Bill Hewitt (basketball)

William Severlyn Hewitt (born August 8, 1944) is an American former professional basketball player.

Bill Hewitt
Personal information
Born (1944-08-18) August 18, 1944 (age 80)
Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High schoolCambridge Rindge and Latin
(Cambridge, Massachusetts)
College
NBA draft1968: 1st round, 11th overall pick
Selected by the Los Angeles Lakers
Playing career1968–1974
PositionSmall forward
Number30, 31, 27
Career history
19681969Los Angeles Lakers
19691972Detroit Pistons
1972–1973Buffalo Braves
1974Chicago Bulls
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points2,062 (5.7 ppg)
Rebounds1,994 (5.5 rpg)
Assists469 (1.3 apg)
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Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

A 6'7" small forward from the University of Southern California, Hewitt played six seasons (1968–1973;1974–1975) in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Los Angeles Lakers, Detroit Pistons, Buffalo Braves, and Chicago Bulls. He earned NBA All-Rookie Team honors during the 1968–69 NBA season after averaging 7.2 points per game for the Lakers.

Career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Source[1]

Regular season

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1968–69 L.A. Lakers 75 19.4 .453 .575 4.4 1.0 7.2
1969–70 L.A. Lakers 20 23.9 .284 .516 7.1 1.4 3.3
1969–70 Detroit 45 17.8 .405 .603 4.7 .8 4.6
1970–71 Detroit 62 27.8 .467 .575 7.3 2.0 7.7
1971–72 Detroit 68 17.7 .473 .500 5.4 1.0 4.5
1972–73 Buffalo 73 18.2 .418 .554 5.0 1.5 4.7
1974–75 Chicago 18 9 25.9 .434 .609 6.4 1.3 .5 .6 7.0
Career 361 9 20.7 .439 .561 5.5 1.3 .5 .6 5.7

Playoffs

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Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1969 L.A. Lakers 15 27.5 .404 .621 5.2 1.1 9.3

References

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  1. ^ {{cite ]web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/h/hewitbi01.html%7Ctitle=Bill Hewitt NBA stats|website=Basketball Reference|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|accessdate=21 August 2024}}
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