Lew Hitch
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Personal information | |
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Born | Griggsville, Illinois |
July 16, 1929
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. |
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Griggsville-Perry (Griggsville, Illinois) |
College | Culver–Stockton College (1947–1948) Kansas State (1949–1951) |
NBA draft | 1951 / Round: 2 / Pick: 19th overall |
Selected by the Minneapolis Lakers | |
Playing career | 1951–1957 |
Position | Power forward / Center |
Number | 11, 12, 15, 14 |
Career history | |
1951–1953 | Minneapolis Lakers |
1953–1954 | Milwaukee Hawks |
1954–1957 | Minneapolis Lakers |
1957 | Philadelphia Warriors |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Career NBA statistics | |
Points | 2,075 (5.0 ppg) |
Rebounds | 2,183 (5.3 rpg) |
Assists | 499 (1.2 apg) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com |
Lewis Rufus Hitch (July 16, 1929 – February 8, 2012) was an American professional basketball player. He was born in Griggsville, Illinois.
A 6'8" forward/center from Kansas State University, Hitch played six seasons (1951–1957) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Minneapolis Lakers, Milwaukee Hawks, and Philadelphia Warriors. He averaged 5.0 points per game in his career and won two championships with the Lakers.
He died on February 8, 2012 after an extended illness.[1]
References
External links
- Lew Hitch at Basketball-Reference.com
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- 1929 births
- 2012 deaths
- Basketball players at the 1951 NCAA Men's Division I Final Four
- Basketball players from Illinois
- Culver–Stockton College alumni
- Junior college men's basketball players in the United States
- Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball players
- Minneapolis Lakers draft picks
- Minneapolis Lakers players
- Milwaukee Hawks players
- Philadelphia Warriors players
- American basketball biography, 1920s birth stubs