Clyde Lovellette FC

Current Team: N/A

Born: Sep 7, 1929 (94 years old)

Birthplace/Hometown: Petersburg, Indiana

Nationality: United States

Height: 6-10 (208cm)     Weight: 234 (106kg)

Current NBA Status: Unrestricted Free Agent

Draft Entry: 1952 NBA Draft

Drafted: Round 1, Pick 10, Minneapolis Lakers

Pre-Draft Team: Kansas (Sr)

High School: Garfield High School [Terre Haute, Indiana]

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Clyde Lovellette Player Profile

NBA Career

11 Years Of Service - Hall of Fame Player, 3x NBA Champion, 4x All-Star

NBA Regular Season Stats - Per Game

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1953-54 MIN 72 - 17.4 8.17 3.29 7.78 .423 - - - 1.58 2.28 .695 - - 5.82 0.71 - - - 2.92
1954-55 MIN 70 - 33.7 18.73 7.41 17.03 .435 - - - 3.90 5.69 .686 - - 11.46 1.43 - - - 3.74
1955-56 MIN 71 - 35.5 21.49 8.37 19.30 .434 - - - 4.76 6.61 .721 - - 13.97 2.31 - - - 3.45
1956-57 MIN 69 - 36.1 20.78 8.32 19.54 .426 - - - 4.14 5.78 .717 - - 13.51 2.01 - - - 3.64
1957-58 CIN 71 - 36.5 23.37 9.56 21.69 .441 - - - 4.24 5.70 .743 - - 12.14 1.89 - - - 3.32
1958-59 STH 70 - 22.8 14.41 5.74 12.64 .454 - - - 2.93 3.57 .820 - - 8.64 1.30 - - - 3.09
1959-60 STH 68 - 28.7 20.82 8.09 17.26 .468 - - - 4.65 5.66 .821 - - 10.60 1.87 - - - 3.65
1960-61 STH 67 - 31.5 21.96 8.94 19.72 .453 - - - 4.07 4.91 .830 - - 10.10 2.57 - - - 3.70
1961-62 STH 40 - 29.8 20.93 8.53 18.10 .471 - - - 3.88 4.67 .829 - - 8.75 1.70 - - - 3.40
1962-63 BOS 61 - 9.3 6.48 2.64 6.16 .428 - - - 1.20 1.61 .745 - - 2.90 0.44 - - - 2.25
1963-64 BOS 45 - 9.7 6.69 2.84 6.78 .420 - - - 1.00 1.27 .789 - - 2.80 0.53 - - - 2.22
CAREER   704 - 27.1 16.97 6.80 15.33 .443 - - - 3.38 4.46 .757 - - 9.46 1.56 - - - 3.25

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NBA Regular Season Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1953-54 MIN 72 - 1,255 588 237 560 .423 - - - 114 164 .695 - - 419 51 - - - 210
1954-55 MIN 70 - 2,361 1,311 519 1,192 .435 - - - 273 398 .686 - - 802 100 - - - 262
1955-56 MIN 71 - 2,518 1,526 594 1,370 .434 - - - 338 469 .721 - - 992 164 - - - 245
1956-57 MIN 69 - 2,492 1,434 574 1,348 .426 - - - 286 399 .717 - - 932 139 - - - 251
1957-58 CIN 71 - 2,589 1,659 679 1,540 .441 - - - 301 405 .743 - - 862 134 - - - 236
1958-59 STH 70 - 1,599 1,009 402 885 .454 - - - 205 250 .820 - - 605 91 - - - 216
1959-60 STH 68 - 1,953 1,416 550 1,174 .468 - - - 316 385 .821 - - 721 127 - - - 248
1960-61 STH 67 - 2,111 1,471 599 1,321 .453 - - - 273 329 .830 - - 677 172 - - - 248
1961-62 STH 40 - 1,192 837 341 724 .471 - - - 155 187 .829 - - 350 68 - - - 136
1962-63 BOS 61 - 568 395 161 376 .428 - - - 73 98 .745 - - 177 27 - - - 137
1963-64 BOS 45 - 437 301 128 305 .420 - - - 45 57 .789 - - 126 24 - - - 100
CAREER   704 - 19,075 11,947 4,784 10,795 .443 - - - 2,379 3,141 .757 - - 6,663 1,097 - - - 2,289

