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Larry Foust

Career (regular season)

GP
817
PTS
13.7
REB
9.8
AST
1.7

Personal details

Position
Center
Height and weight
2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) · 98 kg (216 lb)
Born
June 24, 1928
Died
† October 27, 1984 (aged 56)
Birthplace
Painesville, Estados Unidos
School / club
La Salle
Draft
1950: round 1, pick 5
NBA career
1950-1961 · 12 seasons

Stats

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Regular season

Season Team GP PTS REB AST MIN STL BLK TOV FG% 3P% FT%
1950-51 FTW 68 915 681 90 — — — — 34.6 — 65.9
1951-52 FTW 66 1,047 880 200 2,615 — — — 39.4 — 67.8
1952-53 FTW 67 958 769 151 2,303 — — — 36.0 — 72.3
1953-54 FTW 72 1,090 967 161 2,693 — — — 40.9 — 71.2
1954-55 FTW 70 1,189 700 118 2,264 — — — 48.7 — 76.6
1955-56 FTW 72 1,166 648 127 2,024 — — — 44.7 — 77.8
1956-57 FTW 61 759 555 71 1,533 — — — 39.4 — 71.8
1957-58 MNL 72 1,210 876 108 2,200 — — — 39.8 — 75.6
1958-59 MNL 72 882 627 91 1,933 — — — 39.0 — 76.5
1959-60 MNL 72 877 621 96 1,964 — — — 40.7 — 79.1
1960-61 STL 68 552 389 77 1,208 — — — 39.7 — 78.8
1961-62 STL 57 553 328 78 1,153 — — — 47.1 — 81.5
Career 817 11,198 8,041 1,368 21,890 — — — 40.5 — 74.1

Playoffs

Season Team GP PTS REB AST MIN STL BLK TOV FG% 3P% FT%
1950-51 FTW 3 36 37 5 — — — — 31.1 — 80.0
1951-52 FTW 2 30 30 5 77 — — — 52.2 — 85.7
1952-53 FTW 8 153 111 6 332 — — — 39.7 — 83.8
1953-54 FTW 4 41 38 7 129 — — — 26.8 — 76.0
1954-55 FTW 11 172 107 26 331 — — — 39.5 — 71.2
1955-56 FTW 10 168 127 14 289 — — — 37.7 — 78.7
1956-57 FTW 2 45 25 6 64 — — — 56.5 — 82.6
1958-59 MNL 13 153 136 12 404 — — — 41.8 — 82.0
1959-60 STL 12 78 68 11 205 — — — 39.2 — 80.0
1960-61 STL 8 26 28 2 89 — — — 45.0 — 57.1
Career 73 902 707 94 1,920 — — — 39.4 — 78.1

Awards and titles

  • All-NBA First Team: 1954-55
  • All-NBA Second Team: 1951-52
  • Rebounding leader: 1951-52
  • Field goal percentage leader: 1954-55
  • All-Star (8): 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955 (starter), 1956 (starter), 1958, 1959

Draft

Transactions

  1. · Signing

    The Fort Wayne Pistons selected Larry Foust from the Chicago Stags in the dispersal draft.

  2. · Trade

    The Minneapolis Lakers traded Walter Dukes to the Detroit Pistons for Larry Foust.

  3. · Trade

    The Minneapolis Lakers traded Larry Foust to the St. Louis Hawks for Nick Mantis, Willie Merriweather and Chuck Share.

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