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Bill Sharman

Guard  at Boston Celtics
Age100
NationalityUSA
Height185 cm (6'1")
Weight79 kg
BornMay 25, 1926
CollegeSouthern California
Career
18.0PPG
4.0RPG
3.0APG
650 games · 10 seasons

Career snapshot

10seasons
650games
11,696career pts
18.4PER (avg)
Most-played franchise: Boston Celtics · 619 games · 1951-52–1959-60

Position rank · 1959-60

#2PPG rank
#1PER rank
#2WS rank
Among 20 Guard players (min. 41 games)

Career highs (single season)

PPG 22.3 1957-58 · BOS
RPG 4.7 1957-58 · BOS
APG 4.7 1955-56 · BOS
PER 19.8 1952-53 · BOS
WS 10.4 1953-54 · BOS

Draft

1950
Round 2 · Pick 0
from Southern California

Honors & awards

1×
NBA 75th Anniversary Team
2022
1×
NBA Coach of the Year
1972
7×
All-NBA Team
1959, 1958, 1957, 1956, 1955, 1954, 1952
8×
All-Star Selection
1959, 1958, 1957, 1956, 1955, 1954, 1953, 1952

Career by team

Boston Celtics
1951-52 – 1959-60 · 9 seasons
18.3 PPG 4.0 RPG 3.1 APG
619 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1950-51 NBA 31 0 0.0 12.2 3.5 1.3 0.0 0.0 37.0 0.0 88.9 — —
1951-52 BOS 63 0 22.0 10.7 3.5 2.4 0.0 0.0 38.9 0.0 85.9 17.8 4.3
1952-53 BOS 71 0 32.9 16.2 4.1 2.7 0.0 0.0 43.6 0.0 85.0 19.8 9.8
1953-54 BOS 72 0 34.3 16.0 3.5 3.2 0.0 0.0 45.0 0.0 84.4 18.8 10.4
1954-55 BOS 68 0 36.1 18.4 4.4 4.1 0.0 0.0 42.7 0.0 89.7 17.6 7.7
1955-56 BOS 72 0 37.5 19.9 3.6 4.7 0.0 0.0 43.8 0.0 86.7 17.7 8.8
1956-57 BOS 67 0 35.9 21.1 4.3 3.5 0.0 0.0 41.6 0.0 90.5 19.6 10.4
1957-58 BOS 63 0 35.1 22.3 4.7 2.7 0.0 0.0 42.4 0.0 89.3 18.8 8.7
1958-59 BOS 72 0 33.1 20.4 4.1 2.5 0.0 0.0 40.8 0.0 93.2 16.8 7.6
1959-60 BOS 71 0 27.0 19.3 3.7 2.0 0.0 0.0 45.6 0.0 86.6 18.5 7.9

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About Bill Sharman

William Walton Sharman was an American professional basketball player and coach. He is mostly known for his time with the Boston Celtics in the 1950s, partnering with Bob Cousy in what was then considered the greatest backcourt duo of all time. As a coach, Sharman won titles in the ABL, ABA, and NBA, and is credited with introducing the now-ubiquitous morning shootaround.