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114. Jack Coleman

114. Jack Coleman

Jack Coleman was a dual-sport athlete at Louisville, where he played football and basketball, but it was the latter where he became a nine-year professional.

Coleman might be best known for being on the wrong end of a Bill Russell block in 1957 when his Hawks lost to Russell’s Celtics, but Coleman was a two-time NBA Champion, having anchored the Rochester Royals to a title in 1951 and the Hawks to one in 1958.  An expert rebounder, Coleman averaged over ten boards a game in the first five seasons, which was tracked, and was also high on the Field Goal Percentage leaderboard regularly.  Coleman’s was also above-average defensively.

The Bullet Points

  • Country of Origin: Burgin, Kentucky, U.S.A.
  • Eligible Since: Monday, 01 January 1962
  • Position: Center, Power Forward
  • Games Played: 633
  • Per Game Averages:

    33.1 MIN*
    10.6 PTS
    9.2 RB**
    2.8 AST
    1.1 STL

    33.1 MIN*
    10.6 PTS
    9.2 RB**
    2.8 AST
    1.1 STL***
    0.1 BLK***
    .416 FG%
    N/A 3FG%****
    .695 FT%

    63 Playoff Games
    33.5 MIN*
    10.0 PTS
    10.2 RB**
    3.4 AST
    N/A STL***
    N/A BLK***
    .385 FG%
    N/A 3FG%****
    .646 FT%

    *Minutes Played became a stat in 1951-52.
    **Rebounds became a stat in 1950-51
    ***Steals and Blocks were not stats when Coleman played.
    ****The 3-Point Line was not in effect when Coleman played.
  • Advanced Stats:

    15.8 PER*
    .451 TS%
    47.7 WS
    N/A VORP**

    63 Playoff Games
    14.0 PER*
    .428 TS%
    3.4 WS
    N/A VORP**

    *PER was first calculated in 1951-52.
    **VORP was not a stat when Coleman played.
  • Played For: Rochester Royals, St. Louis Hawks
  • College: Louisville
  • Drafted: N/A
  • Major Accolades and Awards:

    All-Star (1) (1955)
    NBA Championships (2) (Rochester Royals 1951 & St. Louis Hawks 1958
  • Other Points of Note:

    Top Ten Finishes: Rebounds (5) (1950-51, 1951-52, 1952-53, 1954-55 & 1955-56)
    Top Ten Finishes: Rebounds per Game (4) (1951-52, 1952-53, 1954-55 & 1955-56)
    Top Ten Finishes: Field Goal Percentage (5) (1950-51, 1951-52, 1952-53, 1953-54 & 1954-55)
    Top Ten Finishes: 2-Point Field Goal Percentage (5) (1950-51, 1951-52, 1952-53, 1953-54 & 1954-55)
    Top Ten Finishes: Effective Goal Percentage (5) (1950-51, 1951-52, 1952-53, 1953-54 & 1954-55)
    Top Ten Finishes: Minutes Played (2) (1951-52 & 1955-56)
    Top Ten Finishes: Minutes per Game (1) (1988-89)
    Top Ten Finishes: Defensive Win Shares (3) (1952-53, 1953-54 & 1955-56)
  • Notable All-time Rankings:

    98. Rebounds per Game: 9.2
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