Jeff Halliburton

Jeff Halliburton

Halliburton as a senior at Drake
Personal information
Born	(1949-07-03) July 3, 1949 (age 75) Rockville Centre, New York, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	193 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school	Malverne (Malverne, New York)
College	San Jacinto JC (1967–1969) Drake (1969–1971)
NBA draft	1971: 3rd round, 39th overall pick
Selected by the Atlanta Hawks
Position	Shooting guard
Number	42
Career history
1971–1973	Atlanta Hawks
1973	Philadelphia 76ers
1975	Iberia Superstars
Career highlights and awards
MVC Player of the Year (1971) 2× First-team All-MVC (1970, 1971)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Jeffrey Halliburton (born July 3, 1949) is an American former basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for two seasons. He is the cousin of Basketball Hall of Famer Julius Erving. ^[1]

College career

Halliburton, a 6'5" guard, transferred to Drake University from San Jacinto Junior College and played for the Bulldogs for two seasons from 1969 to 1971. He led the Bulldogs to consecutive NCAA Tournament Regional Final appearances in 1970 and 1971. He was named first team All-Missouri Valley Conference both seasons at Drake, and was named MVC Player of the Year and an honorable mention All-American as a senior. ^[2]

Professional career

Halliburton was drafted in the third round of the 1971 NBA draft (39th pick overall) by the Atlanta Hawks. He played the 1971–72 season with the Hawks, averaging 4.0 points and 1.0 rebounds off the bench. He started the 1972–73 season with the Hawks, but was traded to the Philadelphia 76ers, where he averaged 9.5 points per game for the remainder of the season. ^[1]

He played for the Iberia Superstars of the European Professional Basketball League in 1975. ^[3]

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

NBA

Source ^[1]

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	PPG
1971–72	Atlanta	37		7.8	.459	.833	1.0	.5	4.0
1972–73	Atlanta	24		9.9	.431	.955	1.1	1.2	5.0
1972–73	Philadelphia	31	0	17.7	.436	.758	2.6	2.2	9.5
Career		92	0	11.7	.440	.814	1.6	1.3	6.1

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	PPG
1972	Atlanta	1	2.0	.000	–	.0	.0	.0

References

1. "Jeff Halliburton NBA stats". Basketball Reference . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 30, 2024.
2. "2011-12 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball media guide" (PDF). Drake Athletics. 2011. Archived from the original (pdf) on January 3, 2014. Retrieved February 11, 2012.
3. "Asi es el "Iberia Superstars" que mañana llega a Barcelona" [This is how the "Iberia Superstars", who arrive in Barcelona tomorrow, are [organised]] (in Spanish). La Vanguardia. January 26, 1975. p. 55. Retrieved November 11, 2017.