Clyde Lovellette
Clyde Edward Lovellette , "The Boomer, Boom-Boom & others"
Born: September 7, 1929
Petersburg, IN USA
Position: C-F
High School: Garfield
College: Kansas
Drafted: 1952, Round 1 Pick 9, #9 Overall
Height: 6'9"
Weight: 230
Career: 1953-54-1963-64
Elected to Basketball Hall of Fame in 1988.
Clyde Lovellette averaged 17.0 points, 9.5 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game in his 704-game career with the Boston Celtics, Cincinnati Royals, Minneapolis Lakers and St. Louis Hawks. He began playing during the 1953-54 season and last took the court during the 1963-64 campaign. Lovellette was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1988.
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Player Totals:
Player | Pos | GP | GS | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
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1953-54 | Minneapolis Lakers | 72 | 0 | 1255 | 560 | 237 | 164 | 114 | 0 | 0 | 419 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 210 | 588 | ||
1954-55 | Minneapolis Lakers | 70 | 66 | 2361 | 1192 | 519 | 398 | 273 | 0 | 0 | 802 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 262 | 1311 | ||
1955-56 | Minneapolis Lakers | 71 | 0 | 2518 | 1370 | 594 | 469 | 338 | 0 | 0 | 992 | 164 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 245 | 1526 | ||
1956-57 | Minneapolis Lakers | 69 | 0 | 2492 | 1348 | 574 | 399 | 286 | 0 | 0 | 932 | 139 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 251 | 1434 | ||
1957-58 | Cincinnati Royals | 71 | 0 | 2589 | 1540 | 679 | 405 | 301 | 0 | 0 | 862 | 134 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 236 | 1659 | ||
1958-59 | St. Louis Hawks | 70 | 0 | 1599 | 885 | 402 | 250 | 205 | 0 | 0 | 605 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 216 | 1009 | ||
1959-60 | St. Louis Hawks | 68 | 0 | 1953 | 1174 | 550 | 385 | 316 | 0 | 0 | 721 | 127 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 248 | 1416 | ||
1960-61 | St. Louis Hawks | 67 | 0 | 2111 | 1321 | 599 | 329 | 273 | 0 | 0 | 677 | 172 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 248 | 1471 | ||
1961-62 | St. Louis Hawks | 40 | 0 | 1192 | 724 | 341 | 187 | 155 | 0 | 0 | 350 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 837 | ||
1962-63 | Boston Celtics | 61 | 0 | 568 | 376 | 161 | 98 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 177 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 395 | ||
1963-64 | Boston Celtics | 45 | 0 | 437 | 305 | 128 | 57 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 301 | ||
Totals | 704 | 66 | 19075 | 10795 | 4784 | 0 | 0 | 3141 | 2379 | 0 | 0 | 6663 | 1165 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2289 | 11947 |
Player Averages:
Player | Pos | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
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1953-54 | Minneapolis Lakers | 72 | 0 | 17.4 | 42.3 | 69.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.8 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 8.2 | |
1954-55 | Minneapolis Lakers | 70 | 66 | 33.7 | 43.5 | 68.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.5 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 18.7 | |
1955-56 | Minneapolis Lakers | 71 | 0 | 35.5 | 43.4 | 72.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 14.0 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 21.5 | |
1956-57 | Minneapolis Lakers | 69 | 0 | 36.1 | 42.6 | 71.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 13.5 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 20.8 | |
1957-58 | Cincinnati Royals | 71 | 0 | 36.5 | 44.1 | 74.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.1 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 23.4 | |
1958-59 | St. Louis Hawks | 70 | 0 | 22.8 | 45.4 | 82.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.6 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 14.4 | |
1959-60 | St. Louis Hawks | 68 | 0 | 28.7 | 46.8 | 82.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.6 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 20.8 | |
1960-61 | St. Louis Hawks | 67 | 0 | 31.5 | 45.3 | 83.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.1 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 22.0 | |
1961-62 | St. Louis Hawks | 40 | 0 | 29.8 | 47.1 | 82.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.8 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 20.9 | |
1962-63 | Boston Celtics | 61 | 0 | 9.3 | 42.8 | 74.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 6.5 | |
1963-64 | Boston Celtics | 45 | 0 | 9.7 | 42.0 | 78.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 6.7 | |
Averages | 704 | 66 | 27.1 | 44.3 | 75.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.5 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 17.0 |
Postseason - Player Totals:
Player | Pos | GP | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
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1953-54 | Minneapolis Lakers | 13 | 265 | 120 | 54 | 58 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 136 | ||
1954-55 | Minneapolis Lakers | 7 | 197 | 98 | 44 | 40 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 117 | ||
1955-56 | Minneapolis Lakers | 3 | 69 | 39 | 19 | 32 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 57 | ||
1956-57 | Minneapolis Lakers | 5 | 181 | 118 | 51 | 26 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 121 | ||
1957-58 | Cincinnati Royals | 2 | 72 | 31 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 33 | ||
1958-59 | St. Louis Hawks | 6 | 161 | 70 | 35 | 28 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 92 | ||
1959-60 | St. Louis Hawks | 14 | 426 | 242 | 95 | 68 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 151 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 246 | ||
1960-61 | St. Louis Hawks | 8 | 191 | 114 | 46 | 47 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 123 | ||
1962-63 | Boston Celtics | 6 | 40 | 26 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 18 | ||
1963-64 | Boston Celtics | 5 | 40 | 34 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 20 | ||
Totals | 69 | 1642 | 892 | 371 | 0 | 0 | 323 | 221 | 0 | 0 | 557 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 232 | 963 |
Postseason Player Averages:
Player | Pos | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
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1953-54 | Minneapolis Lakers | 13 | 20.4 | 45.0 | 48.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 10.5 | |
1954-55 | Minneapolis Lakers | 7 | 28.1 | 44.9 | 72.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.6 | 16.7 | |
1955-56 | Minneapolis Lakers | 3 | 23.0 | 48.7 | 59.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 19.0 | |
1956-57 | Minneapolis Lakers | 5 | 36.2 | 43.2 | 73.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.4 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 24.2 | |
1957-58 | Cincinnati Royals | 2 | 36.0 | 38.7 | 64.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 16.5 | |
1958-59 | St. Louis Hawks | 6 | 26.8 | 50.0 | 78.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.8 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 15.3 | |
1959-60 | St. Louis Hawks | 14 | 30.4 | 39.3 | 82.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.8 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 17.6 | |
1960-61 | St. Louis Hawks | 8 | 23.9 | 40.4 | 66.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.5 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 15.4 | |
1962-63 | Boston Celtics | 6 | 6.7 | 26.9 | 66.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 3.0 | |
1963-64 | Boston Celtics | 5 | 8.0 | 23.5 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 4.0 | |
Averages | 704 | 23.8 | 41.6 | 68.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.1 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 14.0 |
Awards
1955 - NBA All-NBA Second Team