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Jack Coleman
Forward ·Sacramento Kings ·NBA ·#11

Jack Coleman

Age102 BornMay 23, 1924 FromUSA Height201 cm (6'7") Weight88 kg CollegeLouisville Draft1949
Career averages
10.9PPG
8.3RPG
2.9APG
708 games · 9 seasons

At a glance

SAC hub
Career snapshot
9Seasons
708Games
7,690Career points
0.0PER average
Most-played franchise: Sacramento Kings · 448 games · 1949-50 to 1955-56
Honors and awards1 total
1×
All-Star Selection1954
All awards
Career highsSingle season
14.1PPG · 1955-56 · SAC
11.1RPG · 1952-53 · SAC
4.3APG · 1955-56 · SAC
Draft1949
2Round
-Overall pick
From Louisville
Position rank1957-58
#16PPG rank
#16PER rank
#16Win shares rank
ForwardPosition
Among 19 Forward players with 41+ games

Career by team

Atlanta Hawks
1955-56 - 1957-58 · 3 seasons
9.6 PPG 8.0 RPG 2.3 APG
185 games
Sacramento Kings
1949-50 - 1955-56 · 7 seasons
11.0 PPG 8.3 RPG 3.0 APG
448 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1949-50 SAC 68 0 0.0 8.7 0.0 2.3 0.0 0.0 37.7 0.0 74.4 - -
1950-51 SAC 67 0 0.0 11.4 8.7 2.9 0.0 0.0 42.1 0.0 77.9 - -
1951-52 SAC 66 0 39.5 11.2 10.5 3.2 0.0 0.0 41.5 0.0 71.0 - -
1952-53 SAC 70 0 37.5 10.9 11.1 3.3 0.0 0.0 42.0 0.0 64.9 - -
1953-54 SAC 71 0 33.5 9.7 8.3 2.2 0.0 0.0 40.5 0.0 59.7 - -
1954-55 SAC 72 0 34.5 12.8 10.1 3.2 0.0 0.0 46.2 0.0 67.8 - -
1955-56 NBA 75 0 36.5 12.8 9.2 3.9 0.0 0.0 41.2 0.0 71.1 - -
1955-56 ATL 41 0 33.4 11.7 8.4 3.6 0.0 0.0 41.2 0.0 71.0 - -
1955-56 SAC 34 0 40.3 14.1 10.1 4.3 0.0 0.0 41.2 0.0 71.2 - -
1956-57 ATL 72 0 29.8 10.5 9.0 2.2 0.0 0.0 40.8 0.0 76.4 - -
1957-58 ATL 72 0 20.9 7.6 6.7 1.6 0.0 0.0 41.3 0.0 64.1 - -

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move Type Notes
Oct 1955 Atlanta Hawks Sacramento Kings mid season trade From 1955-56 to 1955-56
Jul 1955 Sacramento Kings Atlanta Hawks season change

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About Jack Coleman

Jack Lillard Coleman was an American professional basketball player. After playing college basketball for Louisville, Coleman played in the National Basketball Association for the Rochester Royals and St. Louis Hawks from 1949 through 1957.