Basketball Wiki

READ MORE

Basketball Wiki
Elvin Hayes
No. 11, 44
Position: Power Forward / Center
League: NBA
Personal information
Full name: Elvin Ernest Hayes
Born: November 17, 1945 (1945-11-17) (age 79)
Rayville, Louisiana
Nationality: American
Physical stats
Listed height: 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight: 235 lbs (107 kg)
National Basketball Association career
Debut: 1968 for the San Diego Rockets
Final season: 1984 for the Houston Rockets
Career information
High school: Eula D. Britton (Rayville, Louisiana)
College: Houston (1965–1968)
NBA Draft: 1968 / Round: 1 / Pick: 1st
Selected by the San Diego Rockets
Playing career: 19681984 (16 years)
Career history
As player:
19681972 San Diego / Houston Rockets
19721981 Baltimore / Capital / Washington Bullets
19811984 Houston Rockets
As coach:
1984 Houston Shamrocks
Career highlights and awards
NBA career playing statistics
Points: 27,313 (21.0 PPG)
Rebounds: 16,279 (12.5 RPG)
Assists: 2,398 (1.8 APG)
Steals: 864 (1.0 SPG)
Blocks: 1,771 (2.0 BPG)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball–Reference.com
Basketball Hall of Fame (inducted in 1990)
College Basketball Hall of Fame (inducted in 2006)

Elvin Ernest Hayes (born November 17, 1945) is an American former professional basketball player and radio analyst for Houston Cougars men's basketball, where he played college basketball. He is a member of the NBA's 50th and 75th Anniversary Teams, and an inductee of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

See also[]