Bill Calhoun (basketball)

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Bill Calhoun
Personal information
Born (1927-11-04) November 4, 1927 (age 97)
San Francisco, California
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High schoolLowell
(San Francisco, California)
CollegeCC of San Francisco (1945–1946)
Playing career1947–1955
PositionShooting guard / small forward
Number19, 5, 10, 3
Career history
1947–1951Rochester Royals
1951–1952Baltimore Bullets
1952–1955Milwaukee Hawks
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points3,440
Rebounds1,292
Assists1,036
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference

William C. Calhoun (born November 4, 1927) is an American former professional basketball player.

Born in San Francisco, California, Calhoun played collegiately for the City College of San Francisco from 1945 to 1946.[1]

He played with the Rochester Royals (1947–51), Baltimore Bullets (1951–52), and Milwaukee Hawks (1952–55) in the NBL, BAA and NBA.

BAA/NBA 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
 †  Won an NBA championship

Regular season

Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1948–49 Rochester 56 – .358 .573 – 2.2 6.6
1949–50 Rochester 62 – .377 .719 – 1.9 9.0
1950–51† Rochester 66 – .346 .706 3.0 1.5 7.7
1951–52 Baltimore 55 29.0 .315 .683 4.6 2.1 7.0
1952–53 Syracuse 13 18.4 .291 .711 2.1 1.2 4.9
1952–53 Milwaukee 49 39.0 .342 .725 5.1 2.9 10.3
1953–54 Milwaukee 72 32.9 .349 .733 3.8 2.6 8.3
1954–55 Milwaukee 69 30.6 .300 .703 4.2 3.4 6.6
Career 442 31.9 .341 .702 4.0 2.3 7.8

Playoffs

Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1949 Rochester 4 – .433 .722 – 3.5 9.8
1951† Rochester 14 – .423 .739 2.9 1.4 4.4
Career 18 – .423 .739 2.9 1.9 5.6

References

  1. ^ "Bill Calhoun". Pro Basketball Encyclopedia. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
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