Robert William Harrison (born August 12, 1927) is an American retired professional
basketball player. A 6'1"
guard from the
University of Michigan, Harrison played nine seasons (1949–1958) in the
National Basketball Association as a member of the
Minneapolis Lakers,
Milwaukee Hawks,
St. Louis Hawks, and
Syracuse Nationals. He averaged 7.2
points per game
Points per game, often abbreviated PPG, is the average number of points scored by a player per game played in a sport, over the course of a series of games, a whole season, or a career. It is calculated by dividing the total number of points by nu ...
in his professional career and appeared in the
1956 NBA All-Star Game
The 1956 NBA All Star Game was the sixth NBA All-Star Game.
Roster
Western Conference
Head Coach: Charley Eckman, Fort Wayne Pistons
Eastern Conference
Head Coach: George Senesky, Philadelphia Warriors
References
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. Harrison coached the
Syracuse Centenials
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*Syracuse, Sicily, or spelled as ''Siracusa''
* Province of Syracuse
United States
*Syracuse, New York
**East Syracuse, New York
**North Syracuse, New York
* Syracuse, Indiana
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during the 1976–77
Eastern Basketball Association
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season.
Harrison later coached basketball at
Kenyon College and
Harvard University.
On February 3, 1941, as a 13-year-old 8th grader in
Toledo, Ohio, Harrison scored all 139 points during his LaGrange School team's 139–8 win over Arch Street School.
In the game, he made 69
field goals and one
free throw.
NBA career statistics
Regular season
Playoffs
See also
* List of basketball players who have scored 100 points in a single game
* University of Michigan Athletic Hall of Honor
References
External links
Career statistics
1927 births
Living people
American men's basketball players
Basketball coaches from Ohio
Basketball players from Ohio
College men's basketball head coaches in the United States
Harvard Crimson men's basketball coaches
Kenyon Lords basketball coaches
Michigan Wolverines men's basketball players
Milwaukee Hawks players
Minneapolis Lakers draft picks
Minneapolis Lakers players
National Basketball Association All-Stars
Point guards
Shooting guards
Sportspeople from Toledo, Ohio
St. Louis Hawks players
Syracuse Nationals players
Eastern Basketball Association coaches
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