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Lionel Hollins

Guard  at Portland Trail Blazers
Age72
NationalityUSA
Height191 cm (6'3")
Weight84 kg
BornOct 19, 1953
CollegeArizona State
Career
11.3PPG
2.3RPG
4.5APG
570 games · 8 seasons

Career snapshot

8seasons
570games
6,414career pts
11.7PER (avg)
Most-played franchise: Philadelphia 76ers · 190 games · 1979-80–1981-82

Position rank · 1984-85

#56PPG rank
#48PER rank
#39WS rank
Among 82 Guard players (min. 41 games)

Career highs (single season)

PPG 15.9 1977-78 · POR
RPG 3.4 1977-78 · POR
APG 6.7 1982-83 · LAC
PER 14.3 1977-78 · POR
WS 5.2 1977-78 · POR

Draft

1975
Round 1 · Pick 6
from Arizona State

Honors & awards

2×
All-Defense Team
1978, 1977
1×
All-Star Selection
1977
1×
All-Rookie Team
1975

Career by team

Houston Rockets
1984-85 – 1984-85 · 1 seasons
7.6 PPG 2.2 RPG 5.2 APG
80 games
Detroit Pistons
1983-84 – 1983-84 · 1 seasons
1.8 PPG 0.7 RPG 1.9 APG
32 games
Los Angeles Clippers
1982-83 – 1982-83 · 1 seasons
13.5 PPG 2.3 RPG 6.7 APG
56 games
Philadelphia 76ers
1979-80 – 1981-82 · 3 seasons
10.5 PPG 2.3 RPG 4.1 APG
190 games
Portland Trail Blazers
1977-78 – 1979-80 · 3 seasons
15.0 PPG 2.7 RPG 4.6 APG
165 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1977-78 POR 81 0 33.8 15.9 3.4 4.7 1.9 0.4 44.2 0.0 74.3 14.3 5.2
1978-79 POR 64 0 30.7 15.3 2.3 5.1 1.8 0.4 45.4 0.0 77.8 14.0 2.3
1979-80 NBA 47 26 25.7 11.2 1.9 3.4 1.6 0.2 40.3 15.0 72.1 — —
1979-80 PHI 27 26 29.5 12.2 2.6 4.1 1.7 0.3 41.5 20.0 77.0 11.7 0.9
1979-80 POR 20 0 20.7 10.0 1.0 2.5 1.5 0.1 38.5 10.0 64.2 8.2 -0.8
1980-81 PHI 82 13 26.3 9.5 2.3 4.3 1.3 0.2 47.0 13.3 73.1 11.0 2.9
1981-82 PHI 81 81 27.9 11.0 2.3 3.9 1.3 0.2 47.7 12.5 70.2 12.5 3.4
1982-83 LAC 56 54 32.9 13.5 2.3 6.7 2.0 0.3 43.7 14.3 72.1 — —
1983-84 DET 32 0 6.8 1.8 0.7 1.9 0.4 0.0 38.1 0.0 84.6 10.5 0.1
1984-85 HOU 80 60 24.4 7.6 2.2 5.2 1.0 0.1 46.1 23.1 79.4 11.1 2.5

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move Type Notes
Jul 1984 Detroit Pistons Houston Rockets season change
Jul 1983 Los Angeles Clippers Detroit Pistons season change
Jul 1982 Philadelphia 76ers Los Angeles Clippers season change
Oct 1979 Philadelphia 76ers Portland Trail Blazers mid season trade From 1979-80 to 1979-80
Jul 1979 Portland Trail Blazers Philadelphia 76ers season change

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Born on October 19

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About Lionel Hollins

Lionel Eugene Hollins is an American professional basketball coach and former player who most recently served as an assistant coach for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A point guard, Hollins played for the Portland Trail Blazers, winning an NBA championship in 1977 and named an NBA All-Star in 1978. The Trail Blazers retired his No. 14.