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Position: | Power Forward / Center |
League: | NBA |
Personal information | |
Full name: | Elvin Ernest Hayes |
Born: | November 17, 1945 Rayville, Louisiana |
Nationality: | ![]() |
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: | 1968–1984 (16 years) |
Career history | |
As player: | |
1968–1972 | San Diego / Houston Rockets |
1972–1981 | Baltimore / Capital / Washington Bullets |
1981–1984 | Houston Rockets |
As coach: | |
1984 | Houston Shamrocks |
Career highlights and awards | |
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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.