Harvey Catchings

Harvey Catchings
Personal information
Born	September 2, 1951 (age 73); Jackson, Mississippi, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	218 lb (99 kg)
Career information
High school	Jim Hill (Jackson, Mississippi)
College	Weatherford (1969–1970); Hardin–Simmons (1971–1974);
NBA draft	1974: 3rd round, 42nd overall pick
	Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers
Playing career	1974–1986
Position	Center / power forward
Number	42, 40
Career history
1974–1979	Philadelphia 76ers
1979	New Jersey Nets
1979–1984	Milwaukee Bucks
1984–1985	Los Angeles Clippers
1985–1986	Segafredo Gorizia
Career NBA statistics
Points	2,335 (3.2 ppg)
Rebounds	3,639 (5.0 rpg)
Blocks	1,226 (1.7 bpg)
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball Reference

Last updated January 15, 2025

Harvey Lee Catchings (born September 2, 1951) is an American former professional basketball player.

He played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1974 to 1985 as a member of the Philadelphia 76ers, New Jersey Nets, Milwaukee Bucks, and Los Angeles Clippers. He has NBA career averages of 3.2 points per game, 5.0 rebounds per game and 1.6 blocks per game. On December 18, 1976, Catchings scored a career-high 16 points alongside grabbing 11 rebounds in a 97–93 victory over the Indiana Pacers.^[1] On April 10, 1981, Catchings blocked 5 shots in only 16 minutes during Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals, a loss against the Philadelphia 76ers.^[2]

He is one of 43 NBA players to have recorded at least 10 blocks in a single game. In his career, he made the Eastern Conference Finals three times (once with Philadelphia, twice with Milwaukee) and made the NBA Finals once with Philadelphia during the 1976-77 NBA season.^[3]

NBA 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


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1974–75	Philadelphia	37	–	14.3	.554	–	.640	4.1	0.6	0.3	1.6	2.6
1975–76	Philadelphia	75	–	23.1	.426	–	.604	6.9	0.8	0.3	2.2	3.5
1976–77	Philadelphia	53	25	16.3	.504	–	.702	4.4	0.6	0.4	1.5	3.0
1977–78	Philadelphia	61	2	12.3	.393	–	.618	4.1	0.6	0.3	1.1	2.9
1978–79	Philadelphia	25	4	11.6	.412	–	.765	3.9	0.7	0.3	1.4	2.8
1978–79	New Jersey	32	–	20.6	.423	–	.770	6.4	0.9	0.5	1.8	6.1
1979–80	Milwaukee	72	–	19.0	.398	.000	.629	5.7	1.1	0.3	2.3	3.2
1980–81	Milwaukee	77	–	21.2	.447	.000	.641	6.1	1.3	0.4	2.4	4.2
1981–82	Milwaukee	80	9	20.0	.420	.000	.594	4.5	1.2	0.5	1.7	2.9
1982–83	Milwaukee	74	33	21.0	.457	.000	.674	5.5	1.0	0.4	2.0	3.3
1983–84	Milwaukee	69	3	16.8	.399	.000	.524	3.9	0.6	0.4	1.2	2.1
1984–85	Los Angeles	70	14	15.0	.483	.000	.663	3.7	0.2	0.2	0.8	2.9
Career		725	90	18.2	.435	.000	.647	5.0	0.8	0.4	1.7	3.2

Playoffs


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1975–76	Philadelphia	3	–	29.0	.615	–	.333	9.3	2.0	0.0	3.0	5.7
1976–77	Philadelphia	8	–	6.8	.400	–	.000	1.5	0.1	0.0	0.5	0.5
1977–78	Philadelphia	7	–	3.7	.375	–	.750	1.3	0.0	0.1	0.4	1.3
1978–79	New Jersey	2	–	13.0	.167	–	.000	4.0	0.5	0.0	0.5	1.0
1979–80	Milwaukee	6	–	10.7	.333	.000	.500	3.5	0.3	0.0	1.3	1.0
1980–81	Milwaukee	7	–	15.6	.188	.000	1.000	3.7	1.1	0.0	1.6	1.1
1981–82	Milwaukee	6	–	4.3	.667	.000	.000	1.2	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.7
1982–83	Milwaukee	9	–	15.4	.474	.000	1.000	4.2	0.4	0.2	1.1	2.3
1983–84	Milwaukee	5	–	5.0	.500	.000	.500	1.0	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.6
Career		53	–	10.5	.397	.000	.500	2.9	0.4	0.1	0.9	1.4

Personal life

Catchings is the father of WNBA former star Tamika Catchings, who played for the Indiana Fever. Catchings is currently a Reverse Mortgage Consultant with Open Mortgage-North Houston. His other daughter, Tauja, played college basketball for Illinois. His grandson through Tauja is five-star recruit Kanon Catchings who is committed to BYU for the class of 2024.^[4]

Both Harvey, and his daughter Tamika, identify as Christian.^[5]

Catchings was friends with former 76ers teammate Joe Bryant, and both of their families spent time together while they each played professional basketball in Italy. Because of this, Catchings' children were childhood friends with Joe's son, Kobe Bryant.^[6]

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References

↑ "Philadelphia 76ers at Indiana Pacers Box Score, December 18, 1976".
↑ "Philadelphia 76ers at Milwaukee Bucks Box Score, April 10, 1981".
↑ "Harvey Catchings Stats".
↑ "Kanon Catchings Class of 2024 Recruit". 247Sports. CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
↑ "Tamika Catchings: Champ on and off the Court". July 20, 2010.
↑ "BBC World Service – Sportsworld – Farewell to the Mamba: Kobe Bryant".

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[1] "Philadelphia 76ers at Indiana Pacers Box Score, December 18, 1976".

[2] "Philadelphia 76ers at Milwaukee Bucks Box Score, April 10, 1981".

[3] "Harvey Catchings Stats".

[4] "Kanon Catchings Class of 2024 Recruit". 247Sports. CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 1, 2023.

[5] "Tamika Catchings: Champ on and off the Court". July 20, 2010.

[6] "BBC World Service – Sportsworld – Farewell to the Mamba: Kobe Bryant".

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