Joe Ellis (basketball)

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Joe Ellis
Personal information
Born (1944-05-03) May 3, 1944 (age 80)
San Francisco Warriors
Playing career1966–1975
PositionSmall forward / shooting guard
Number31
Career history
1966–1974San Francisco / Golden State Warriors
1975Belgium Lions
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points
4,623 (8.8 ppg)
Rebounds2,686 (5.1 rpg)
Assists716 (1.4 apg)
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Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Joseph Franklin Ellis (born May 3, 1944) is an American former professional

Oakland). He played college basketball for the San Francisco Dons
.

High school career

Ellis attended

Oakland,[1]
from 1960–1962 he was a member of three Tournament of Champions teams. He made the All Tournament Team in both his varsity years and in his senior year was named the All Tournament Most Valuable Player. He was also selected to the All City Teams and in 1962 was named the Northern California Player of the year.

College career

Ellis stayed in state for his collegiate career, joining the University of San Francisco. He played for the Dons from 1963 to 1966, being part of First Team All Conference teams each year. He was named Northern California Player of the Year and also received an All American honorable mention. He was one of four juniors chosen in 1965 to represent the United States in the World University Games. Scoring 1,120 points for the team (third all-time best) he was inducted into the USF Hall of Fame in 1973 and named one of 75 "Legends of the Hilltop" in 2006 for the 150th anniversary of the university.[2] In 2020, USF retired Ellis' number 31.[3]

Professional career

Ellis was selected by the

San Francisco Warriors in the second round (13th pick overall) of the 1966 NBA draft. He played eight seasons in the NBA for his hometown club (who relocated to Oakland in 1971), posting 4,825 points at an average of 8.6 per game (and 5.0 rebounds per game). He held double-figure scoring averages in three successive seasons, including averages of 15.8 points per game during the 1969–70 season.[2]

He played for the Belgium Lions of the European Professional Basketball League in 1975.[4]

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

NBA

Source[5]

Regular season

Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG STL BLK PPG
1966–67 San Francisco 41 8.1 .409 .760 2.7 .7 3.7
1967–68 San Francisco 51 12.2 .368 .640 3.8 .7 5.0
1968–69 San Francisco 74 23.4 .395 .731 6.5 1.8 12.0
1969–70 San Francisco 76 31.3 .410 .741 7.8 1.8 15.8
1970–71 San Francisco 80 28.4 .396 .744 6.4 2.0 10.8
1971–72 Golden State 78 18.7 .411 .720 5.0 1.2 8.2
1972–73 Golden State 74 14.2 .409 .742 3.8 1.2 6.3
1973–74 Golden State 50 10.3 .321 .581 2.4 .7 .7 .2 2.8
Career 524 19.8 .398 .727 5.1 1.4 .7 .2 8.8

Playoffs

Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1967 San Francisco 3 2.0 .250 – .3 .7 .7
1968 San Francisco 9 11.6 .295 .857 2.1 .8 3.6
1969 San Francisco 6 26.8 .291 .640 8.5 .5 10.3
1971 San Francisco 5 18.2 .310 .667 4.2 .0 5.6
1972 Golden State 5 22.6 .333 .706 4.2 .8 10.8
1973 Golden State 10 10.0 .316 – 1.8 .7 2.4
Career 38 15.1 .307 .692 3.4 .6 5.3

References

  1. ^ Mitchell, Eileen (27 April 2013). "Giving back to the game". SFGATE. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  2. ^ a b "San Francisco Hall Of Honor Inductees". WCCsports.com. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  3. ^ "USF to Retire Joe Ellis' #31". wccsports.com. February 3, 2020. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  4. The Times (Shreveport)
    . Retrieved 12 November 2017 – via Newspapers.com. (subscription required)
  5. Basketball Reference
    . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
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