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Guard ·Atlanta Hawks ·NBA ·#3

Herm Gilliam

Age80 BornMay 5, 1946 FromUSA Height191 cm (6'3") Weight86 kg CollegePurdue Draft1969 · #8
Career averages
11.6PPG
4.2RPG
4.6APG
337 games · 5 seasons

At a glance

ATL hub
Career snapshot
5Seasons
337Games
3,922Career points
14.8PER average
Most-played franchise: Atlanta Hawks · 280 games · 1971-72 to 1974-75
Draft1969
1Round
8Overall pick
From Purdue
Career highsSingle season
14.1PPG · 1973-74 · ATL
5.3RPG · 1972-73 · ATL
6.3APG · 1972-73 · ATL
16.2PER · 1974-75 · ATL
4.9Win shares · 1972-73 · ATL
Position rank1974-75
#22PPG rank
#9PER rank
#24Win shares rank
GuardPosition
Among 62 Guard players with 41+ games

Career by team

Atlanta Hawks
1971-72 - 1974-75 · 4 seasons
12.5 PPG 4.3 RPG 4.9 APG
280 games
Sacramento Kings
1969-70 - 1969-70 · 1 seasons
7.5 PPG 3.8 RPG 3.1 APG
57 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1969-70 SAC 57 0 20.4 7.5 3.8 3.1 0.0 0.0 40.6 0.0 74.7 - -
1971-72 ATL 82 0 28.5 10.2 4.1 4.6 0.0 0.0 44.6 0.0 83.8 13.1 2.9
1972-73 ATL 76 0 36.1 14.0 5.3 6.3 0.0 0.0 46.8 0.0 82.0 14.0 4.9
1973-74 ATL 62 0 32.3 14.1 4.3 5.7 2.2 0.3 45.4 0.0 79.1 15.8 3.4
1974-75 ATL 60 0 23.2 12.0 3.4 2.8 1.3 0.2 42.7 0.0 83.2 16.2 2.5

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move Notes
Oct 1971 Sacramento Kings Atlanta Hawks From 1969-70 to 1971-72

All entries are offseason.

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Born on May 5

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About Herm Gilliam

Herman L. Gilliam Jr. was an American professional basketball player. After playing college basketball for the Purdue Boilermakers, he played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1969 to 1977, winning a championship with the Portland Trail Blazers in his final season.