Joe Ellis (basketball)

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Joe Ellis
Personal information
Born (1944-05-03) May 3, 1944 (age 79)
Oakland, California
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High school McClymonds (Oakland, California)
College San Francisco (1963–1966)
NBA draft 1966 / Round: 2 / Pick: 13th overall
Selected by the San Francisco Warriors
Playing career1966–1975
Position Small forward / Shooting guard
Number31
Career history
19661974 San Francisco / Golden State Warriors
1975 Belgium Lions
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points 4,623 (8.8 ppg)
Rebounds 2,686 (5.1 rpg)
Assists 716 (1.4 apg)
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Joseph Franklin Ellis (born May 3, 1944) is an American former professional basketball player who played eight seasons in the NBA for the Warriors (first in San Francisco then in Oakland). He played college basketball for the San Francisco Dons.

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High school career

Ellis attended McClymonds High School in Oakland, [1] from 1960–1962 he was a member of three Tournament of Champions teams. He made the All Tournament Team in both his varsity years and in his senior year was named the All Tournament Most Valuable Player. He was also selected to the All City Teams and in 1962 was named the Northern California Player of the year.

College career

Ellis stayed in state for his collegiate career, joining the University of San Francisco. He played for the Dons from 1963 to 1966, being part of First Team All Conference teams each year. He was named Northern California Player of the Year and also received an All American honorable mention. He was one of four juniors chosen in 1965 to represent the United States in the World University Games. Scoring 1,120 points for the team (third all-time best) he was inducted into the USF Hall of Fame in 1973 and named one of 75 "Legends of the Hilltop" in 2006 for the 150th anniversary of the university. [2] In 2020, USF retired Ellis' number 31. [3]

Professional career

Ellis was selected by the San Francisco Warriors in the second round (13th pick overall) of the 1966 NBA draft. He played eight seasons in the NBA for his hometown club (who relocated to Oakland in 1971), posting 4,825 points at an average of 8.6 per game (and 5.0 rebounds per game). He held double-figure scoring averages in three successive seasons, including averages of 15.8 points per game during the 1969–70 season. [2]

He played for the Belgium Lions of the European Professional Basketball League in 1975. [4]

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