Personal information | |
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Born | San Francisco, California | November 4, 1927
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Lowell (San Francisco, California) |
College | CC of San Francisco (1945–1946) |
Playing career | 1947–1955 |
Position | Shooting guard / small forward |
Number | 19, 5, 10, 3 |
Career history | |
1947–1951 | Rochester Royals |
1951–1952 | Baltimore Bullets |
1952–1955 | Milwaukee Hawks |
Career highlights and awards | |
Career NBA statistics | |
Points | 3,440 |
Rebounds | 1,292 |
Assists | 1,036 |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
William C. Calhoun (born November 4, 1927) is an American former professional basketball player.
Born in San Francisco, California, Calhoun played collegiately for the City College of San Francisco from 1945 to 1946. [1]
He played with the Rochester Royals (1947–51), Baltimore Bullets (1951–52), and Milwaukee Hawks (1952–55) in the NBL, BAA and NBA.
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 |
† | Won an NBA championship |
Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
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1948–49 | Rochester | 56 | – | .358 | .573 | – | 2.2 | 6.6 |
1949–50 | Rochester | 62 | – | .377 | .719 | – | 1.9 | 9.0 |
1950–51† | Rochester | 66 | – | .346 | .706 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 7.7 |
1951–52 | Baltimore | 55 | 29.0 | .315 | .683 | 4.6 | 2.1 | 7.0 |
1952–53 | Syracuse | 13 | 18.4 | .291 | .711 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 4.9 |
1952–53 | Milwaukee | 49 | 39.0 | .342 | .725 | 5.1 | 2.9 | 10.3 |
1953–54 | Milwaukee | 72 | 32.9 | .349 | .733 | 3.8 | 2.6 | 8.3 |
1954–55 | Milwaukee | 69 | 30.6 | .300 | .703 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 6.6 |
Career | 442 | 31.9 | .341 | .702 | 4.0 | 2.3 | 7.8 | |
Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
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1949 | Rochester | 4 | – | .433 | .722 | – | 3.5 | 9.8 |
1951† | Rochester | 14 | – | .423 | .739 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 4.4 |
Career | 18 | – | .423 | .739 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 5.6 | |
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