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Howie Shannon

Guard  at Boston Celtics
Age102
NationalityUSA
Height188 cm (6'2")
Weight79 kg
BornJun 10, 1923
CollegeKansas State
Career
10.9PPG
0.0RPG
2.5APG
122 games · 2 seasons

Career snapshot

2seasons
122games
1,326career pts
0.0PER (avg)
Most-played franchise: Boston Celtics · 67 games · 1949-50–1949-50

Position rank · 1949-50

#14PPG rank
#14PER rank
#4WS rank
Among 48 Guard players (min. 41 games)

Career highs (single season)

PPG 13.4 1948-49 · —
RPG 0.0 1948-49 · —
APG 2.6 1949-50 · BOS
PER 0.0 1949-50 · BOS
WS 2.9 1949-50 · BOS

Draft

1949
Round 1 · Pick 1
from Kansas State

Honors & awards

1×
BAA Rookie of the Year
1948

Career by team

Boston Celtics
1949-50 – 1949-50 · 1 seasons
8.8 PPG 0.0 RPG 2.6 APG
67 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1948-49 NBA 55 0 0.0 13.4 0.0 2.3 0.0 0.0 36.4 0.0 80.4 — —
1949-50 BOS 67 0 0.0 8.8 0.0 2.6 0.0 0.0 34.4 0.0 78.6 0.0 2.9

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Born on June 10

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About Howie Shannon

Howard Payne Shannon was an American basketball player and coach. He played professionally in the Basketball Association of America (BAA) and the early years of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He later coached at the high school and college levels.