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Center ·Los Angeles Lakers ·NBA ·#14

Ray Felix

Age95 BornDec 10, 1930 FromUSA Height211 cm (6'11") Weight100 kg CollegeLong Island University Draft1953 · #2
Career averages
12.1PPG
9.5RPG
0.7APG
526 games · 7 seasons

At a glance

LAL hub
Career snapshot
7Seasons
526Games
6,365Career points
16.7PER average
Most-played franchise: New York Knicks · 376 games · 1954-55 to 1959-60
Honors and awards2 total
1×
All-Star Selection1953
1×
NBA Rookie of the Year1953
All awards
Career highsSingle season
17.6PPG · 1953-54 · -
13.3RPG · 1953-54 · -
1.1APG · 1953-54 · -
20.9PER · 1954-55 · NYK
7.2Win shares · 1954-55 · NYK
Draft1953
1Round
2Overall pick
Selected by Washington Wizards · from Long Island University
Position rank1959-60
#16PPG rank
#18PER rank
#17Win shares rank
CenterPosition
Among 20 Center players with 41+ games

Career by team

Los Angeles Lakers
1959-60 - 1959-60 · 1 seasons
8.4 PPG 8.3 RPG 0.9 APG
31 games
New York Knicks
1954-55 - 1959-60 · 6 seasons
12.0 PPG 9.1 RPG 0.7 APG
376 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1953-54 NBA 72 0 37.1 17.6 13.3 1.1 0.0 0.0 41.7 0.0 63.8 - -
1954-55 NYK 72 0 28.1 14.4 11.4 0.9 0.0 0.0 43.8 0.0 62.2 20.9 7.2
1955-56 NYK 72 0 23.6 12.3 8.7 0.7 0.0 0.0 41.5 0.0 70.6 18.6 5.5
1956-57 NYK 72 0 22.5 12.0 8.2 0.5 0.0 0.0 41.6 0.0 74.7 19.0 5.5
1957-58 NYK 72 0 23.7 12.2 10.4 0.7 0.0 0.0 44.2 0.0 69.7 18.9 5.8
1958-59 NYK 72 0 22.1 10.4 7.9 0.7 0.0 0.0 37.1 0.0 71.3 14.0 2.0
1959-60 NBA 47 0 18.8 7.3 7.2 0.7 0.0 0.0 38.3 0.0 62.5 - -
1959-60 LAL 31 0 22.5 8.4 8.3 0.9 0.0 0.0 40.2 0.0 64.6 - -
1959-60 NYK 16 0 11.6 5.1 5.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 33.0 0.0 57.6 8.9 -0.2

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move Type Notes
Oct 1959 Los Angeles Lakers New York Knicks mid season trade From 1959-60 to 1959-60
Jul 1959 New York Knicks Los Angeles Lakers season change

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About Ray Felix

Raymond Darlington Felix Sr. was an American professional basketball player. He was born in New York City. He played high school basketball at Metropolitan High School in New York and college basketball at Long Island University. Felix was drafted No. 1 overall pick in the 1953 NBA draft, the first African American first selection in NBA history.