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Don Sunderlage
Guard ·Atlanta Hawks ·NBA ·#18

Don Sunderlage

Age96 BornDec 20, 1929 FromUSA Height185 cm (6'1") Weight82 kg CollegeIllinois Draft1951 · #9
Career averages
7.7PPG
2.5RPG
2.0APG
113 games · 2 seasons

At a glance

ATL hub
Career snapshot
2Seasons
113Games
874Career points
0.0PER average
Most-played franchise: Atlanta Hawks · 68 games · 1953-54 to 1953-54
Honors and awards1 total
1×
All-Star Selection1953
All awards
Career highsSingle season
11.2PPG · 1953-54 · ATL
3.3RPG · 1953-54 · ATL
2.8APG · 1953-54 · ATL
Draft1951
1Round
9Overall pick
From Illinois
Position rank1954-55
#22PPG rank
#22PER rank
#22Win shares rank
GuardPosition
Among 23 Guard players with 41+ games

Career by team

Los Angeles Lakers
1954-55 - 1954-55 · 1 seasons
2.5 PPG 1.2 RPG 0.8 APG
45 games
Atlanta Hawks
1953-54 - 1953-54 · 1 seasons
11.2 PPG 3.3 RPG 2.8 APG
68 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1953-54 ATL 68 0 32.8 11.2 3.3 2.8 0.0 0.0 34.0 0.0 74.8 - -
1954-55 LAL 45 0 9.0 2.5 1.2 0.8 0.0 0.0 24.8 0.0 65.8 - -

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move
Jul 1954 Atlanta Hawks Los Angeles Lakers

All entries are season change.

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Born on December 20

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About Don Sunderlage

Don J. Sunderlage was an American basketball player.