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Frank Selvy
Guard ·Los Angeles Lakers ·NBA ·#11

Frank Selvy

Age93 BornNov 9, 1932 FromUSA Height188 cm (6'2") Weight82 kg CollegeFurman Draft1954 · #1
Career averages
10.6PPG
3.5RPG
2.3APG
580 games · 7 seasons

At a glance

LAL hub
Career snapshot
7Seasons
580Games
6,174Career points
11.4PER average
Most-played franchise: Los Angeles Lakers · 208 games · 1957-58 to 1963-64
Honors and awards2 total
2×
All-Star Selection1961, 1954
All awards
Career highsSingle season
19.0PPG · 1954-55 · -
5.5RPG · 1954-55 · -
3.6APG · 1954-55 · ATL
13.8PER · 1958-59 · NYK
3.6Win shares · 1962-63 · LAL
Draft1954
1Round
1Overall pick
From Furman
Position rank1963-64
#25PPG rank
#13PER rank
#12Win shares rank
GuardPosition
Among 29 Guard players with 41+ games

Career by team

Los Angeles Lakers
1957-58 - 1963-64 · 4 seasons
8.5 PPG 2.8 RPG 2.5 APG
208 games
Philadelphia 76ers
1959-60 - 1959-60 · 1 seasons
5.4 PPG 2.5 RPG 1.6 APG
19 games
New York Knicks
1958-59 - 1958-59 · 1 seasons
9.8 PPG 3.6 RPG 1.4 APG
68 games
Atlanta Hawks
1954-55 - 1957-58 · 3 seasons
13.1 PPG 4.1 RPG 2.6 APG
103 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1954-55 NBA 11 0 39.3 22.1 7.0 2.7 0.0 0.0 37.8 0.0 73.0 - -
1954-55 NBA 71 0 37.6 19.0 5.5 3.5 0.0 0.0 37.8 0.0 72.8 - -
1954-55 ATL 60 0 37.3 18.4 5.3 3.6 0.0 0.0 37.8 0.0 72.7 - -
1955-56 ATL 17 0 26.1 11.0 3.2 2.1 0.0 0.0 36.6 0.0 74.6 - -
1957-58 NBA 38 0 11.2 3.6 2.3 0.9 0.0 0.0 26.3 0.0 61.0 - -
1957-58 ATL 26 0 7.5 2.3 2.0 0.6 0.0 0.0 19.3 0.0 56.3 - -
1957-58 LAL 12 0 19.3 6.3 2.9 1.6 0.0 0.0 33.3 0.0 69.0 - -
1958-59 NYK 68 0 21.3 9.8 3.6 1.4 0.0 0.0 38.5 0.0 76.7 13.8 2.4
1959-60 NBA 62 0 21.1 9.1 2.8 1.8 0.0 0.0 39.3 0.0 73.6 - -
1959-60 LAL 43 0 25.4 10.7 3.0 1.9 0.0 0.0 39.6 0.0 76.3 - -
1959-60 PHI 19 0 11.4 5.4 2.5 1.6 0.0 0.0 38.3 0.0 64.6 - -
1962-63 LAL 80 0 29.6 10.3 3.6 3.5 0.0 0.0 42.4 0.0 71.4 11.5 3.6
1963-64 LAL 73 0 17.6 5.5 1.9 2.0 0.0 0.0 37.8 0.0 63.9 9.0 0.0

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move Type Notes
Oct 1962 Philadelphia 76ers Los Angeles Lakers offseason From 1959-60 to 1962-63
Oct 1959 Los Angeles Lakers Philadelphia 76ers mid season trade From 1959-60 to 1959-60
Jul 1959 New York Knicks Philadelphia 76ers season change
Jul 1959 New York Knicks Los Angeles Lakers season change
Jul 1958 Atlanta Hawks New York Knicks season change
Jul 1958 Los Angeles Lakers New York Knicks season change
Oct 1957 Atlanta Hawks Los Angeles Lakers mid season trade From 1957-58 to 1957-58

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About Frank Selvy

Franklin Delano Selvy was an American National Basketball Association (NBA) player who was best known for holding the record for the most points (100) in a Division I college basketball game. Born in Corbin, Kentucky, Selvy was an All-State basketball player at Corbin High School and was a teammate of College Football Hall of Fame inductee Roy Kidd. Selvy was the No. 1 overall pick in the 1954 NBA draft and was a two-time NBA All-Star, playing nine seasons.