Joe Ellis (basketball)
Personal information | |
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Born | San Francisco Warriors | May 3, 1944
Playing career | 1966–1975 |
Position | Small forward / shooting guard |
Number | 31 |
Career history | |
1966–1974 | San Francisco / Golden State Warriors |
1975 | Belgium Lions |
Career highlights and awards | |
Career NBA statistics | |
Points | 4,623 (8.8 ppg) |
Rebounds | 2,686 (5.1 rpg) |
Assists | 716 (1.4 apg) |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Joseph Franklin Ellis (born May 3, 1944) is an American former professional
High school career
Ellis attended
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
He played for the Belgium Lions of the European Professional Basketball League in 1975.[4]
References
- ^ Mitchell, Eileen (27 April 2013). "Giving back to the game". SFGATE. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
- ^ a b "San Francisco Hall Of Honor Inductees". WCCsports.com. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- ^ "USF to Retire Joe Ellis' #31". wccsports.com. February 3, 2020. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
- The Times (Shreveport). Retrieved 12 November 2017 – via Newspapers.com. (subscription required)