Robert Antell Sims Jr. (October 9, 1938 – March 21, 2006) was an American professional
basketball player in both the
National Basketball Association (NBA) and
American Basketball Association
The American Basketball Association (ABA) was a major men's professional basketball league from 1967 to 1976. The ABA ceased to exist with the ABA–NBA merger, American Basketball Association–National Basketball Association merger in 1976, ...
(ABA).
[Bob Sims]
basketball-reference.com. Retrieved on May 22, 2013. Sims was selected in the
1960 NBA draft
The 1960 NBA draft was the 14th annual draft of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The draft was held on April 11, 1960, before the 1960–61 season. In this draft, eight NBA teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball play ...
by the
St. Louis Hawks after a collegiate career at
Pepperdine University.
[ In his NBA/ABA career, Sims averaged 7.7 points, 2.7 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game.][
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References
1938 births
2006 deaths
Amateur Athletic Union men's basketball players
American men's basketball players
Anaheim Amigos players
Basketball players from Los Angeles
Los Angeles Lakers players
Pepperdine Waves men's basketball players
Shooting guards
St. Louis Hawks draft picks
St. Louis Hawks players
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