*** Welcome to piglix ***

Bob Houbregs

Bob Houbregs
Bob Houbregs.jpg
Personal information
Born (1932-03-12)March 12, 1932
Vancouver, British Columbia
Died May 28, 2014(2014-05-28) (aged 82)
Olympia, Washington
Nationality Canadian
Listed height 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight 210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school Queen Anne
(Seattle, Washington)
College Washington (1950–1953)
NBA draft 1953 / Round: 1 / Pick: 2nd overall
Selected by the Milwaukee Hawks
Playing career 1953–1958
Position Center / Power forward
Number 10, 14, 20, 8, 17
Career history
1953–1954 Milwaukee Hawks
19531954 Baltimore Bullets
1954 Boston Celtics
19541958 Fort Wayne / Detroit Pistons
Career highlights and awards
Career statistics
Points 2,611 (9.3 ppg)
Rebounds 1,552 (5.5 rpg)
Assists 500 (1.8 apg)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Basketball Hall of Fame as player
College Basketball Hall of Fame
Inducted in 2006

Robert J. "Bob" Houbregs (March 12, 1932 – May 28, 2014) was a Canadian professional basketball player.

A 6-foot 8-inch, 225-pound forward-center, Houbregs attended the University of Washington from 1949 to 1953. In 1952, Houbregs was a Second Team Consensus All-America selection. In 1953, as a senior, he was named NCAA Player of the Year, was a Consensus All-America selection, helped lead the University of Washington to the Final Four, and was named to the All-Tournament team after averaging 34.8 points per game in the post-season.

Houbregs was drafted by the NBA's Milwaukee Hawks with the second overall pick in 1953 and played five seasons (1953–1958) in the NBA with four teams: the Hawks, the Baltimore Bullets, the Boston Celtics, and the Fort Wayne (later Detroit) Pistons. Houbregs' career scoring average was 9.3 points per game, and he was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1987.

Houbregs served as general manager of the Seattle SuperSonics from 1970 to 1973.

Houbregs was a member of Alpha Sigma Phi fraternity.

In 2000, Houbregs was inducted into the Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame for his significant contributions to the sport as a player. He died on May 28, 2014.


...
Wikipedia

...