Spencer Haywood
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Points | 17,111 (20.3 ppg) | ||||||||||||||
Rebounds | 8,675 (10.3 rpg) | ||||||||||||||
Assists | 1,541 (1.8 apg) | ||||||||||||||
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Spencer Haywood (born April 22, 1949) is an American former professional basketball player and Olympic gold medalist. Haywood is a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, being inducted in 2015.
Early life
Spencer Haywood was born on April 22, 1949, in
High school career
In 1964, Haywood moved to
College career and Olympics
Haywood attended
Haywood decided to turn pro after his sophomore year, but
Professional career
ABA rookie season
In his 1969–70
NBA career and Italy
In 1970, despite the NBA's eligibility rules, Haywood joined the
Haywood was named to the
In 1975, the SuperSonics traded him to the
During the late 1970s, Haywood became addicted to cocaine. He was dismissed from the Lakers by then-coach Paul Westhead during the 1980 NBA Finals for falling asleep during practice due to his addiction.[9]
The next season Haywood played in Italy for
Haywood's no. 24 jersey was retired by the SuperSonics during a halftime ceremony on February 26, 2007.[11]
ABA and 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 |
† | Denotes seasons in which Haywood's team won an NBA championship |
* | Led the league |
* | ABA record |
Regular season
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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1969–70 | Denver (ABA) | 84* | — | 45.3* | .493 | .000 | .776 | 19.5* | 2.3 | — | — | 30.0* |
1970–71 | Seattle (NBA) | 33 | — | 35.2 | .449 | — | .734 | 12.0 | 1.5 | — | — | 20.6 |
1971–72 | Seattle (NBA) | 73 | — | 43.4 | .461 | — | .819 | 12.7 | 2.0 | — | — | 26.2 |
1972–73 | Seattle (NBA) | 77 | — | 42.3 | .476 | — | .839 | 12.9 | 2.5 | — | — | 29.2 |
1973–74 | Seattle (NBA) | 75 | — | 40.5 | .457 | — | .814 | 13.4 | 3.2 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 23.5 |
1974–75 | Seattle (NBA) | 68 | — | 37.2 | .459 | — | .811 | 9.3 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 22.4 |
1975–76 | New York (NBA) | 78 | — | 37.1 | .445 | — | .757 | 11.3 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 19.9 |
1976–77 | New York | 31 | — | 32.9 | .450 | — | .832 | 9.0 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 16.5 |
1977–78 | New York | 67 | — | 26.3 | .484 | — | .711 | 6.6 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 13.7 |
1978–79 | New York | 34 | — | 30.1 | .489 | — | .733 | 6.1 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 17.8 |
1978–79 | New Orleans | 34 | — | 39.4 | .497 | — | .849 | 9.6 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 24.0 |
1979–80† | L.A. Lakers | 76 | — | 20.3 | .487 | .250 | .772 | 4.6 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 9.7 |
1981–82 | Washington | 76 | 63 | 27.4 | .476 | .000 | .842 | 5.6 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 13.3 |
1982–83 | Washington | 38 | 25 | 20.4 | .401 | .000 | .724 | 4.8 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 8.2 |
Career | 844 | 88 | 34.8 | .469 | .051 | .796 | 10.3 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 20.3 | |
All-Star | 5 | 4 | 27.2 | .462 | — | .846 | 10.0 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 14.2 |
Playoffs
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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1970
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Denver (ABA) | 12 | — | 47.3 | .511 | .200 | .831 | 19.8 | 3.3 | — | — | 36.7 |
1975 | Seattle (NBA) | 9 | — | 37.4 | .359 | — | .770 | 9.0 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 15.7 |
1978 | New York | 6 | — | 29.5 | .506 | — | 1.000 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 16.2 |
1980† | L.A. Lakers | 11 | — | 13.2 | .472 | .000 | .813 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 5.7 |
1982 | Washington | 7 | — | 33.0 | .496 | — | .743 | 5.6 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 20.0 |
Career | 45 | — | 32.4 | .479 | .167 | .806 | 9.4 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 19.6 |
Personal life
Haywood currently resides in Las Vegas. He was married to fashion model Iman from 1977 until 1987, and they had a daughter, Zulekha Haywood (born 1978). He remarried in 1990, and he and his wife, Linda, have three daughters.
He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in September 2015.[12]
Haywood is a huge fan of jazz and has hosted weekly two-hour weekend jazz shows in Seattle (1971–1975, KYAC)[13][14] and New York (1976–1978, WRVR).[15]
Haywood was featured in the first season of the HBO show, Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty, where he was portrayed by actor Wood Harris. [16]
See also
- List of NCAA Division I men's basketball season rebounding leaders
- Haywood v. National Basketball Association
References
- ^ a b Spencer Haywood timeline, Seattle Times
- ^ Jackson, Scoop (September 11, 2015). "It's time to honor Spencer Haywood's impact on hoops and history". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
- ^ Games of the XIXth Olympiad – 1968 Archived February 9, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Rhoden, William C. (June 29, 2016). "Early Entry? One and Done? Thank Spencer Haywood for the Privilege". The New York Times. Retrieved May 29, 2022.
- ^ McGregor, Gilbert (April 22, 2021). "Spencer Haywood: The story of a groundbreaking NBA legend, through his words". Sporting News. Retrieved May 29, 2022.
- ^ Kosmider, Nick (September 26, 2019). "Fifty years later, it's time for Denver to give Spencer Haywood his due". The Athletic. Retrieved May 29, 2022.
But they had a hardship exception, and Haywood, whose mother raised 10 children while making $2 per day picking cotton in Mississippi, met the criteria.
- ISBN 0-679-43293-0.
- ISBN 0-679-43293-0.
- ^ a b "Spencer Haywood, the NBA Draft and the Legal Battle That Shaped the League". Bleacher Report. May 6, 2011. Retrieved May 20, 2013.
- ^ McDonald, Soraya Nadia (December 8, 2020). "Our 25 Can't-Miss Books of 2020". ESPN. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
- ^ Sonics retire No. 24 worn by Haywood, Johnson, ESPN.com, February 27, 2007.
- ^ m.reviewjournal.com Archived January 10, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "PodcastOne: Tribute to the late Don Dudley, owner of KYAC AM & FM in Seattle".
- ^ "Spenser Haywood timeline". February 25, 2007.
- ^ Harvin, Al (September 15, 1976). "Haywood, as Disc Jockey, Plays for New Audience". The New York Times.
- ^ Calkins, Matt (May 15, 2022). "Former Sonic Spencer Haywood calls his portrayal in HBO's 'Winning Time' a 'blessing'". The Seattle Times.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
- Spoken Word: Spencer Haywood Interview with Michael Tillery of Blacksportsnetwork.com
- “In Black America; Spencer Haywood: Drugs Destroyed My Career,” 1989-10-01, KUT Radio, American Archive of Public Broadcasting