Robert Anderson Harris (March 16, 1927 – April 10, 1977[1]) was a National Basketball Association (NBA) player. In his senior season at Oklahoma State University, Harris was selected to the NCAA AP All-American second team.[2] Harris was drafted with the third overall pick in the 1949 BAA Draft by the Fort Wayne Pistons. On December 19, 1950, Harris was traded to the Boston Celtics for Dick Mehen. On October 16, 1954, Harris was traded back to the Pistons for Fred Scolari, but he never had any play time for the remainder of games for the Pistons. In his NBA career, Harris averaged 6.8 points and 6.9 rebounds per game.[3][4]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 16, 1927 Linden, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | April 10, 1977 (aged 50) Tupelo, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Battle Ground Academy (Franklin, Tennessee) |
| College | Oklahoma State (1946–1949) |
| BAA draft | 1949: 1st round, 3rd overall pick |
| Selected by the Fort Wayne Pistons | |
| Playing career | 1949–1954 |
| Position | Power forward / center |
| Number | 14, 9, 18, 13 |
| Career history | |
| 1949–1950 | Fort Wayne Pistons |
| 1950–1954 | Boston Celtics |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 2,209 (6.8 per game) |
| Rebound | 1,824 (6.9 per game) |
| Assists | 502 (1.5 per game) |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
After retiring from the NBA, he moved to Jackson, Mississippi, where he worked in an area chicken production plant. He died from lung cancer at the age of 50.
Career statistics
edit| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| * | Led the league |
NBA
editSource[5]
Regular season
edit| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949–50 | Fort Wayne | 62 | – | .361 | .628 | – | 2.1 | 7.7 |
| 1950–51 | Fort Wayne | 12 | – | .228 | .750 | 3.7 | .7 | 3.4 |
| 1950–51 | Boston | 44 | – | .357 | .664 | 5.6 | 1.3 | 5.5 |
| 1951–52 | Boston | 66* | 28.8 | .410 | .641 | 8.0 | 1.8 | 7.8 |
| 1952–53 | Boston | 70 | 28.2 | .418 | .588 | 6.9 | 1.4 | 7.4 |
| 1953–54 | Boston | 71 | 26.7 | .381 | .628 | 7.3 | 1.3 | 5.9 |
| Career | 325 | 27.9 | .385 | .628 | 6.9 | 1.5 | 6.8 | |
Playoffs
edit| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Fort Wayne | 4 | – | .281 | .600 | – | 2.8 | 7.5 |
| 1951 | Boston | 2 | – | .100 | .714 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 3.5 |
| 1952 | Boston | 3 | 29.0 | .429 | 1.000 | 8.3 | 1.3 | 7.7 |
| 1953 | Boston | 6 | 32.2 | .452 | .750 | 9.3 | 2.0 | 8.3 |
| 1954 | Boston | 6 | 25.0 | .640 | .696 | 5.8 | .5 | 8.0 |
| Career | 21 | 28.7 | .415 | .709 | 7.1 | 1.5 | 7.5 | |
References
edit- ^ "Obituary: Robert Anderson Harris", Buffalo River Review, April 1977
- ^ "Anderson Named AP All-American". OKState.com. Archived from the original on April 6, 2010. Retrieved June 18, 2012.
- ^ "Bob Harris NBA statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved June 18, 2012.
- ^ "Robert Azzel (Bob) Harris". NBA.com. Retrieved June 18, 2012.
- ^ "Bob Harris NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 15, 2023.