Bob Houbregs
Baltimore Bullets | |
| 1954 | Boston Celtics |
|---|---|
| 1954–1958 | 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 NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
| Basketball Hall of Fame as player | |
| College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2006 | |
Robert J. Houbregs (March 12, 1932 – May 28, 2014) was a Canadian professional
Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame
in 1987.
Basketball career
A 6-foot 8-inch, 225-pound
Vancouver, British Columbia when he was a child[1]
). 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
Baltimore Bullets, the Boston Celtics, and the Fort Wayne (later Detroit) Pistons
. Houbregs' career scoring average was 9.3 points per game.
Houbregs served as general manager of the Seattle SuperSonics from 1970 to 1973.[2]
Personal life
Houbregs' father John was a minor league ice hockey player who moved to Seattle in 1934/35 with his family in order to play for the Seattle Sea Hawks of the North West Hockey League.[3] Houbregs was a member of Alpha Sigma Phi fraternity.[4]
Houbregs was elected to the
Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame
in 1987.
In 2000, Houbregs was inducted into the Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame for his significant contributions to the sport as a player.[5]
Houbergs died on May 28, 2014.[6][7]
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 |
| * | Led the league |
NBA
Source[8]
Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953–54 | Milwaukee | 11 | 15.1 | .306 | .765 | 4.2 | .8 | 5.8 |
| 1953–54 | Baltimore | 59 | 30.6 | .380 | .707 | 5.6 | 1.9 | 9.2 |
| 1954–55 | Baltimore | 10 | 30.0 | .359 | .706 | 5.5 | 2.8 | 9.0 |
| 1954–55 | Boston | 2 | 7.5 | – | 1.000 | .5 | 1.0 | .5 |
| 1954–55 | Fort Wayne | 52 | 19.4 | .391 | .707 | 4.6 | 1.1 | 6.4 |
| 1955–56 | Fort Wayne | 70 | 21.9 | .430 | .739 | 5.9 | 2.3 | 11.1 |
| 1956–57 | Fort Wayne | 60 | 26.5 | .432 | .714 | 6.7 | 1.9 | 11.2 |
| 1957–58 | Detroit | 17 | 17.8 | .358 | .698 | 3.8 | 1.1 | 7.5 |
| Career | 281 | 23.9 | .404 | .721 | 5.5 | 1.8 | 9.3 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Fort Wayne | 11* | 19.4 | .381 | .784 | 5.6 | 1.7 | 7.0 |
| 1956 | Fort Wayne | 10* | 21.7 | .462 | .705 | 6.7 | 1.4 | 10.3 |
| 1957 | Fort Wayne | 2 | 19.0 | .412 | .727 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 11.0 |
| Career | 23 | 20.3 | .424 | .739 | 5.9 | 1.6 | 8.8 | |
References
- ISBN 9780313309526– via Google Books.
- ^ Allen, Percy (May 28, 2014), "Bob Houbregs, Husky basketball icon, dies at 82", The Seattle Times
- ^ "Houbregs, Bob (1932-2014)". www.historylink.org.
- ^ "Basketball Hall of Fame Greeks". 2008-01-06. Archived from the original on 2012-02-11.
- ^ "Houbregs named to Canadian Basketball Hall". CBC News. 2000-11-10.
- ^ "Former Washington Huskies star Bob Houbregs dies at 82". 29 May 2014.
- ^ "Hall of Famer, ex-No. 2 overall pick Houbregs dies at 82". nba.com. May 29, 2014. Retrieved May 29, 2014.
- Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 26 September 2023.