Frank Selvy

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Frank Selvy
Syracuse Nationals
1959–1964Minneapolis / Los Angeles Lakers
As coach:
1964–1966Furman (assistant)
1966–1970Furman
Career highlights and awards
Career statistics
Points
6,120 (10.8 ppg)
Rebounds2,097 (3.7 rpg)
Assists1,569 (2.8 apg)
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
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College Basketball Hall of Fame
Inducted in 2022

Franklin Delano Selvy (born November 9, 1932) is an American former

NBA All-Star
, playing nine seasons.

Early life

Selvy attended Corbin High School and was raised in Corbin, Kentucky. He played basketball for Coach Harry Taylor, as did older brother Curt and younger brother Edd.[1]

College career

After a storied career at Corbin High School, Selvy attended

E.A. Diddle refused him a scholarships, due to his then 6'0" height and small frame.[2]

After Selvy grew three inches and was named MVP in the Kentucky East-West all-star game, Kentucky offered a scholarship, but Selvy had committed himself to play at Furman, "I liked Coach Alley," Selvy said. "He came up and talked to my mother. Plus there were two or three guys from Corbin High who came along with me."[2]

In 1951–52, Selvy averaged 24.6 points per game as Furman finished 18–6 under Coach Lyles Alley.[3] In 1952–53, Selvy averaged 29.5 points as Furman finished 21–6.[4]

As a senior in 1953–54, as Furman finished 20–9, Selvy averaged 41.7 points per game, scoring 1,209 total points to lead the NCAA in scoring for the second season in a row.[5]

Overall, in 78 career games, Selvy averaged 32.5 points at Furman.[6]

100-point college game

Selvy is best remembered for scoring 100 points in a college game for

three-point line; Selvy later estimated that eight or nine of his shots that day would have been three-pointers today.[2]

NBA career

Selvy was drafted

All-Star
.

Drafted No. 1 overall by the Bullets, Selvy quickly moved to the

Milwaukee Hawks on November 28, 1954, as the Baltimore franchise was folded. Selvy was drafted by Milwaukee in the dispersal draft of Baltimore players. Selvy averaged 19.0 points as a rookie as the Hawks finished 29–46 under Red Holzman.[7][8]

The Hawks moved to

U.S. Army.[9]

In 1957–58, Selvy played a reserve role as the

Minneapolis Lakers for Dick Boushka and Terry Rand.[7]

Selvy then played for the New York Knicks in 1958–59, averaging 9.8 points per game.[7]

In 1959–60, Selvy was waived by the Knicks On October 25, 1959, and quickly picked up on October 28, 1959, by the

Syracuse Nationals.[7] Then, On December 15, 1959, Selvy was sold by Syracuse to the Minneapolis Lakers. Subsequently, Selvy remained with the Lakers for last five seasons of his career. He averaged 10.7 points for the Lakers in their last season in Minneapolis. In 1960–61, Selvy averaged 10.8 in the first season in Los Angeles, playing alongside Elgin Baylor and Jerry West, as the team advanced to the Western Conference Finals.[7][10]

In 1961–62, the Lakers finished 54–26 as Selvy averaged 14.7 points. They advanced to the 1962 NBA Finals, losing to the Boston Celtics in seven games.[11] Selvy averaged 12.1 points, 4.7 rebounds, and 4.0 assists in the Finals.[12]

The Lakers advanced to the NBA Finals again in 1962–63, with Selvy averaging 10.3 points, 3.6 rebounds, and 3.5 assists per game.[7] They lost to the Celtics in six games, with Selvy averaging 7.5 points in the series.[13]

Selvy averaged 10.8 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 2.8 assists in his nine-season NBA Career and played in the 1955 & 1962 NBA All-Star Games.[7]

1962 NBA Finals, Game 7

Selvy's best known game in the NBA is probably Game 7 of the

seven NBA Finals match-ups between Boston and Los Angeles over the course of eleven seasons
.

Regrettably for Selvy, his missed shot gained even larger significance as those years went by because the Lakers ultimately lost every one of those championship battles with the Celtics, thus magnifying the pain of Los Angeles having lost a golden opportunity, with Selvy's shot, to end that streak of futility before it had even begun. (The Lakers, while still playing in Minneapolis, had lost to the Celtics in the NBA Finals in 1959, as well.)

The player who initially had the ball on that final play was

Rod "Hot Rod" Hundley. Selvy's miss, however, meant that Hundley's sacrifice had been for naught and that Hundley would never know if indeed he would have won the championship himself, had he taken the shot he had available. Because of this, Hundley would occasionally call Selvy and, when Selvy answered the phone, Hundley would simply say, "Nice shot!" and then hang up. For his part, Selvy has expressed some degree of irritation at Hundley's teasing.[14]

It was a fairly tough shot because I was almost on the baseline. But I would trade all my points for that last basket.

