Billy Hassett

Billy Hassett

Personal information
Born	(1921-10-21)October 21, 1921
Died
Nationality	American
Listed height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Listed weight	185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school	La Salle Academy (New York City, New York)
College	Georgetown (1942–1943) Notre Dame (1944–1946)
Playing career	1946–1951
Position	Guard
Number	8, 11
Career history
1946–1947	Tri-Cities Blackhawks (NBL)
1947	Chicago Gears (PBLA)
1947–1949	Tri-Cities Blackhawks (NBL/NBA)
1949–1950	Minneapolis Lakers
1950–1951	Baltimore Bullets
Career highlights and awards
NBA champion (1950) Consensus first-team All-American (1945) Consensus second-team All-American (1946)

William Joseph Hassett (October 21, 1921–November 15, 1992) was an American professional basketball player.

A 5'11" guard from the University of Notre Dame, where he also lettered in baseball, he was a consensus first team All American selection in 1945 and a second team selection in 1946. Hassett played five seasons (1946–51) in the National Basketball League, the Professional Basketball League of America, and the National Basketball Association as a member of the Buffalo Bisons, Tri-Cities Blackhawks, the Chicago Gears, the Minneapolis Lakers, and the Baltimore Bullets. He averaged 4.5 points per game professionally in the NBA. He won an NBA championship with the Lakers in 1950 with teammate George Mikan.

Hassett also played one year for the Georgetown Hoyas in 1942–43 (All American selection), playing in the NCAA Championship against Wyoming in 1943. Hassett played for the AAU Dow Chemics in 1944 after Georgetown dropped basketball due to World War II. He transferred to Notre Dame in 1945. Hassett managed the 24 second clock the first time it was used in the NBA at a Syracuse Nationals game. His brother, John Aloysious "Buddy" Hassett, played Major League Baseball for the Brooklyn Dodgers, the Boston Bees and Braves and the New York Yankees (1936–1942).

External links

• Billy Hassett at Basketball-Reference.com