☆ All-Star Season

NBA Regular Season Stats - Misc Stats

Season Team GP GS Dbl Dbl Tpl Dbl 40 Pts 20 Reb 20 Ast Techs HOB Ast/TO Stl/TO FT/FGA W's L's Win % OWS DWS WS
1953-54 MIN 72 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .132 - - 0.29 46 26 .639 2.50 2.70 5.20
1954-55 MIN 70 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 - - 0.33 40 30 .571 4.90 3.60 8.50
1955-56 MIN 71 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298 - - 0.34 33 38 .465 5.60 2.50 8.10
1956-57 MIN 69 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 - - 0.30 32 37 .464 5.00 3.20 8.20
1957-58 CIN 71 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289 - - 0.26 32 39 .451 6.60 3.40 10.10
1958-59 STH 70 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .171 - - 0.28 49 21 .700 4.70 1.80 6.50
1959-60 STH 68 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213 - - 0.33 41 27 .603 7.10 1.90 9.00
1960-61 STH 67 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213 - - 0.25 44 23 .657 5.10 3.40 8.50
1961-62 STH 40 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .112 - - 0.26 13 27 .325 3.10 0.50 3.60
1962-63 BOS 61 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .050 - - 0.26 42 19 .689 0.30 1.30 1.60
1963-64 BOS 45 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .042 - - 0.19 35 10 .778 0.10 1.20 1.30
CAREER   704 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .177 - - 0.29 407 297 .578 45.00 25.50 70.60

☆ All-Star Season

NBA Regular Season Stats - Advanced Stats

Season Team GP GS TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% TOV% STL% BLK% USG% Total S % PPR PPS ORtg DRtg PER
1953-54 MIN 72 - .465 .423 - - - - - - - - 111.83 - 1.05 - - 20.08
1954-55 MIN 70 - .479 .435 - - - - - - - - 112.13 - 1.10 - - 22.67
1955-56 MIN 71 - .484 .434 - - - - - - - - 115.43 - 1.11 - - 23.79
1956-57 MIN 69 - .471 .426 - - - - - - - - 114.26 - 1.06 - - 21.65
1957-58 CIN 71 - .483 .441 - - - - - - - - 118.41 - 1.08 - - 22.53
1958-59 STH 70 - .507 .454 - - - - - - - - 127.42 - 1.14 - - 23.28
1959-60 STH 68 - .527 .468 - - - - - - - - 128.93 - 1.21 - - 24.48
1960-61 STH 67 - .502 .453 - - - - - - - - 128.32 - 1.11 - - 20.80
1961-62 STH 40 - .519 .471 - - - - - - - - 129.99 - 1.16 - - 20.63
1962-63 BOS 61 - .471 .428 - - - - - - - - 117.31 - 1.05 - - 16.20
1963-64 BOS 45 - .456 .420 - - - - - - - - 120.91 - 0.99 - - 16.63
CAREER   704 - .491 .443 - - - - - - - - 120.06 - 1.11 - - 22.07

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NBA Transactions

Apr 26, 1952 - The Minneapolis Lakers selected Clyde Lovellette in Round 1 with Pick 10 in the 1952 NBA Draft.
Oct 7, 1953 - Clyde Lovellette signed a multi-year contract with the Minneapolis Lakers.
Apr 17, 1957 - Clyde Lovellette was acquired by the Rochester Royals from the Minneapolis Lakers in a trade.
Aug 16, 1958 - Clyde Lovellette was acquired by the St. Louis Hawks from the Cincinnati Royals in a trade.
Oct 15, 1962 - Clyde Lovellette was acquired by the Boston Celtics from the St. Louis Hawks in a trade.
Jul 1, 1964 - Clyde Lovellette, previously with the Boston Celtics, became a free agent.

