Willie Naulls
San Francisco Warriors | |
1963–1966 | Boston Celtics |
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Career highlights and awards | |
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Career NBA statistics | |
Points | 11,305 (15.8 ppg) |
Rebounds | 6,508 (9.1 rpg) |
Assists | 1,114 (1.6 apg) |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
William Dean Naulls (October 7, 1934 – November 22, 2018) was an American professional
Naulls grew up in California, where he was named the
Early life
Naulls was born in
College career
Naulls attended the
As a senior in 1955–56, Naulls set the Bruins single-game rebounding record with 28 against Arizona State, and he finished the season with 582 field goal attempts to set the school's single-season record.[2] UCLA won the Pacific Coast Conference championship and advanced to the NCAA tournament that season,[2] while Naulls was named a consensus second-team All-American.[5]
In his three seasons at UCLA, Naulls averaged 15.5 points and 11.4 rebounds per game.
NBA career
Naulls was selected by the
Naulls averaged a
During the
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(s) | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
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1956–57 | St. Louis | 19 | 23.1 | .365 | .683 | 8.8 | 1.2 | 10.3 |
1956–57 | New York | 52 | 25.8 | .355 | .504 | 8.7 | 1.2 | 10.1 |
1957–58 | New York | 68 | 34.8 | .397 | .826 | 11.8 | 1.4 | 18.1 |
1958–59 | New York | 68 | 30.3 | .378 | .830 | 10.6 | 1.5 | 15.7 |
1959–60 | New York | 65 | 34.6 | .428 | .836 | 14.2 | 2.1 | 21.4 |
1960–61 | New York | 79* | 37.7 | .428 | .816 | 13.4 | 2.4 | 23.4 |
1961–62 | New York | 75 | 39.7 | .415 | .842 | 11.6 | 2.6 | 25.0 |
1962–63 | New York | 23 | 29.4 | .413 | .813 | 8.7 | 1.9 | 16.9 |
1962-63 | San Francicso | 47 | 26.1 | .420 | .793 | 6.7 | 1.2 | 11.0 |
1963–64† | Boston | 78 | 18.1 | .417 | .796 | 4.6 | 0.8 | 9.8 |
1964–65† | Boston | 71 | 20.5 | .384 | .813 | 4.7 | 1.0 | 10.5 |
1965–66† | Boston | 71 | 20.2 | .402 | .794 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 10.7 |
Career | 716 | 28.8 | .406 | .812 | 9.1 | 1.6 | 15.8 | |
All-Star | 4 | 19.3 | .340 | .750 | 6.5 | 0.5 | 10.0 |
Playoffs
Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
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1959 | New York | 2 | 31.5 | .333 | .750 | 10.5 | 1.5 | 17.0 |
1964† | Boston | 10 | 16.7 | .389 | .739 | 4.6 | 0.8 | 9.1 |
1965† | Boston | 12 | 15.0 | .411 | .667 | 4.3 | 0.8 | 7.3 |
1966† | Boston | 11 | 6.8 | .257 | .810 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 3.2 |
Career | 35 | 13.9 | .371 | .746 | 3.8 | 0.6 | 7.1 |
Death
Naulls died on November 22, 2018, in Laguna Niguel, California, from respiratory failure due to Churg–Strauss syndrome,[1] which he had been battling for eight years.[2]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Goldstein, Richard (November 25, 2018), "Willie Naulls, Knicks All-Star and Celtics Champion, Dies at 84", The New York Times
- ^ a b c d e f g h Bolch, Ben (November 25, 2018). "Former UCLA great and integration pioneer Willie Naulls dies at 84". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
- ^ "1960: Knicks Name Willie Naulls First African-American Captain in a Major Pro Sport". NBA.com/Knicks. August 31, 2016. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
- ^ Schwartz, Larry (May 5, 1969). "More Info on Bill Russell". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
- ^ NCAA Record Book - Award Winners p.137. Accessed May 5, 2009. Archived 2009-05-04.
- ^ "2011–12 UCLA Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). p. 170. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
- ^ Kertes, Tom (March 28, 2005). "Where Are They Now: Willie Naulls, Campy Russell and Kenny Walker". NBA.com/Knicks. Archived from the original on October 16, 2012.
- ^ a b c d Lawrence, Mitch (December 14, 2010). "Willie Naulls applauds Amar'e Stoudemire taking down his 30-point game record with Knicks". New York Daily News. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
- ISBN 9780805099416. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
- ^ "Chamberlain Leads Warriors in Win". The Michigan Daily. The Associated Press. February 21, 1962. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
- ^ Blakely, A. Sherrod (November 25, 2018). "Boston Celtics pioneer Willie Naulls passes away at 84". NBCSport.com. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
- ^ "Top 10 Teams in NBA History". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved September 13, 2009.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com