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Richie Guerin

Age 93 · USA · 193 cm (6'4") · 88 kg · Born May 29, 1932 · Iona College

15.4 PPG 4.6 RPG 4.6 APG 691 games 10 seasons
Richie Guerin

Career snapshot

10seasons
691games
10,608career pts
17.3PER (avg)
Most-played franchise: New York Knicks · 361 games · 1956-57–1963-64

Career highs (single season)

PPG 21.8 1959-60 · NYK
RPG 7.8 1957-58 · NYK
APG 6.3 1959-60 · NYK
PER 21.5 1959-60 · NYK
WS 8.4 1958-59 · NYK

Draft

1954
Round 2 · Pick 17
by New York Knicks
from Iona College

Honors & awards

1×
NBA Coach of the Year
1968
6×
All-Star Selection
1962, 1961, 1960, 1959, 1958, 1957
3×
All-NBA Team
1961, 1959, 1958

Career by team

Atlanta Hawks
1963-64 – 1969-70 · 5 seasons
12.8 PPG 3.1 RPG 4.6 APG
250 games
New York Knicks
1956-57 – 1963-64 · 6 seasons
17.6 PPG 6.0 RPG 4.6 APG
361 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1956-57 NYK 72 0 24.9 9.7 4.6 2.5 0.0 0.0 36.8 0.0 62.0 12.9 1.7
1957-58 NYK 63 0 37.6 16.5 7.8 5.0 0.0 0.0 35.4 0.0 69.1 14.9 3.5
1958-59 NYK 71 0 36.0 18.2 7.3 5.1 0.0 0.0 42.4 0.0 80.2 19.0 8.4
1959-60 NYK 74 0 32.8 21.8 6.8 6.3 0.0 0.0 42.0 0.0 77.3 21.5 7.4
1962-63 NYK 79 0 34.3 21.5 4.2 4.4 0.0 0.0 43.2 0.0 84.8 18.8 7.2
1963-64 NBA 80 0 29.6 13.1 3.2 4.7 0.0 0.0 41.5 0.0 81.8 — —
1963-64 ATL 78 0 30.0 13.1 3.2 4.8 0.0 0.0 41.0 0.0 81.9 — —
1963-64 NYK 2 0 13.0 13.0 1.5 2.0 0.0 0.0 68.8 0.0 80.0 34.1 0.3
1964-65 ATL 57 0 29.4 14.4 2.6 4.8 0.0 0.0 44.6 0.0 76.7 — —
1965-66 ATL 80 0 29.5 14.9 3.9 4.9 0.0 0.0 41.5 0.0 81.2 — —
1968-69 ATL 27 0 17.5 5.6 2.2 3.7 0.0 0.0 42.3 0.0 77.0 13.5 1.2
1969-70 ATL 8 0 8.0 0.9 0.3 1.5 0.0 0.0 27.3 0.0 100.0 3.5 -0.1

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move Type Notes
Oct 1963 Atlanta Hawks New York Knicks mid season trade From 1963-64 to 1963-64
Jul 1963 New York Knicks Atlanta Hawks season change

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About Richie Guerin

Richard Vincent Guerin is an American former professional basketball player and coach. He played with the National Basketball Association's (NBA) New York Knicks from 1956 to 1963 and was a player-coach of the St. Louis/Atlanta Hawks franchise where he spent nine years. On February 15, 2013, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced that Guerin had been elected as one of its 2013 inductees.