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NBA Awards & Honors

NBA Champion - 1954, 1963, 1964
All-NBA Second Team - 1956

* Since the 1946-1947 season

NBA Playoff Stats - Per Game

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1953-54 MIN 13 - 20.4 10.46 4.15 9.23 .450 - - - 2.15 4.46 .483 - - 9.69 0.54 - - - 2.85
1954-55 MIN 7 - 28.1 16.71 6.29 14.00 .449 - - - 4.14 5.71 .725 - - 9.14 0.43 - - - 4.57
1955-56 MIN 3 - 23.0 19.00 6.33 13.00 .487 - - - 6.33 10.67 .594 - - 8.33 2.00 - - - 4.33
1956-57 MIN 5 - 36.2 24.20 10.20 23.60 .432 - - - 3.80 5.20 .731 - - 9.40 2.20 - - - 4.20
1957-58 CIN 2 - 36.0 16.50 6.00 15.50 .387 - - - 4.50 7.00 .643 - - 10.50 0.50 - - - 4.50
1958-59 STH 6 - 26.8 15.33 5.83 11.67 .500 - - - 3.67 4.67 .786 - - 9.83 1.33 - - - 3.83
1959-60 STH 14 - 30.4 17.57 6.79 17.29 .393 - - - 4.00 4.86 .824 - - 10.79 2.79 - - - 3.79
1960-61 STH 8 - 23.9 15.38 5.75 14.25 .404 - - - 3.88 5.88 .660 - - 6.50 1.38 - - - 2.88
1962-63 BOS 6 - 6.7 3.00 1.17 4.33 .269 - - - 0.67 1.00 .667 - - 0.83 0.17 - - - 2.17
1963-64 BOS 5 - 8.0 4.00 1.60 6.80 .235 - - - 0.80 0.80 1.000 - - 1.40 0.40 - - - 1.60
CAREER   69 - 23.8 13.96 5.38 12.93 .416 - - - 3.20 4.68 .684 - - 8.07 1.29 - - - 3.36

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NBA Playoff Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1953-54 MIN 13 - 265 136 54 120 .450 - - - 28 58 .483 - - 126 7 - - - 37
1954-55 MIN 7 - 197 117 44 98 .449 - - - 29 40 .725 - - 64 3 - - - 32
1955-56 MIN 3 - 69 57 19 39 .487 - - - 19 32 .594 - - 25 6 - - - 13
1956-57 MIN 5 - 181 121 51 118 .432 - - - 19 26 .731 - - 47 11 - - - 21
1957-58 CIN 2 - 72 33 12 31 .387 - - - 9 14 .643 - - 21 1 - - - 9
1958-59 STH 6 - 161 92 35 70 .500 - - - 22 28 .786 - - 59 8 - - - 23
1959-60 STH 14 - 426 246 95 242 .393 - - - 56 68 .824 - - 151 39 - - - 53
1960-61 STH 8 - 191 123 46 114 .404 - - - 31 47 .660 - - 52 11 - - - 23
1962-63 BOS 6 - 40 18 7 26 .269 - - - 4 6 .667 - - 5 1 - - - 13
1963-64 BOS 5 - 40 20 8 34 .235 - - - 4 4 1.000 - - 7 2 - - - 8
CAREER   69 - 1,642 963 371 892 .416 - - - 221 323 .684 - - 557 89 - - - 232

NBA Playoff Stats - Misc Stats

Season Team GP GS Dbl Dbl Tpl Dbl 40 Pts 20 Reb 20 Ast Techs HOB Ast/TO Stl/TO FT/FGA W's L's Win % OWS DWS WS
1953-54 MIN 13 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .164 - - 0.48 9 4 .692 0.30 1.00 1.30
1954-55 MIN 7 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 - - 0.41 3 4 .429 0.60 0.40 0.90
1955-56 MIN 3 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216 - - 0.82 1 2 .333 0.30 0.10 0.40
1956-57 MIN 5 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290 - - 0.22 2 3 .400 0.40 - 0.40
1957-58 CIN 2 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 - - 0.45 0 2 .000 0.10 - 0.10
1958-59 STH 6 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .183 - - 0.40 2 4 .333 0.60 0.20 0.80
1959-60 STH 14 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 - - 0.28 7 7 .500 0.50 0.10 0.60
1960-61 STH 8 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .110 - - 0.41 3 5 .375 0.20 0.10 0.30
1962-63 BOS 6 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .014 - - 0.23 3 3 .500 -0.20 - -0.20
1963-64 BOS 5 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .025 - - 0.12 4 0 1.000 -0.40 0.10 -0.30
CAREER   69 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .140 - - 0.36 34 34 .500 2.40 2.00 4.30

