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John Hummer
Personal information
Born (1948-05-04) May 4, 1948 (age 75)
Power forward / center
Number45, 42, 14
Career history
19701973Buffalo Braves
1973–1974Chicago Bulls
19741976Seattle SuperSonics
Career NBA statistics
Points
2,248 (6.3 ppg)
Rebounds1,733 (5.9 rpg)
Assists543 (1.7 apg)
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

John Hummer (born May 4, 1948) is an American

National Basketball Hall of Fame
members.

In college, Hummer was a three-time All-Ivy League selection (first-team: 1969 and 1970, second team: 1968).[1][2] He played for two Ivy League champion teams and served as team captain as a senior.[3] He was a part of the first of head coach Pete Carril's thirteen Ivy League champions (1968), eleven NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament teams (1969) and three undefeated conference champions (1969). Although Hummer set no statistical records, his name continues to be ranked high in the Princeton record book by many statistical measures.

He played six seasons in the

All-American local products available. During his NBA career, he played for Hall of Famers Dolph Schayes, Bill Russell and Jack Ramsay
.

After his professional basketball career ended, he went to Stanford University to get an MBA in 1980. In 1989, Ann Winblad and he founded Hummer Winblad Venture Partners, a venture capital firm focusing on software companies.

Amateur career

Hummer attended

Washington-Lee High School in Arlington, Virginia. Following in the footsteps of his brother Ed Hummer, he led W-L to the 1966 Virginia 1A state title as a high school senior.[1] Ed had led the team to the 1962 and 1963 titles.[1] His nephew (Ed's son Ian) was a freshman on the 2009–10 Princeton team.[4]

In Hummer's sophomore season at Princeton, the team was co-champion of the Ivy League with a 20–6 (12–3 Ivy) record.

AP Poll.[5] This was the first of thirteen Ivy League championships for head coach Pete Carril.[3]

The following season, the team accumulated a 19–7 (14–0) record and participated in the

1969 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.[3] They lost to St. John's in the tournament, but Hummer was joined by Geoff Petrie on the first-team All-Ivy squad.[6] This was the first of eleven NCAA tournament appearance for Carril. It was also the first of three 14–0 conference champions for Carril.[3]

As a senior, Hummer was first-team All-Ivy, but the Tigers placed third in the conference to the undefeated (in Ivy League games)

1970 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, they hosted Penn's game.[7] All three of his varsity years were spent under Carril.[3] Again, following in the footsteps of his brother who had served as Princeton captain of the 1966–67 team, John was co-captain for the 1969–70 team along with classmate Petrie.[3] Hummer was honored with the team's B. Franklin Bunn ’07 Award for play, sportsmanship and influence that contributed most to the sport.[8]

During his career, he shared the spotlight with Petrie and did not set any statistical records at a school and conference where

points (1031 in 67 games) and he continued to rank seventh in school history with a 15.4 points/game average through the 2009–10 season. Since his career ended in 1970 only Brian Taylor has posted a higher average. He stands eighth in career free throws made (297), having only been passed since his career ended by Craig Robinson and Kit Mueller. He is tenth in career rebounds.[9]

Professional basketball career

Following his senior season, Hummer was one of three first-round Ivy League selections in the 1970 NBA Draft (Petrie – 8th, McMillian 13th and Hummer 15th).

Baltimore Bullets traded to improve their draft position on the day of the March 23, 1970 NBA draft. They traded their #15 selection and Mike Davis to the expansion Buffalo Braves for the #9 selection. That day, the Braves selected Hummer with the 15th pick.[13] Hummer averaged 11.3 points and 8.9 rebounds for the 1970–71 Buffalo Braves during an average of 32.6 minutes in 81 games played for coach Dolph Schayes.[14] The 22–60 Braves finished fourth in the four-team Atlantic Division.[14] Hummer and the Braves struggled for two more seasons with 60-loss seasons.[15][16] The 1972–73 Braves were Jack Ramsay's first coaching season with his second NBA team.[17]

