Cliff Hagan
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St. Louis Hawks | |
1967–1969 | Dallas Chaparrals |
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As coach: | |
1967–1970 | Dallas Chaparrals |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Career NBA and ABA statistics | |
Points | 14,780 (17.7 ppg) |
Rebounds | 5,555 (6.6 rpg) |
Assists | 2,646 (3.2 apg) |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Basketball Hall of Fame as player | |
College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2006 |
Clifford Oldham Hagan (born December 9, 1931)
College and military career
University of Kentucky
Hagan played college basketball at the
In the fall of 1952, a
At Kentucky, Hagan had scored 1,475 points,[4] which ranked him third in school history. He also grabbed 1,035 rebounds, which placed him second. In 1952 and 1954, he was named an All-American and was named First Team All-Southeastern Conference. His uniform number 6 was retired by the University of Kentucky.
U.S. Air Force
Hagan served in the U.S. military for two years after being drafted. In both of his years in the military (1954 and 1955), Hagan, stationed at Andrews Air Force Base, won Worldwide Air Force basketball championships.
Professional career
National Basketball Association (NBA)
After his military service, Hagan and
In The Breaks of the Game, David Halberstam wrote that Hagan was the only white star on the Hawks who welcomed African American teammates like Lenny Wilkens to the team and did not treat them with prejudice.
Hagan played 745 games over 10 NBA seasons. He scored 13,447 points for an 18.0 points per game average.[1]
American Basketball Association (ABA)
In 1967, the Dallas Chaparrals of the newly formed ABA hired Hagan as a player-coach. He scored 40 points in his team's first game. He also played in the first ABA All-Star Game that season, becoming the first player to play in all-star games in both the NBA and ABA. He retired as a player three games into the 1969–70 season and remained as coach of the Chaparrals until midway into the season.
Hagan played in 94 ABA games and scored 1,423 points for a 15.1 points per game average.[1]
University of Kentucky
In 1972, Hagan returned to the University of Kentucky as the school's assistant athletic director and took over the top job in 1975. He was forced to resign due to recruiting and eligibility violations in November 1988 and was replaced by one-time Kentucky teammate C. M. Newton, the head basketball coach at Vanderbilt University the year before.
Legacy
Hagan was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1978.[2] He is the first former University of Kentucky player to be so honored.
In 1993, the University of Kentucky renamed its baseball field in honor of Hagan.[7]
Personal life
Hagan married his wife, Martha, on September 4, 1954.[8]
NBA/ABA 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 |
† | Won an NBA championship |
Regular season
Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
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1956–57 | St. Louis | 67 | 14.5 | .361 | .690 | 3.7 | 1.3 | 5.5 |
1957–58† | St. Louis | 70 | 31.3 | .443 | .768 | 10.1 | 2.5 | 19.9 |
1958–59 | St. Louis | 72 | 37.5 | .456 | .774 | 10.9 | 3.4 | 23.7 |
1959–60 | St. Louis | 75 | 37.3 | .464 | .803 | 10.7 | 4.0 | 24.8 |
1960–61 | St. Louis | 77 | 35.1 | .444 | .820 | 9.3 | 4.9 | 22.1 |
1961–62 | St. Louis | 77 | 36.2 | .470 | .825 | 8.2 | 4.8 | 22.9 |
1962–63 | St. Louis | 79 | 21.7 | .465 | .800 | 4.3 | 2.4 | 15.5 |
1963–64 | St. Louis | 77 | 29.6 | .447 | .813 | 4.9 | 2.5 | 18.4 |
1964–65 | St. Louis | 77 | 22.6 | .436 | .799 | 3.6 | 1.8 | 13.0 |
1965–66 | St. Louis | 74 | 25.0 | .445 | .854 | 3.2 | 2.2 | 13.7 |
1967–68 | Dallas(ABA) | 56 | 31.0 | .489 | .789 | 6.0 | 4.9 | 18.2 |
1968–69 | Dallas(ABA) | 35 | 16.5 | .510 | .854 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 11.1 |
1969–70 | Dallas(ABA) | 3 | 9.0 | .615 | .500 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 5.7 |
Career | 839 | 28.7 | .454 | .799 | 6.6 | 3.2 | 17.7 | |
All-Star | 5 | 17.8 | .324 | 1.000 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 6.2 |
Playoffs
Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
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1957
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St. Louis | 10 | 31.9 | .361 | .730 | 11.2 | 2.8 | 17.0 |
1958 †
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St. Louis | 11 | 38.0 | .502 | .838 | 10.5 | 3.4 | 27.7 |
1959
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St. Louis | 6 | 43.2 | .512 | .833 | 12.0 | 2.7 | 28.5 |
1960
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St. Louis | 14 | 38.9 | .422 | .817 | 9.9 | 3.9 | 24.2 |
1961
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St. Louis | 12 | 37.9 | .443 | .812 | 9.8 | 4.5 | 22.0 |
1963
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St. Louis | 11 | 23.2 | .464 | .698 | 5.0 | 3.1 | 18.5 |
1964
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St. Louis | 12 | 32.7 | .429 | .833 | 6.2 | 4.8 | 16.3 |
1965
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St. Louis | 4 | 30.8 | .453 | .500 | 6.5 | 1.8 | 18.5 |
1966
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St. Louis | 10 | 20.0 | .454 | .926 | 3.4 | 1.8 | 11.3 |
1968 | Dallas(ABA) | 3 | 23.3 | .378 | .692 | 4.3 | 3.0 | 12.3 |
1969 | Dallas(ABA) | 2 | 22.5 | .357 | .800 | 3.0 | 7.0 | 9.0 |
Career | 95 | 32.4 | .451 | .798 | 8.0 | 3.5 | 19.9 |
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Cliff Hagan Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft Status and more". Basketball-Reference.com.
- ^ a b c "The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame :: Cliff Hagan". www.hoophall.com.
- ISBN 978-0-8131-2883-2. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
- ^ "Cliff Hagan College Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
- ^ "Bill Russell — He could easily have been ours". Brooklyn Eagle. August 8, 2022.
- ^ "History of Celtics vs. Hawks in NBA playoffs is full of memorable moments". RSN. April 13, 2023.
- ^ "Kentucky baseball's stadium was more than a ballpark: 'It's the people'". The Courier-Journal.
- ^ Russell, Joseph (August 31, 2021). "Hagan fashioned prolific career". Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com