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Alex Hannum
Small Forward ·Atlanta Hawks ·NBA ·#33

Alex Hannum

Age103 BornJul 19, 1923 FromUSA Height201 cm (6'7") Weight95 kg CollegeUSC Draft1948
Career averages
5.8PPG
3.9RPG
1.6APG
641 games · 8 seasons

At a glance

ATL hub
Career snapshot
8Seasons
641Games
3,705Career points
0.0PER average
Most-played franchise: Sacramento Kings · 171 games · 1951-52 to 1953-54
Draft1948
-Round
-Overall pick
From USC
Career highsSingle season
7.7PPG · 1951-52 · -
5.5RPG · 1951-52 · -
2.2APG · 1955-56 · ATL
Honors and awards1 total
1×
NBA Coach of the Year1964
All awards

Career by team

Atlanta Hawks
1954-55 - 1956-57 · 3 seasons
5.1 PPG 4.3 RPG 1.7 APG
161 games
Detroit Pistons
1956-57 - 1956-57 · 1 seasons
3.2 PPG 2.5 RPG 0.5 APG
22 games
Sacramento Kings
1951-52 - 1953-54 · 3 seasons
5.7 PPG 4.5 RPG 1.5 APG
171 games
Philadelphia 76ers
1949-50 - 1950-51 · 2 seasons
7.5 PPG 2.4 RPG 2.0 APG
127 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1949-50 PHI 64 0 0.0 7.5 0.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 36.3 0.0 68.8 - -
1950-51 PHI 63 0 0.0 7.5 4.8 1.9 0.0 0.0 36.8 0.0 54.3 - -
1951-52 NBA 35 0 27.4 7.7 5.5 2.1 0.0 0.0 35.3 0.0 68.3 - -
1951-52 NBA 66 0 22.8 6.6 5.1 2.0 0.0 0.0 36.8 0.0 71.0 - -
1951-52 SAC 31 0 17.7 5.5 4.6 1.9 0.0 0.0 39.5 0.0 75.0 - -
1952-53 SAC 68 0 18.9 5.1 4.1 1.2 0.0 0.0 35.8 0.0 66.2 - -
1953-54 SAC 72 0 23.7 6.3 4.9 1.5 0.0 0.0 34.8 0.0 62.2 - -
1954-55 ATL 53 0 20.5 5.9 4.6 2.0 0.0 0.0 35.2 0.0 57.0 - -
1955-56 ATL 71 0 20.8 5.4 4.8 2.2 0.0 0.0 32.2 0.0 60.4 - -
1956-57 NBA 59 0 10.9 3.2 2.7 0.5 0.0 0.0 34.5 0.0 66.1 - -
1956-57 ATL 37 0 11.4 3.3 2.8 0.5 0.0 0.0 32.7 0.0 69.4 - -
1956-57 DET 22 0 10.0 3.2 2.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 38.2 0.0 60.0 - -

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move
Jul 1956 Atlanta Hawks Detroit Pistons
Jul 1954 Sacramento Kings Atlanta Hawks
Jul 1951 Philadelphia 76ers Sacramento Kings

All entries are season change.

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Born on July 19

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About Alex Hannum

Alexander Murray Hannum was an American professional basketball player and coach. Known as Sarge because of his military background, Hannum played center for six different teams, most notably the Milwaukee Hawks in the National Basketball Association (NBA), where he spent three seasons.