— Frank Selvy as quoted on NBA.com

Coaching career

After retiring from the NBA with multiple injuries, Selvy joined the Furman basketball staff as an assistant coach in 1964 under his former Coach Lyles Alley.

Selvy was hired to replace Alley as Head Coach at Furman beginning in the 1966–67 season. His Furman teams finished 9–15, 13–14, 9–17 and 13–13 in his four seasons. His brother, Charles Selvy, was a top player on his Furman teams.[15] He was replaced as Head Coach by Joe Williams in 1970. Overall, Selvy led Furman to a 44–59 mark.[16][17][18]

Later, Selvy was employed for 25 years with the St. Joe Paper Company.[19]

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
 *  Led the league

NBA

Source[7]

Regular season

Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1954–55 Baltimore 11 39.3 .378 .730 7.0 2.7 22.1
1954–55 Milwaukee 60 37.3 .378 .727 5.3 3.6 18.4
1955–56 St. Louis 17 26.1 .366 .746 3.2 2.1 11.0
1957–58 St. Louis 26 7.5 .193 .563 2.0 .6 2.3
1957–58 Minneapolis 12 19.3 .333 .690 2.9 1.6 6.3
1958–59 New York 68 21.3 .385 .767 3.6 1.4 9.8
1959–60 Syracuse 19 11.4 .383 .646 2.5 1.6 5.4
1959–60 Minneapolis 43 25.4 .396 .763 3.0 1.9 10.7
1960–61 L.A. Lakers 77 28.0 .405 .753 3.9 3.2 10.8
1961–62 L.A. Lakers 79 35.5 .420 .738 5.2 4.8 14.7
1962–63 L.A. Lakers 80* 29.6 .424 .714 3.6 3.5 10.3
1963–64 L.A. Lakers 73 17.6 .378 .639 1.9 2.0 5.5
Career 565 26.4 .394 .728 3.7 2.8 10.8
All-Star 2 15.0 .200 .750 3.5 1.0 3.5

Playoffs

Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1959
 New York 2 21.5 .500 .818 2.0 1.5 14.5
1960
 Minneapolis 9 36.7 .359 .705 6.1 3.2 15.7
1961
 L.A. Lakers 12* 30.9 .387 .771 3.7 4.2 10.3
1962
 L.A. Lakers 13 36.8 .434 .846 5.6 5.0 12.7
1963
 L.A. Lakers 13* 24.4 .395 .813 3.5 2.8 7.9
1964
 L.A. Lakers 3 23.0 .481 1.000 1.7 2.0 9.3
Career 52 30.9 .403 .786 4.3 3.6 11.3

Honors

See also

References

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  2. ^ a b c Reed, William F. (February 6, 1995). "Man of the Century". SI.com/vault.
  3. ^ "1951–52 Furman Paladins Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  4. ^ "1952–53 Furman Paladins Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  5. ^ "1953–54 Furman Paladins Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  6. ^ "Frank Selvy College Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Frank Selvy Stats". Basketball-Reference.com.
  8. ^ "1954–55 Milwaukee Hawks Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference.com.
  9. ^ "1955–56 St. Louis Hawks Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference.com.
  10. ^ "1961 NBA Western Division Finals – Los Angeles Lakers vs. St. Louis Hawks". Basketball-Reference.com.
  11. ^ "1961–62 Los Angeles Lakers Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference.com.
  12. ^ "1962 NBA Finals – Los Angeles Lakers vs. Boston Celtics". Basketball-Reference.com.
  13. ^ "1963 NBA Finals – Los Angeles Lakers vs. Boston Celtics". Basketball-Reference.com.
  14. ^
    The Los Angeles Times
  15. ^ "Charles Selvy College Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  16. ^ "Frank Selvy Coaching Record". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  17. ^ "1970–71 Furman Paladins Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  18. ^ "Selvy, Franklin Delano".
  19. ^ http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/NCAANewsArchive/2004/Endzone/furman+player_s+100-point+game+is+still+one+for+the+books+-+2-16-04.html[permanent dead link]
  20. ^ "Frank Selvy". IMDb.
  21. ^ "Furman". Furman.
  22. ^ "Furman To Retire Basketball Great Nield Gordon's Jersey Saturday".
  23. ^ "The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame :: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Announces Eligible Candidates for the Class of 2019". www.hoophall.com.
  24. ^ a b KY, TheTimesTribune com, Corbin (April 17, 2013). "'The Boys From Corbin' come back". The Times-Tribune.com.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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