John Hazen (basketball)

John Hazen
Personal information
Born (1927-03-02)March 2, 1927
South Bend, Indiana
Died October 21, 1998(1998-10-21) (aged 71)
Phoenix, Arizona
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight 172 lb (78 kg)
Career information
High school South Bend Central
(South Bend, Indiana)
College Indiana State (1946–1948)
BAA draft 1948 / Undrafted
Playing career 1948–1949
Position Guard
Number 10, 3
Career history
1948 Boston Celtics
Career NBA statistics
Points 18 (3.0 ppg)
Assists 3 (0.5 apg)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

John William Hazen (March 2, 1927 – October 21, 1998) was an American professional basketball player. A 6'2" guard from Indiana State University, Hazen played one season (1948–1949) in the Basketball Association of America as a member of the Boston Celtics. The Celtics coach was future Hall of Famer Doggie Julian He averaged 3.0 points per game and 0.5 assists per game.

Hazen attended Central High School in South Bend, Indiana, just missing the opportunity to play for John Wooden, they would later. After completing high school, Hazen served in the US Army Air Forces during World War II[1]; following the war, he enrolled at Indiana State Teacher's College.

While at Indiana State University, Hazen was a 2-year letterman for the Sycamores, helping the team reach the NAIA Men's Division I Tournament, finishing as National Finalist in 1948. During his collegiate career, the Sycamores recorded a record of 44-15 (.746), won two IIC titles and an NAIA District title.

Hazen played for Glenn M. Curtis as a freshman and the legendary John Wooden as a sophomore and junior.

Hazen scored __ points during his collegiate career. Two of his teammates, Duane Klueh and Bob Royer also had NBA careers.

The 1948 season marked the beginning of integrated post-season tournament play, as Clarence Walker and Indiana State broke the barrier.

BAA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played
 FG%  Field-goal percentage
 FT%  Free-throw percentage
 APG  Assists per game
 PPG  Points per game

Regular season

Year Team GP FG% FT% APG PPG
1948–49 Boston 6.353.857.53.0
Career 6.353.857.53.0

References

  1. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=771215&ref=acom


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