Art Hillhouse

Art Hillhouse
Personal information
Born (1916-06-12)June 12, 1916
Died October 27, 1980(1980-10-27) (aged 64)
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight 220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
College LIU Brooklyn (1934–1939)
Playing career 1943–1949
Position Center
Number 18
Career history
1943–1946 Philadelphia Sphas
1946–1948 Philadelphia Warriors
1948 Wilkes-Barre Barons
1948–1949 Lancaster Red Roses
Career highlights and awards

Arthur Sherwood Hillhouse (June 12, 1916 – October 27, 1980) was an American professional basketball player.[1]

A 6'7" center from Long Island University, Hillhouse played two seasons (1946–1948) in the Basketball Association of America as a member of the Philadelphia Warriors. He averaged 5.9 points per game in his career and won a league championship in 1947. During the 1947 finals, Hillhouse set a still standing NBA record by becoming the only player to foul out of every game of a 5-game playoff series.[2]

BAA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played  FG%  Field-goal percentage
 FT%  Free-throw percentage  APG  Assists per game
 PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
† Denotes season in which Hillhouse won a BAA championship

Regular season

Year Team GP FG% FT% APG PPG
1946–47† Philadelphia 60 .291 .723 .7 6.0
1947–48 Philadelphia 11 .197 .811 .3 5.3
Career 71 .277 .739 .6 5.9

Playoffs

Year Team GP FG% FT% APG PPG
1946–47† Philadelphia 10 .264 .848 .8 8.7
Career 10 .264 .848 .8 8.7

References

  1. ↑ "Art Hillhouse Stats". Basketball Reference. Accessed on June 26, 2017.
  2. ↑ "nba.com: Playoff Records: Miscellaneous – Series". Archived from the original on 22 April 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-20.


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