Jack Coleman (basketball)

Jack Coleman
Personal information
Born (1924-05-23)May 23, 1924
Burgin, Kentucky
Died December 11, 1998(1998-12-11) (aged 74)
Burgin, Kentucky
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight 195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school Burgin (Burgin, Kentucky)
College Louisville (1946–1949)
BAA draft 1949 / Round: 2
Selected by the Rochester Royals
Playing career 1949–1958
Position Power forward / Center
Number 10, 15, 12, 11
Career history
1949–1956 Rochester Royals
1956–1958 St. Louis Hawks
Career highlights and awards
Career statistics
Points 6,721 (10.6 ppg)
Rebounds 5,186 (9.2 rpg)
Assists 1,749 (2.8 apg)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Jack L. Coleman (May 23, 1924 – December 11, 1998) was an American professional basketball player.

A 6 ft 7 in forward/center from the University of Louisville, Coleman played nine seasons (1949–1958) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Rochester Royals and St. Louis Hawks. He tallied 6,721 points and 5,186 rebounds in his career, and he represented Rochester in the 1955 NBA All-Star Game. Coleman also appeared in three NBA Finals, winning championships with Rochester in 1951 and St. Louis in 1958.[1]

During the Hawks' losing effort in the 1957 NBA Finals, Coleman became the unwitting victim of one of Bill Russell's greatest defensive plays. In the final game of the series, Coleman had an opportunity to clinch the Hawks' championship with a layup after receiving an outlet pass at midcourt. Bill Russell, who had been standing at his own baseline when the play began, ran the entire length of the floor and managed to block Coleman's shot, preserving the victory for the Celtics. Celtics announcer Johnny Most screamed, "Blocked by Russell! Blocked by Russell! He came from nowhere!" The play has since gone down in history as the "Coleman Play."[2]

NBA career statistics

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
† Denotes season in which Coleman won an NBA championship

Regular season

Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1949–50 Rochester 68 – .377 .744 – 2.3 8.7
1950–51† Rochester 67 – .421 .779 8.7 2.9 11.4
1951–52 Rochester 66 39.5 .415 .710 10.5 3.2 11.2
1952–53 Rochester 70 37.5 .420 .649 11.1 3.3 10.9
1953–54 Rochester 71 33.5 .405 .597 8.3 2.2 9.7
1954–55 Rochester 72 34.5 .462 .678 10.1 3.2 12.8
1955–56 Rochester 34 40.3 .412 .712 10.1 4.3 14.1
1955–56 St. Hawks 41 33.4 .412 .710 8.4 3.6 11.7
1956–57 St. Hawks 72 29.8 .408 .764 9.0 2.2 10.5
1957–58† St. Hawks 72 20.9 .413 .641 6.7 1.6 7.6
Career 633 33.1 .416 .695 9.2 2.8 10.6
All-Star 1 19.0 .250 .667 6.0 1.0 6.0

Playoffs

Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1950 Rochester 2 – .350 1.000 – 2.0 7.5
1951† Rochester 14 – .396 .732 12.8 4.7 10.0
1952 Rochester 6 41.2 .407 .611 12.2 5.8 9.8
1953 Rochester 3 36.7 .292 .800 13.3 2.3 7.3
1954 Rochester 6 39.7 .500 .889 12.3 2.0 11.7
1955 Rochester 3 30.3 .306 .222 9.3 2.7 8.0
1956 St. Hawks 8 41.4 .393 .629 9.9 4.0 13.8
1957 St. Hawks 10 31.3 .319 .588 8.8 3.3 9.2
1958† St. Hawks 11 22.1 .427 .575 5.5 1.7 9.0
Career 63 33.5 .385 .646 10.2 3.4 10.0

Notes

  1. ↑ "Jack Coleman NBA & ABA Statistics". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 16 February 2007.
  2. ↑ Ryan, Bob. "Timeless Excellence". NBA Encyclopedia. Retrieved 16 February 2007.


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