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Clyde Lovellette
Center ·Los Angeles Lakers ·NBA ·#34

Clyde Lovellette

Age96 BornSep 7, 1929 FromUSA Height206 cm (6'9") Weight106 kg CollegeKansas Draft1952 · #9
Career averages
16.2PPG
9.4RPG
1.4APG
597 games · 9 seasons

At a glance

LAL hub
Career snapshot
9Seasons
597Games
9,642Career points
16.5PER average
Most-played franchise: Los Angeles Lakers · 282 games · 1953-54 to 1956-57
Honors and awards5 total
4×
All-Star Selection1960, 1959, 1956, 1955
1×
All-NBA Team1955
All awards
Career highsSingle season
23.4PPG · 1957-58 · SAC
14.0RPG · 1955-56 · LAL
2.3APG · 1955-56 · LAL
16.8PER · 1963-64 · BOS
1.6Win shares · 1962-63 · BOS
Draft1952
1Round
9Overall pick
From Kansas
Position rank1963-64
#9PPG rank
#2PER rank
#5Win shares rank
CenterPosition
Among 17 Center players with 41+ games

Career by team

Boston Celtics
1962-63 - 1963-64 · 2 seasons
6.6 PPG 2.9 RPG 0.4 APG
106 games
Atlanta Hawks
1958-59 - 1959-60 · 2 seasons
17.6 PPG 9.6 RPG 1.6 APG
138 games
Sacramento Kings
1957-58 - 1957-58 · 1 seasons
23.4 PPG 12.1 RPG 1.9 APG
71 games
Los Angeles Lakers
1953-54 - 1956-57 · 4 seasons
17.2 PPG 11.2 RPG 1.6 APG
282 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1953-54 LAL 72 0 17.4 8.2 5.8 0.7 0.0 0.0 42.3 0.0 69.5 - -
1954-55 LAL 70 0 33.7 18.7 11.5 1.4 0.0 0.0 43.5 0.0 68.6 - -
1955-56 LAL 71 0 35.5 21.5 14.0 2.3 0.0 0.0 43.4 0.0 72.1 - -
1956-57 LAL 69 0 36.1 20.8 13.5 2.0 0.0 0.0 42.6 0.0 71.7 - -
1957-58 SAC 71 0 36.5 23.4 12.1 1.9 0.0 0.0 44.1 0.0 74.3 - -
1958-59 ATL 70 0 22.8 14.4 8.6 1.3 0.0 0.0 45.4 0.0 82.0 - -
1959-60 ATL 68 0 28.7 20.8 10.6 1.9 0.0 0.0 46.8 0.0 82.1 - -
1962-63 BOS 61 0 9.3 6.5 2.9 0.4 0.0 0.0 42.8 0.0 74.5 16.2 1.6
1963-64 BOS 45 0 9.7 6.7 2.8 0.5 0.0 0.0 42.0 0.0 78.9 16.8 1.3

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move Type Notes
Oct 1962 Atlanta Hawks Boston Celtics offseason From 1959-60 to 1962-63
Jul 1958 Sacramento Kings Atlanta Hawks season change
Jul 1957 Los Angeles Lakers Sacramento Kings season change

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Born on September 7

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About Clyde Lovellette

Clyde Edward Lovellette was an American professional basketball player. Lovellette was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1988. He was the first basketball player in history to achieve the Triple Crown – playing on an NCAA championship team, Olympics gold medal basketball team, and NBA championship squad.