Bob Harris (basketball)

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]

Bob Harris

Personal information
Born	(1927-03-16)March 16, 1927 Linden, Tennessee, U.S.
Died	April 10, 1977(1977-04-10) (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
Second-team All-American – AP, UPI (1949) First-team All-MVC (1949)
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

Legend

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

Source^[5]

Regular season

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

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

1. "Obituary: Robert Anderson Harris", Buffalo River Review, April 1977
2. "Anderson Named AP All-American". OKState.com. Archived from the original on April 6, 2010. Retrieved June 18, 2012.
3. "Bob Harris NBA statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved June 18, 2012.
4. "Robert Azzel (Bob) Harris". NBA.com. Retrieved June 18, 2012.
5. "Bob Harris NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 15, 2023.

External links

• Cowboy Basketball All-Americans