Alex Hannum

Alex Hannum
Hannum, circa 1947
Personal information
Born(1923-07-19)July 19, 1923
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
DiedJanuary 18, 2002(2002-01-18) (aged 78)
San Diego, California, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High schoolAlexander Hamilton
(Los Angeles, California)
CollegeUSC (1942–1943; 1946–1948)
NBA draft1948: – round, –
Selected by the Indianapolis Jets
Playing career1948–1957
PositionPower forward / center
Number10, 11, 20, 4, 6, 33, 18
Coaching career1956–1974
Career history
As player:
1948–1949Oshkosh All-Stars
19491951Syracuse Nationals
1951–1952Baltimore Bullets
19521954Rochester Royals
19541956Milwaukee / St. Louis Hawks
1956Fort Wayne Pistons
1956–1957St. Louis Hawks
As coach:
19561958St. Louis Hawks
19601963Syracuse Nationals
19631966San Francisco Warriors
19661968Philadelphia 76ers
1968–1969Oakland Oaks
19691971San Diego Rockets
19711974Denver Rockets
Career highlights and awards
As player:

As coach:

Career NBA playing statistics
Points3,078 (6.0 ppg)
Rebound2,013 (4.5 rpg)
Assists857 (1.7 apg)
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Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Career coaching record
ABA & NBA649–564 (.535)
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Basketball Hall of Fame

Alexander Murray Hannum (July 19, 1923 – January 18, 2002) was a professional basketball player and coach. Hannum coached two National Basketball Association (NBA) teams and one American Basketball Association (ABA) team to league championships. He had a combined NBA-ABA record of 649–564 (.535) in the regular season and 61–46 (.570) in the playoffs over 16 seasons. In 1998, he was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach.


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