John Hargis (basketball)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 20, 1920 Nacogdoches, Texas |
| Died | January 2, 1986 (aged 65) |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Nacogdoches (Nacogdoches, Texas) |
| College | Texas (1941–1943, 1946–1947) |
| NBA draft | 1947 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 1947–1951 |
| Position | Guard / Forward |
| Number | 6, 9, 14 |
| Career history | |
| 1947–1950 | Anderson Packers |
| 1950 | Fort Wayne Pistons |
| 1950–1951 | Tri-Cities Blackhawks |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 766 |
| Rebounds | 66 |
| Assists | 127 |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
John Arlington "Shotgun" Hargis (August 20, 1920 – January 2, 1986) was an American professional basketball player, first in the National Basketball League (NBL) and then in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was born in Nacogdoches, Texas and attended Nacogdoches High School.
Hargis enrolled in the University of Texas at Austin in the early 1940s and played college basketball there. In both 1942–43 and 1946–47, he led the Longhorns to the NCAA Final Four, where they would lose to eventual national champion Wyoming and win the third-place game over CCNY, respectively. In each of those two seasons he was named All-Southwest Conference and, in 1947, a consensus Second Team All-American. After the 1943 season, Hargis enlisted in the United States military and fought in World War II for three years, then returned to Austin to finish college in 1947.
After school, Hargis played for the Anderson Packers for three seasons, then split time between the Fort Wayne Pistons and Tri-Cities Blackhawks during his fourth and final year as a professional. For the first two years, the Packers were a member of the NBL. In 1949–50, however, they merged into the NBA. As a rookie in 1947–48, Hargis was second on the team in scoring (642 points; 10.9 ppg). In his second season, he scored 448 points (7.8 ppg), and then in his final season with the Packers, Hargis averaged 10.7 ppg while scoring 643 points. In addition to moderate personal success, the Packers also won the NBL championship in Hargis' second year on the team.
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