Boo Ellis
Personal information | |
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Born | February 11, 1936 |
Died | May 6, 2010 Wilmington Blue Bombers | (aged 74)
Career highlights and awards | |
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Career NBA statistics | |
Points | 607 (5.1 ppg) |
Rebounds | 616 (5.2 rpg) |
Assists | 86 (0.7 apg) |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Alex "Boo" Ellis (February 11, 1936 – May 6, 2010) was an American professional basketball player for the
Ellis grew up in Hamilton, Ohio, and attended Hamilton High School.[3] He led the school to 25–3 record and a 1954 state championship as a senior, garnering first team all-state and state tournament MVP honors that year.[3] Ellis then went on to play college basketball for Niagara University.
A 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m), 185 lb.
Following his standout collegiate career, the Minneapolis Lakers selected him as the first pick in the third round (16th overall) in the 1958 NBA draft.[2] After two NBA seasons, Ellis played six seasons in the Continental League and three with the Marcus Haynes Fabulous Magicians, a traveling professional team.[3] In his later life, Ellis worked as a security guard in his hometown of Hamilton.[3] He spent two and a half years of his life living with his daughter in Indianapolis, before succumbing the effects of a heart attack he had suffered two weeks earlier.[3] Ellis died on May 6, 2010, at age 74.[1][4]
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[2]
Regular season
Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
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1958–59 | Minneapolis | 72* | 16.7 | .430 | .708 | 5.3 | .8 | 5.9 |
1959–60 | Minneapolis | 46 | 14.6 | .346 | .671 | 5.1 | .6 | 3.9 |
Career | 118 | 15.9 | .402 | .695 | 5.2 | .7 | 5.1 |
Playoffs
Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
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1959 | Minneapolis | 13* | 19.6 | .438 | .581 | 7.2 | 1.2 | 6.8 |
1960 | Minneapolis | 3 | 12.0 | .200 | .500 | 4.0 | .07 | 2.7 |
Career | 16 | 18.2 | .411 | .564 | 6.6 | 1.1 | 6.0 |
See also
References
- ^ NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, LLC. Retrieved January 22, 2011.
- ^ Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f Conrad, Pete (May 8, 2010). "Hamilton basketball legend "Boo" Ellis dies". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved January 22, 2011.
- ^ a b c d e "Alex Ellis, NU's Leading Rebounder, Passes Away". PurpleEagles.com. Niagara University. May 7, 2010. Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved January 22, 2011.
- ^ "2009–10 NCAA Men's Basketball Records" (PDF). 2009–10 NCAA Men's Basketball Media Guide. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 2009. Retrieved January 22, 2011.