Arnette Lamar Hallman (born October 19, 1958) is an American former professional

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player.

College career

Hallman began his collegiate career at

Joliet Junior College Joliet Junior College (JJC) is a public community college in Joliet, Illinois. Founded in 1901, it was the first public community college founded in the United States. In Spring 2014, the college enrolled 16,375 students. Every year, 48,000 stu ...

before transferring to play for the

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, where he was a starter for his two seasons there. While playing for the Boilermakers, Hallman was renowned for his jumping ability and rebounding skills. He made 67 appearances for Purdue with 65 starts, averaging 8.4 points and 5.4 rebounds a contest. He made headlines when scoring the game winner against Magic Johnson's

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in January 1979. In 1980, Hallman advanced to the Final four of the NCAA Division I basketball tournament.

Professional career

Hallman was selected by the Boston Celtics as the 46th overall pick in the

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but never played in the

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(NBA). Hallman spent his first professional season playing for the Maine Lumberjacks of the Continental Basketball Association (CBA). In 1983–84, he played for the BC Giants Osnabrück in the German Basketball Bundesliga and in the

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. He spent five seasons playing for four teams in Portugal.

Career statistics

College

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Personal life

His son, Arnette Hallman, is a Portuguese-Spanish professional basketball player who has played in Portugal, Spain and France.

References

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College statistics
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