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Center · 6′9″ 205 lb · Born 1932-12-12 · High school: Baton Rouge · College: LSU · 1954 NBA draft, round 1, pick 2 by 
Milwaukee Hawks
Seasons
11
Teams
1
Championships
NBA 1957-58
NBA playoff seasons
9
Awards and honours
- Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, class of 1971 (player)
- NBA Most Valuable Player ×2: 1955-56, 1958-59
- NBA Rookie of the Year: 1954-55
- NBA All-Star Game MVP ×4: 1955-56, 1957-58, 1958-59, 1961-62
- NBA All-NBA Team (first team) ×10: 1954-55, 1955-56, 1956-57, 1957-58, 1958-59, 1959-60, 1960-61, 1961-62, 1962-63, 1963-64
- NBA All-NBA Team (second team): 1964-65
- NBA All-Star Game selection ×11: 1954-55, 1955-56, 1956-57, 1957-58, 1958-59, 1959-60, 1960-61, 1961-62, 1962-63, 1963-64, 1964-65
- NCAA Consensus All-America Team (first team): 1953-54
- NCAA Consensus All-America Team (second team): 1952-53
NBA NBA career game logs →
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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954-55 | Hawks | 72 | 36.9 | 20.4 | 13.8 | 3.2 | .407 | .751 |
| 1955-56 |  Hawks | 72 | 38.8 | 25.7 | 16.2 | 2.6 | .429 | .736 |
| 1956-57 | Hawks | 71 | 35.1 | 24.7 | 14.6 | 1.9 | .415 | .773 |
| 1957-58 | Hawks | 70 | 36.1 | 24.6 | 17.4 | 2.2 | .410 | .749 |
| 1958-59 | Hawks | 72 | 39.9 | 29.2 | 16.4 | 3.1 | .438 | .759 |
| 1959-60 | Hawks | 72 | 40.2 | 26.1 | 17.0 | 3.6 | .438 | .753 |
| 1960-61 | Hawks | 76 | 39.8 | 27.9 | 20.3 | 3.4 | .447 | .724 |
| 1961-62 | Hawks | 78 | 42.1 | 31.1 | 18.7 | 3.7 | .450 | .771 |
| 1962-63 | Hawks | 79 | 39.1 | 28.4 | 15.1 | 3.1 | .446 | .774 |
| 1963-64 | Hawks | 80 | 41.2 | 27.4 | 15.3 | 3.2 | .463 | .789 |
| 1964-65 | Hawks | 50 | 35.1 | 22.5 | 12.4 | 2.6 | .429 | .820 |
Playoffs
| Season | Team | G | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | FG% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955-56 | Hawks | 8 | 34.3 | 19.1 | 10.5 | 2.3 | .367 | .843 |
| 1956-57 | Hawks | 10 | 43.0 | 29.8 | 16.8 | 2.5 | .414 | .767 |
| 1957-58 | Hawks | 11 | 39.1 | 24.2 | 16.5 | 1.8 | .391 | .729 |
| 1958-59 | Hawks | 6 | 42.8 | 27.8 | 12.5 | 2.3 | .423 | .785 |
| 1959-60 | Hawks | 14 | 41.1 | 26.1 | 15.8 | 3.7 | .442 | .754 |
| 1960-61 | Hawks | 12 | 43.8 | 28.6 | 17.6 | 3.2 | .412 | .757 |
| 1962-63 | Hawks | 11 | 42.1 | 31.8 | 15.1 | 3.0 | .459 | .778 |
| 1963-64 | Hawks | 12 | 41.2 | 21.0 | 14.5 | 2.8 | .412 | .835 |
| 1964-65 | Hawks | 4 | 23.8 | 11.5 | 6.0 | 2.0 | .366 | .800 |