Lew Hitch
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Personal information | |
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Born | Griggsville, Illinois | July 16, 1929
Died | February 8, 2012 | (aged 82)
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Griggsville-Perry (Griggsville, Illinois) |
College |
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NBA draft | 1951 / Round: 2 / Pick: 19th overall |
Selected by the Minneapolis Lakers | |
Playing career | 1951–1957 |
Position | Power forward / Center |
Number | 11, 12, 15, 14 |
Career history | |
1951–1953 | Minneapolis Lakers |
1953–1954 | Milwaukee Hawks |
1954–1957 | Minneapolis Lakers |
1957 | Philadelphia Warriors |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Career NBA statistics | |
Points | 2,075 (5.0 ppg) |
Rebounds | 2,183 (5.3 rpg) |
Assists | 499 (1.2 apg) |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Lewis Rufus Hitch (July 16, 1929 – February 8, 2012) was an American professional basketball player. He was born in Griggsville, Illinois.
A 6'8" forward/center from Kansas State University, Hitch played six seasons (1951–1957) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Minneapolis Lakers, Milwaukee Hawks, and Philadelphia Warriors. He averaged 5.0 points per game in his career and won two championships with the lakers.
He died on February 8, 2012 after an extended illness.[1]
References[]
- ^ K-State ex athlete Lew Hitch dead at 82 Archived 2012-12-09 at archive.today
External links[]
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
Categories:
- 1929 births
- 2012 deaths
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players at the 1951 NCAA Final Four
- Basketball players from Illinois
- Centers (basketball)
- Culver–Stockton Wildcats men's basketball players
- Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball players
- Minneapolis Lakers draft picks
- Minneapolis Lakers players
- Milwaukee Hawks players
- People from Griggsville, Illinois
- Philadelphia Warriors players
- Power forwards (basketball)
- American basketball biography, 1920s birth stubs