After the Braves selected Ernie DiGregorio in the 1973 NBA draft to complement 1972 NBA draft selection Bob McAdoo, it was clear the team was going to change to fast-paced offense to leverage DiGregorio's skills. Hummer was more of a defensive player. Prior to the 1973–74 NBA season, Hummer was packaged with a 1974 NBA draft 2nd round pick and a 1975 NBA draft 2nd round pick in a trade that sent him to the Chicago Bulls in exchange for Gar Heard and Kevin Kunnert.[13] The deal was part of the resume that earned Donavan the NBA Executive of the Year Award.[18] That season the 54–28 Dick Motta-coached 1973–74 Bulls team that he was traded to initially would make the playoffs, but the 36–46 Bill Russell-coached 1973–74 SuperSonics that he would finish the season with would not.[19][20]

During the season (on January 7), he was traded by the Bulls to the

1976 NBA Playoffs where they lost to the Phoenix Suns. Hummer appeared in three of these games.[13]

Never a strong free throw shooter, Hummer failed to make 50% of his free throws during his last three seasons in the NBA. In the 1974–75 season, he shot an unusually low 0.275 from the free throw line.[21]

Education

Hummer graduated from Princeton University in 1970 with an A.B. in English and in 1980 with an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business.[23]

Venture capitalism

In 1989 Ann Winblad and Hummer founded Hummer Winblad Venture Partners, which claims to have been the first venture capital firm to focus exclusively on the Software industry.[24]

The company has financed over 100 ventures that have been on the forefront of trends that have gone from

software applications, architectures, delivery methods, and business models, including Omniture, Voltage Security, MuleSoft, Wind River Systems and Hyperion Solutions.[25]

Other notable companies that Hummer Winblad Venture Partners did provide venture capital for, that no longer exist, are Napster, Pets.com, and HomeGrocer.[26]

References

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  2. ^ Princeton Athletic Communications (June 12, 2009). "Men's Basketball Record Book • Ivy League & National Awards". GoPrincetonTigers.com. Princeton University. Retrieved March 26, 2010.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h Princeton Athletic Communications (June 12, 2009). "Men's Basketball Record Book • All-Time Results". GoPrincetonTigers.com. Princeton University. Retrieved March 26, 2010.
  4. ^ Princeton Athletic Communications (December 13, 2009). "Tigers On Target in 65–50 Win at UNCG". GoPrincetonTigers.com. Princeton University. Retrieved March 26, 2010.
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  7. ^ a b c "1969–70 Ivy Men's Basketball". IvyLeagueSports.com. Archived from the original on December 17, 2007. Retrieved March 26, 2010.
  8. ^ Princeton Athletic Communications (June 12, 2009). "Men's Basketball Record Book • Letterwinners & Team Awards". GoPrincetonTigers.com. Princeton University. Retrieved March 26, 2010.
  9. ^ Princeton Athletic Communications (June 12, 2009). "Men's Basketball Record Book • Individual & Team Records". GoPrincetonTigers.com. Princeton University. Retrieved March 26, 2010.
  10. ^ "John Hummer". databaseBasketball.com. databaseSports.com. Archived from the original on May 28, 2011. Retrieved March 26, 2010.
  11. ^ Tarapacki, Thomas (July 12, 2008). "Remember the Buffalo Braves?". Buffalo Rising. Archived from the original on July 8, 2011. Retrieved March 27, 2010.
  12. ^ Howell, John. "The Five Most Pivotal Draft Moves in the History of the Braves-Clippers Franchise". Bleacher Report. Retrieved March 27, 2010.
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  14. ^ a b "1970–71 Buffalo Braves Roster and Statistics". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 26, 2010.
  15. ^ "1971–72 Buffalo Braves Roster and Statistics". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 26, 2010.
  16. ^ "1972–73 Buffalo Braves Roster and Statistics". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 26, 2010.
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  19. ^ "1973–74 Seattle Supersonics Roster and Statistics". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 26, 2010.
  20. ^ "1973–74 Chicago Bulls Roster and Statistics". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 26, 2010.
  21. ^ a b "1974–75 Seattle Supersonics Roster and Statistics". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 26, 2010.
  22. ^ "1975–76 Seattle Supersonics Roster and Statistics". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 26, 2010.
  23. ^ "The Hummer Winblad Team". Hummer Winblad Venture Partners. Archived from the original on February 13, 2010. Retrieved March 25, 2010.
  24. ^ "Software Investors Since 1989". Hummer Winblad Venture Partners. Archived from the original on April 12, 2010. Retrieved April 4, 2010.
  25. Lycos, Inc. Archived from the original
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  26. ^ "Sample Hummer Winblad Investments". Hummer Winblad Venture Partners. Archived from the original on March 24, 2010. Retrieved April 4, 2010.

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