Larry Hennessy

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Larry Hennessy
Personal information
Born(1929-05-20)May 20, 1929
Syracuse Nationals
1957–1959Wilkes-Barre Barons
1959–1960Allentown Jets
1960–1961Wilkes-Barre Barons
1961–1962Scranton Miners
As a coach:
1966–1967Asbury Park Boardwalkers
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points
331
Rebounds94
Assists73
Stats at NBA.com 
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Larry Hennessy (May 20, 1929 – August 20, 2008) was an American basketball player.

Hennessy, a 6' 4" forward out of Blessed Sacrament High School in

Villanova University. An excellent passer and rebounder, Hennessy finished his collegiate career with 1737 points. He was named to the 1951–52 sophomore All-America
first team.

Hennessy played professionally in the

Syracuse Nationals in 1956–57
.

Hennessy played in the

EPBL championships with the Barons in 1958[3] and 1959.[4] Hennessy was selected as the EPBL Most Valuable Player and as a member of the All-EPBL First Team in 1958 and to the Second Team in 1957.[2] Hennessy served as head coach of the Asbury Park Boardwalkers during the 1966–67 season and accumulated a 2–17 record.[5]

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
 †  Won an NBA championship

NBA

Source[6]

Regular season

Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1955–56† Philadelphia 53 8.4 .344 .813 .9 .9 3.7
1956–57 Philadelphia 2 12.5 .286 – .5 1.5 2.0
1956–57 Syracuse 19 18.3 .321 .719 2.3 1.3 6.9
Career 74 11.0 .334 .766 1.3 1.0 4.5

Playoffs

Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1956† Philadelphia 3 3.7 .000 – .3 .7 .0

References

  1. ISBN 978-0-8108-9069-5
    .
  2. ^ a b "Larry Hennessey minor league basketball statistics". Stats Crew. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
  3. ^ "1957-58 Wilkes-Barre Barons Statistics". Stats Crew. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
  4. ^ "1958-59 Wilkes-Barre Barons Statistics". Stats Crew. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
  5. ^ "Larry Hennessey minor league basketball coaching records". Stats Crew. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
  6. Basketball Reference
    . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
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