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Rudy LaRusso
Forward ·Los Angeles Lakers ·NBA ·#35

Rudy LaRusso

Age88 BornNov 11, 1937 FromUSA Height203 cm (6'8") Weight100 kg CollegeDartmouth Draft1959 · #10
Career averages
15.8PPG
9.4RPG
2.2APG
532 games · 7 seasons

At a glance

LAL hub
Career snapshot
7Seasons
532Games
8,397Career points
15.1PER average
Most-played franchise: Los Angeles Lakers · 378 games · 1959-60 to 1965-66
Honors and awards6 total
1×
All-Defense Team1968
5×
All-Star Selection1968, 1967, 1965, 1962, 1961
All awards
Career highsSingle season
21.8PPG · 1967-68 · GSW
10.1RPG · 1963-64 · LAL
2.6APG · 1964-65 · LAL
16.4PER · 1965-66 · LAL
7.3Win shares · 1964-65 · LAL
Draft1959
2Round
10Overall pick
From Dartmouth
Position rank1968-69
#6PPG rank
#21PER rank
#20Win shares rank
ForwardPosition
Among 44 Forward players with 41+ games

Career by team

Golden State Warriors
1967-68 - 1968-69 · 2 seasons
21.3 PPG 8.9 RPG 2.2 APG
154 games
Los Angeles Lakers
1959-60 - 1965-66 · 5 seasons
13.6 PPG 9.6 RPG 2.2 APG
378 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1959-60 LAL 71 0 29.5 13.7 9.6 1.2 0.0 0.0 38.9 0.0 74.2 - -
1962-63 LAL 75 0 33.4 12.3 10.0 2.5 0.0 0.0 42.2 0.0 71.8 13.6 5.4
1963-64 LAL 79 0 34.8 12.3 10.1 2.4 0.0 0.0 43.4 0.0 75.1 14.1 5.5
1964-65 LAL 77 0 33.6 14.1 9.4 2.6 0.0 0.0 46.1 0.0 77.3 16.2 7.3
1965-66 LAL 76 0 30.5 15.4 8.7 2.2 0.0 0.0 45.7 0.0 78.7 16.4 7.0
1967-68 GSW 79 0 35.7 21.8 9.4 2.3 0.0 0.0 43.3 0.0 79.0 - -
1968-69 GSW 75 0 37.1 20.7 8.3 2.1 0.0 0.0 41.0 0.0 79.4 - -

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move Notes
Oct 1967 Los Angeles Lakers Golden State Warriors From 1965-66 to 1967-68

All entries are offseason.

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Born on November 11

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About Rudy LaRusso

Rudolph A. LaRusso was an American professional basketball player and five-time All-Star in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was nicknamed "Brutus" and "Roughhouse Rudy" because of his physicality and competitive spirit on the court.