Larry Siegfried
Personal information | |
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Born | Cincinnati Royals | May 22, 1939
Playing career | 1961–1972 |
Position | Point guard |
Number | 20 |
Coaching career | 1973–1977 |
Career history | |
As player: | |
1961–1962 | Cleveland Pipers |
1963–1970 | Boston Celtics |
1970–1971 | San Diego / Houston Rockets |
1971–1972 | Atlanta Hawks |
As coach: | |
1973–1977 | Houston Rockets (assistant) |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Career NBA statistics | |
Points | 5,960 (10.8 ppg) |
Rebounds | 1,567 (2.8 rpg) |
Assists | 1,950 (3.5 apg) |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Larry E. Siegfried (May 22, 1939 – October 14, 2010) was an American National Basketball Association player.
Early years
Siegfried led Ohio in scoring as a senior at Shelby High School.[1]
Siegfried played
For the 1960–61 season, Siegfried was team captain outright. The team went undefeated until the NCAA Final, when they were upset by Cincinnati. Siegfried was named to the NCAA Final Four All-Tournament Team. Also named All-Big Ten, Siegfried did not get the All-American consideration he may have been due because of the star presence of Lucas. Siegfried did play in the 1960 US Olympic Trials for the Rome Games.
Professional playing career
American Basketball League (1961–62)
Cleveland Pipers ABL Champs (1961–62)
At 6'3" and 190 pounds, Siegfried was considered a prototype guard for the NBA at that time. The
National Basketball Association (1960–71)
With perennial champion Boston Celtics (1963–70)
When the ABL folded the next year, the
Siegfried played his first seven professional seasons with the Boston Celtics, earning five championship rings during that time. He led the NBA in free throw percentage in both the 1965–66 and 1968–69 seasons.[3]
Later NBA career (1970–72)
Siegfried spent the last season of his career with the Rockets and Hawks organizations.[3]
Post-playing life
Following his NBA career, Siegfried counseled prisoners at the Mansfield Correctional Institution in Ohio and did motivational speaking. He also served briefly as the Executive Director of the Central Ohio Chapter of The Associated Builders & Contractors (ABC).[4] He died of a heart attack on October 14, 2010.[5]
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 | * | Led the league |
Regular season
Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
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1963–64† | Boston
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31 | 8.4 | .318 | .795 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 3.3 |
1964–65† | Boston
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72 | 13.8 | .415 | .779 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 6.3 |
1965–66† | Boston
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71 | 23.6 | .423 | .881* | 2.8 | 2.3 | 13.7 |
1966–67 | Boston
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73 | 25.9 | .442 | .847 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 14.1 |
1967–68† | Boston
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62 | 31.2 | .415 | .868 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 12.2 |
1968–69† | Boston | 79 | 32.4 | .380 | .864* | 3.6 | 4.7 | 14.2 |
1969–70 | Boston | 78 | 26.7 | .424 | .856 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 12.6 |
1970–71 | San Diego | 53 | 31.6 | .386 | .850 | 3.9 | 6.5 | 8.0 |
1971–72 | Houston | 10 | 22.3 | .391 | .857 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 4.8 |
1971–72 | Atlanta | 21 | 16.0 | .325 | .870 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 3.3 |
Career | 550 | 24.8 | .409 | .854 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 10.8 |
Playoffs
Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
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1964 †
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Boston
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4 | 6.0 | .333 | .500 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 1.8 |
1965 †
|
Boston
|
12 | 13.6 | .380 | .857 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 7.0 |
1966 †
|
Boston
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17 | 26.6 | .420 | .827 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 13.2 |
1967
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Boston
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9 | 28.9 | .373 | .814 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 12.3 |
1968 †
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Boston
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19 | 28.2 | .388 | .906* | 2.6 | 2.9 | 12.3 |
1969 †
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Boston | 18 | 21.8 | .419 | .786 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 11.1 |
Career | 79 | 23.1 | .400 | .834 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 10.9 |
References
- ^ Weber, Bruce (October 15, 2010), "Larry Siegfried, Guard Who Won 5 Titles With Celtics, Is Dead at 71", The New York Times
- ^ "The Overlooked All-Timer | Ohio State Buckeyes College Football Recruiting, OSU Big Ten Football, OSU Basketball – Bucknuts.com". Archived from the original on 2013-08-25. Retrieved 2013-04-15.
- ^ a b "basketball-reference.com: Larry Siegfried". Retrieved 2010-01-21.
- ^ At the time I did the same thing for the ABC in N.J.
- The Los Angeles Times[dead link]