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From the vault · March 30, 2019 · 2019 NCAA tournament, Elite Eight: The Virginia Cavaliers beat the Purdue Boilermakers 80–75 in overtime in the Elite Eight of the 2019 NCAA tournament.
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Bill SharmanWWikipedia↗
Guard · 6′1″ 175 lb · Born 1926-05-25 · High school: Porterville · College: USC · 1950 NBA draft, round 2, pick 5 (No. 16 overall) by 
Washington Capitols
Awards and honours
- Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, class of 1976 (player)
- Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, class of 2004 (coach)
- NBA Coach of the Year: 1971-72
- NBA All-Star Game MVP: 1954-55
- NBA All-NBA Team (first team) ×4: 1955-56, 1956-57, 1957-58, 1958-59
- NBA All-NBA Team (second team) ×3: 1952-53, 1954-55, 1959-60
- NBA All-Star Game selection ×8: 1952-53, 1953-54, 1954-55, 1955-56, 1956-57, 1957-58, 1958-59, 1959-60
- ABA Coach of the Year: 1969-70
- NCAA Consensus All-America Team (first team): 1949-50
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4 × 12 min, 24-second clock, no three-point line. Per-game and shooting figures are this league's alone.
Per-game averages as published: these seasons have no box scores here, so no season totals.
| Season | Team | G | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | FG% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950-51 | Capitols | 31 | 12.2 | 3.5 | 1.3 | .370 | .889 | |
| 1951-52 |  Celtics | 63 | 22.0 | 10.7 | 3.5 | 2.4 | .389 | .859 |
| 1952-53 | Celtics | 71 | 32.9 | 16.2 | 4.1 | 2.7 | .436 | .850 |
| 1953-54 | Celtics | 72 | 34.3 | 16.0 | 3.5 | 3.2 | .450 | .844 |
| 1954-55 | Celtics | 68 | 36.1 | 18.4 | 4.4 | 4.1 | .427 | .897 |
| 1955-56 | Celtics | 72 | 37.5 | 19.9 | 3.6 | 4.7 | .438 | .867 |
| 1956-57 | Celtics | 67 | 35.9 | 21.1 | 4.3 | 3.5 | .416 | .905 |
| 1957-58 | Celtics | 63 | 35.1 | 22.3 | 4.7 | 2.7 | .424 | .893 |
| 1958-59 | Celtics | 72 | 33.1 | 20.4 | 4.1 | 2.5 | .408 | .932 |
| 1959-60 | Celtics | 71 | 27.0 | 19.3 | 3.7 | 2.0 | .456 | .866 |
| 1960-61 | Celtics | 61 | 25.2 | 16.0 | 3.7 | 2.4 | .422 | .921 |
Playoffs
| Season | Team | G | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | FG% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951-52 | Celtics | 1 | 27.0 | 15.0 | 3.0 | 7.0 | .583 | 1.000 |
| 1952-53 | Celtics | 6 | 33.5 | 11.7 | 2.5 | 2.5 | .333 | .938 |
| 1953-54 | Celtics | 6 | 34.3 | 18.8 | 4.2 | 1.7 | .432 | .860 |
| 1954-55 | Celtics | 7 | 41.4 | 20.7 | 5.4 | 5.4 | .500 | .921 |
| 1955-56 | Celtics | 3 | 39.7 | 17.3 | 2.3 | 4.0 | .391 | .941 |
| 1956-57 | Celtics | 10 | 37.7 | 21.1 | 3.5 | 2.9 | .381 | .953 |
| 1957-58 | Celtics | 11 | 36.9 | 21.1 | 4.9 | 2.3 | .407 | .929 |
| 1958-59 | Celtics | 11 | 29.3 | 20.1 | 3.3 | 2.5 | .425 | .966 |
| 1959-60 | Celtics | 13 | 28.0 | 16.8 | 3.5 | 1.5 | .421 | .811 |
| 1960-61 | Celtics | 10 | 26.1 | 16.8 | 2.7 | 1.7 | .511 | .889 |