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Phil Hubbard
Center ·Cleveland Cavaliers ·NBA ·#35

Phil Hubbard

Age69 BornDec 13, 1956 FromUSA Height203 cm (6'8") Weight98 kg CollegeMichigan Draft1979 · #15
Career averages
10.8PPG
5.4RPG
1.3APG
748 games · 10 seasons

At a glance

CLE hub
Career snapshot
10Seasons
748Games
8,069Career points
13.3PER average
Most-played franchise: Cleveland Cavaliers · 469 games · 1981-82 to 1988-89
Draft1979
1Round
15Overall pick
Selected by Detroit Pistons · from Michigan
Career highsSingle season
15.8PPG · 1984-85 · CLE
7.3RPG · 1980-81 · DET
2.0APG · 1986-87 · CLE
16.0PER · 1984-85 · CLE
5.7Win shares · 1984-85 · CLE
Position rank1987-88
#40PPG rank
#34PER rank
#27Win shares rank
CenterPosition
Among 71 Center players with 41+ games

Career by team

Cleveland Cavaliers
1981-82 - 1988-89 · 8 seasons
10.6 PPG 5.0 RPG 1.2 APG
469 games
Detroit Pistons
1979-80 - 1981-82 · 3 seasons
11.5 PPG 6.0 RPG 1.5 APG
196 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1979-80 DET 64 0 18.6 9.1 5.0 1.1 0.8 0.2 46.6 0.0 75.0 13.7 1.6
1980-81 DET 80 0 28.6 14.5 7.3 1.9 1.0 0.3 49.2 33.3 69.0 15.4 4.5
1981-82 NBA 83 40 22.2 10.2 5.7 1.1 0.8 0.2 49.0 0.0 68.2 - -
1981-82 CLE 31 2 23.7 10.4 6.5 0.8 0.9 0.1 46.7 0.0 72.6 13.3 0.8
1981-82 DET 52 38 21.2 10.0 5.2 1.3 0.7 0.3 50.5 0.0 65.0 13.5 1.8
1982-83 CLE 82 38 23.8 9.5 5.7 1.1 1.1 0.1 48.2 0.0 68.9 13.9 3.4
1983-84 CLE 80 6 22.5 10.8 4.8 1.1 0.9 0.1 51.1 0.0 73.9 15.9 4.6
1984-85 CLE 76 55 29.6 15.8 6.3 1.5 1.1 0.1 50.5 0.0 75.1 16.0 5.7
1985-86 CLE 23 21 27.8 11.4 5.2 1.3 0.9 0.1 47.0 0.0 67.9 9.7 0.2
1986-87 CLE 68 68 30.6 11.8 5.7 2.0 1.0 0.1 53.1 0.0 59.6 11.8 3.3
1987-88 CLE 78 59 20.9 8.4 3.6 1.0 0.6 0.1 48.9 0.0 74.9 11.8 2.7
1988-89 CLE 31 0 6.2 2.4 1.3 0.4 0.2 0.0 44.4 0.0 68.0 11.7 0.4

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move Type Notes
Oct 1981 Cleveland Cavaliers Detroit Pistons mid season trade From 1981-82 to 1981-82
Jul 1981 Detroit Pistons Cleveland Cavaliers season change

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Born on December 13

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About Phil Hubbard

Philip Gregory Hubbard is an American former professional basketball player and coach. He won a gold medal in the 1976 Summer Olympics and after graduating from the University of Michigan, played for the Detroit Pistons and Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1979 to 1989. Hubbard later served as an assistant coach for the Washington Wizards from 2003 to 2009 and as the head coach of the Los Angeles D-Fenders in 2014–15.