Jack Nichols (basketball)
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Personal information | |
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Born | April 9, 1926 |
Died | December 24, 1992 Palm Springs, California | (aged 66)
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
Listed weight | 222 lb (101 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Everett (Everett, Washington) |
College |
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Power forward / center | |
Number | 15, 5, 16 |
Career history | |
1948–1950 | Washington Capitols |
1950–1954 | Tri-Cities Blackhawks / Milwaukee Hawks |
1954–1958 | Boston Celtics |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Career BAA and NBA statistics | |
Points | 5,245 (10.4 ppg) |
Rebounds | 2,782 (6.9 rpg) |
Assists | 964 (1.9 apg) |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Jack Edward Nichols (April 9, 1926 – December 24, 1992) was an American professional basketball player.
A 6'7"
During his collegiate career, Nichols was named an all-conference player in five different seasons, twice with USC, and three times at UW (only player ever to achieve this). In 1948 he set the single game (39 points vs. Idaho) and single season scoring records for the Pacific Coast Conference. He was named a Helms Foundation All-American, and led the Huskies to the 1948 NCAA tournament by Beating Cal in a 3-game series.
Upon his retirement from professional basketball, Nichols served as the team dentist for the University of Washington and for the Seattle SuperSonics. Nichols has been inducted into the University of Washington Hall of Fame, the State of Washington Sports Hall of Fame, and the
BAA/NBA 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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1948–49 | Washington | 34 | – | .390 | .730 | – | 1.6 | 11.7 |
1949–50 | Washington | 49 | – | .362 | .736 | – | 1.7 | 13.1 |
1949–50 | Tri-Cities | 18 | – | .374 | .800 | – | 3.4 | 13.1 |
1950–51 | Tri-Cities | 6 | – | .342 | .762 | 10.5 | 2.5 | 11.7 |
1952–53 | Milwaukee | 69 | 38.1 | .363 | .708 | 7.7 | 2.8 | 15.8 |
1953–54 | Milwaukee / Boston | 75 | 21.4 | .309 | .743 | 4.8 | 1.4 | 5.9 |
1954–55 | Boston | 64 | 29.8 | .380 | .780 | 8.3 | 2.3 | 9.9 |
1955–56 | Boston | 60 | 32.7 | .413 | .791 | 10.4 | 2.7 | 14.3 |
1956–57† | Boston | 61 | 22.5 | .363 | .794 | 6.1 | 1.4 | 8.2 |
1957–58 | Boston | 69 | 17.7 | .351 | .738 | 4.4 | .9 | 5.8 |
Career | 505 | 26.9 | .368 | .752 | 6.9 | 1.9 | 10.4 |
Playoffs
Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
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1949
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Washington | 11 | – | .408 | .667 | – | 2.5 | 14.4 |
1950
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Tri-Cities | 3 | – | .300 | .742 | – | 3.7 | 19.7 |
1954
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Boston | 6 | 35.2 | .486 | .789 | 10.3 | 5.2 | 16.7 |
1955
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Boston | 7 | 33.0 | .370 | .813 | 7.0 | 3.3 | 10.4 |
1956
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Boston | 3 | 33.3 | .372 | .900 | 12.0 | 3.3 | 13.7 |
1957 †
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Boston | 10 | 11.7 | .400 | .600 | 1.7 | .7 | 3.5 |
1958
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Boston | 11 | 13.5 | .348 | .700 | 4.1 | .7 | 4.8 |
Career | 51 | 21.8 | .389 | .739 | 5.6 | 2.3 | 10.2 |