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Guard ·Washington Wizards ·NBA ·#21

Johnny Egan

Age87 BornJan 31, 1939 FromUSA Height183 cm (6'0") Weight82 kg CollegeProvidence Draft1961 · #12
Career averages
8.8PPG
2.0RPG
3.4APG
663 games · 8 seasons

At a glance

WAS hub
Career snapshot
8Seasons
663Games
5,855Career points
11.0PER average
Most-played franchise: Los Angeles Lakers · 154 games · 1968-69 to 1969-70
Draft1961
2Round
12Overall pick
From Providence
Career highsSingle season
14.1PPG · 1963-64 · NYK
3.1RPG · 1963-64 · NYK
5.8APG · 1963-64 · NYK
15.4PER · 1964-65 · NYK
5.1Win shares · 1964-65 · NYK
Position rank1969-70
#30PPG rank
#21PER rank
#17Win shares rank
GuardPosition
Among 38 Guard players with 41+ games

Career by team

Houston Rockets
1971-72 - 1971-72 · 1 seasons
2.9 PPG 0.7 RPG 1.3 APG
38 games
Los Angeles Lakers
1968-69 - 1969-70 · 2 seasons
7.9 PPG 1.6 RPG 2.8 APG
154 games
Washington Wizards
1965-66 - 1967-68 · 2 seasons
8.4 PPG 2.2 RPG 2.9 APG
136 games
New York Knicks
1963-64 - 1965-66 · 3 seasons
10.5 PPG 2.2 RPG 4.1 APG
123 games
Detroit Pistons
1962-63 - 1963-64 · 2 seasons
7.7 PPG 1.7 RPG 3.3 APG
70 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1962-63 DET 46 0 16.3 5.9 1.3 2.5 0.0 0.0 37.2 0.0 76.8 9.8 0.0
1963-64 NBA 66 0 35.2 13.0 2.9 5.4 0.0 0.0 44.1 0.0 79.4 - -
1963-64 NYK 42 0 35.4 14.1 3.1 5.8 0.0 0.0 45.6 0.0 77.7 14.1 2.4
1963-64 DET 24 0 34.9 11.1 2.6 4.8 0.0 0.0 41.0 0.0 83.8 10.3 0.7
1964-65 NYK 74 0 22.5 9.2 1.9 3.4 0.0 0.0 48.8 0.0 81.4 15.4 5.1
1965-66 NBA 76 0 21.6 9.1 2.4 3.6 0.0 0.0 45.1 0.0 76.2 - -
1965-66 NYK 7 0 8.3 2.4 0.3 2.0 0.0 0.0 31.3 0.0 70.0 10.4 0.0
1965-66 WAS 69 0 23.0 9.8 2.6 3.8 0.0 0.0 45.5 0.0 76.5 - -
1967-68 WAS 67 0 13.9 7.0 1.7 2.0 0.0 0.0 39.3 0.0 77.6 - -
1968-69 LAL 82 0 22.0 8.5 1.8 2.6 0.0 0.0 41.2 0.0 85.0 11.3 3.1
1969-70 LAL 72 0 22.6 7.3 1.4 3.0 0.0 0.0 43.8 0.0 81.8 9.6 2.0
1971-72 HOU 38 0 11.5 2.9 0.7 1.3 0.0 0.0 40.4 0.0 81.3 7.3 0.5

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move Type Notes
Oct 1971 Los Angeles Lakers Houston Rockets offseason From 1969-70 to 1971-72
Jul 1968 Washington Wizards Los Angeles Lakers season change
Jul 1965 New York Knicks Washington Wizards season change
Oct 1963 New York Knicks Detroit Pistons mid season trade From 1963-64 to 1963-64
Jul 1963 Detroit Pistons New York Knicks season change

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Born on January 31

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About Johnny Egan

John Francis Egan was an American professional basketball player and coach. He played for the Detroit Pistons, New York Knicks, Baltimore Bullets, Los Angeles Lakers, Cleveland Cavaliers, and San Diego / Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association from 1961 to 1972. He coached the Rockets from 1973 to 1976.