, and his career average of 22.7 rebounds per game is still the highest in NCAA Division I history.
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