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Jack Twyman
Forward ·Sacramento Kings ·NBA ·#27

Jack Twyman

Age92 BornMay 11, 1934 FromUSA Height198 cm (6'6") Weight95 kg CollegeCincinnati Draft1955 · #8
Career averages
18.1PPG
6.2RPG
2.1APG
664 games · 9 seasons

At a glance

SAC hub
Career snapshot
9Seasons
664Games
12,011Career points
0.0PER average
Most-played franchise: Sacramento Kings · 664 games · 1955-56 to 1965-66
Honors and awards8 total
6×
All-Star Selection1962, 1961, 1959, 1958, 1957, 1956
2×
All-NBA Team1961, 1959
All awards
Career highsSingle season
31.2PPG · 1959-60 · SAC
9.1RPG · 1958-59 · SAC
3.5APG · 1959-60 · SAC
Draft1955
2Round
8Overall pick
From Cincinnati
Position rank1965-66
#21PPG rank
#23PER rank
#22Win shares rank
ForwardPosition
Among 28 Forward players with 41+ games

Career by team

Sacramento Kings
1955-56 - 1965-66 · 9 seasons
18.1 PPG 6.2 RPG 2.1 APG
664 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1955-56 SAC 72 0 30.4 14.4 6.5 2.4 0.0 0.0 42.2 0.0 68.5 - -
1956-57 SAC 72 0 32.5 16.3 4.9 1.7 0.0 0.0 43.9 0.0 76.0 - -
1957-58 SAC 72 0 30.3 17.2 6.4 1.5 0.0 0.0 45.2 0.0 77.5 - -
1958-59 SAC 72 0 37.7 25.8 9.1 2.9 0.0 0.0 42.0 0.0 78.3 - -
1959-60 SAC 75 0 40.3 31.2 8.9 3.5 0.0 0.0 42.2 0.0 78.5 - -
1962-63 SAC 80 0 32.8 19.8 7.5 2.7 0.0 0.0 48.0 0.0 81.1 - -
1963-64 SAC 68 0 29.4 15.9 5.4 2.0 0.0 0.0 45.0 0.0 82.9 - -
1964-65 SAC 80 0 28.0 14.5 4.8 1.7 0.0 0.0 44.3 0.0 82.8 - -
1965-66 SAC 73 0 12.9 7.4 2.3 0.8 0.0 0.0 45.0 0.0 81.2 - -

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Born on May 11

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About Jack Twyman

John Kennedy Twyman was an American professional basketball player and sports broadcaster. During his career, he was a caregiver for his disabled teammate Maurice Stokes and both are the namesakes of the NBA's Twyman-Stokes Teammate of the Year Award. Twyman was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 1983.