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Robert J. Houbregs (March 12, 1932 – May 28, 2014) was a Canadian professional basketball player. Houbregs was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 1987

Bob Houbregs

Personal information
Born	(1932-03-12)March 12, 1932 Vancouver, British Columbia
Died	May 28, 2014(2014-05-28) (aged 82) Olympia, Washington
Nationality	Canadian
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school	Queen Anne (Seattle, Washington)
College	Washington (1950–1953)
NBA draft	1953 / Round: 1 / Pick: 2nd overall
Selected by the Milwaukee Hawks
Playing career	1953–1958
Position	Power forward / Centre
Number	10, 14, 20, 8, 17
Career history
1953	Milwaukee Hawks
1953–1954	Baltimore Bullets
1954	Boston Celtics
1954–1958	Fort Wayne / Detroit Pistons
Career highlights and awards
Helms Foundation Player of the Year (1953) Consensus first-team All-American (1953) Consensus second-team All-American (1952) 3× First-team All-PCC (1951–1953) No. 25 retired by Washington Huskies
Career statistics
Points	2,611 (9.3 ppg)
Rebounds	1,552 (5.5 rpg)
Assists	500 (1.8 apg)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Basketball Hall of Fame as player
College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2006

Basketball career

A 6-foot 8-inch, 225-pound forward-centre, from Queen Anne High School in Seattle, Washington, Houbregs played for the University of Washington Huskies from 1949 to 1953 (his family moved to Seattle from Vancouver, British Columbia when he was a child[1]). In 1952, Houbregs was a Second Team Consensus All-America selection. In 1953, as a senior, he was named NCAA Player of the Year, was a Consensus All-America selection, helped lead the University of Washington to the Final Four, and was named to the All-Tournament team after averaging 34.8 points per game in the post-season.

Houbregs was drafted by the NBA's Milwaukee Hawks with the second overall pick in 1953 and played five seasons (1953–1958) in the NBA with four teams: the Hawks, the Baltimore Bullets, the Boston Celtics, and the Fort Wayne (later Detroit) Pistons. Houbregs' career scoring average was 9.3 points per game.

Houbregs served as general manager of the Seattle SuperSonics from 1970 to 1973.[2]

Personal life

Houbregs' father John was a minor league ice hockey player who moved to Seattle in 1934/35 with his family in order to play for the Seattle Sea Hawks of the North West Hockey League.[3] Houbregs was a member of Alpha Sigma Phi fraternity.[4]

Houbregs was elected to the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 1987.

In 2000, Houbregs was inducted into the Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame for his significant contributions to the sport as a player.[5]

Houbergs died on May 28, 2014.[6][7]

References

External links

• Hoophall.com
• Career Statistics
• Where Are They Now: Bob Houbregs

На других языках

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[de] Bob Houbregs

Bob Houbregs (* 12. März 1932 in Vancouver, British Columbia; † 28. Mai 2014) war ein kanadischer Basketballspieler.[1]

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- [en] Bob Houbregs

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[ru] Хубрегс, Боб

Роберт Дж. «Боб» Хубрегс (англ. Robert J. "Bob" Houbregs; 12 марта 1932, Ванкувер, Британская Колумбия, Канада — 28 мая 2014, Олимпия, Вашингтон) — канадский профессиональный баскетболист, выступавший в НБА за четыре разных клуба. Член Зала славы баскетбола с 1987 года.

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