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E.C. Coleman

Age 75 · USA · 203 cm (6'8") · 102 kg · Born Sep 25, 1950 · Houston Baptist University

6.6 PPG 5.5 RPG 1.3 APG 213 games 4 seasons

Career snapshot

4seasons
213games
1,396career pts
10.4PER (avg)
Most-played franchise: Utah Jazz · 77 games · 1974-75–1974-75

Position rank · 1977-78

#69PPG rank
#53PER rank
#38WS rank
Among 89 Forward players (min. 41 games)

Career highs (single season)

PPG 8.1 1974-75 · UTA
RPG 7.1 1974-75 · UTA
APG 1.4 1974-75 · UTA
PER 11.3 1973-74 · HOU
WS 2.7 1977-78 · GSW

Draft

1973
Round 3 · Pick 51
by Houston Rockets
from Houston Baptist University

Honors & awards

2×
All-Defense Team
1977, 1976

Career by team

Houston Rockets
1973-74 – 1978-79 · 2 seasons
4.9 PPG 4.0 RPG 1.2 APG
64 games
Golden State Warriors
1977-78 – 1977-78 · 1 seasons
6.4 PPG 5.2 RPG 1.4 APG
72 games
Utah Jazz
1974-75 – 1974-75 · 1 seasons
8.1 PPG 7.1 RPG 1.4 APG
77 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1973-74 HOU 58 0 18.5 5.2 4.3 1.3 0.6 0.3 51.2 0.0 63.5 11.3 1.7
1974-75 UTA 77 0 28.3 8.1 7.1 1.4 1.1 0.5 44.5 0.0 69.9 — —
1977-78 GSW 72 0 25.0 6.4 5.2 1.4 0.9 0.3 47.5 0.0 72.7 9.1 2.7
1978-79 HOU 6 0 6.5 1.8 1.2 0.2 0.3 0.0 71.4 0.0 100.0 10.9 0.1

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move Type Notes
Jul 1978 Golden State Warriors Houston Rockets season change
Oct 1977 Utah Jazz Golden State Warriors offseason From 1974-75 to 1977-78
Jul 1974 Houston Rockets Utah Jazz season change

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About E.C. Coleman

E.C. Coleman Jr. is an American former professional basketball player. He played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1973 to 1978 and was considered as one of the league's premier defensive forwards during his career. Coleman played college basketball for the Houston Baptist Huskies and was selected by the Houston Rockets in the 1973 NBA draft. He was chosen in the 1974 NBA expansion draft by the New Orleans Jazz where he gained prominence for his defensive abilities and was named to the NBA All-Defensive First Team in 1977. Coleman played for the Golden State Warriors during th