NBA Playoff Stats - Advanced Stats

Season Team GP GS TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% TOV% STL% BLK% USG% Total S % PPR PPS ORtg DRtg PER
1953-54 MIN 13 - .467 .450 - - - 6.76 - - - - 93.28 - 1.13 - - 21.50
1954-55 MIN 7 - .506 .449 - - - 3.69 - - - - 117.40 - 1.19 - - 19.73
1955-56 MIN 3 - .537 .487 - - - 16.40 - - - - 108.09 - 1.46 - - 25.49
1956-57 MIN 5 - .467 .432 - - - 10.58 - - - - 116.30 - 1.03 - - 18.13
1957-58 CIN 2 - .444 .387 - - - 2.52 - - - - 103.00 - 1.06 - - 12.38
1958-59 STH 6 - .559 .500 - - - 8.50 - - - - 128.57 - 1.31 - - 19.79
1959-60 STH 14 - .452 .393 - - - 15.26 - - - - 121.61 - 1.02 - - 15.08
1960-61 STH 8 - .457 .404 - - - 8.87 - - - - 106.31 - 1.08 - - 13.56
1962-63 BOS 6 - .314 .269 - - - 3.25 - - - - 93.59 - 0.69 - - -1.17
1963-64 BOS 5 - .280 .235 - - - 7.89 - - - - 123.53 - 0.59 - - 0.23
CAREER   69 - .466 .416 - - - - - - - - 110.01 - 1.08 - - 16.86

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NBA All-Star Weekend Competitions

Western All-Star Fan Vote Selection - 1961
Western All-Star Coaches Selection - 1956, 1957, 1960

* Since the 1946-1947 season

NBA All-Star Game Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1956 West 1 - 22 7 3 10 .300 - - - 1 3 .333 - - 10 0 - - - 4
1960 West 1 - 18 12 6 11 .545 - - - 0 0 .000 - - 8 1 - - - 1
1961 West 1 - 31 21 10 19 .526 - - - 1 1 1.000 - - 10 3 - - - 4
TOTAL   3 - 71 40 19 40 .475 - - - 2 4 .500 - - 28 4 - - - 9
AVERAGES   3 - 23.7 13.33 6.33 13.33 .475 - - - 0.67 1.33 .500 - - 9.33 1.33 - - - 3.00

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NCAA Career

College: Kansas (1952)

NCAA Season Stats - Per Game

Season School Class GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1948-49 DNP Fr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1949-50 Kansas So - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1950-51 Kansas Jr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1951-52 Kansas Sr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

NCAA Awards & Honors

Helms Foundation Player of the Year - 1952
NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player - 1952
NCAA Final Four All-Tournament Teams (AP) - 1952


Frequently Asked Questions

What is the age of Clyde Lovellette?

Clyde Lovellette is 94 years old.

What is the height of Clyde Lovellette?

Clyde Lovellette is 6-10 (208cm) tall.

What is the weight of Clyde Lovellette?

Clyde Lovellette is 234 lbs (106kg).

What is the birthday of Clyde Lovellette?

Clyde Lovellette was born on Sep 7, 1929.

What position does Clyde Lovellette play?

Clyde Lovellette plays the FC position.

What was the pre-draft team of Clyde Lovellette?

Clyde Lovellette was drafted out of Kansas.

What high school did Clyde Lovellette attend?

Clyde Lovellette attended Garfield High School in Terre Haute, Indiana.

What nationality is Clyde Lovellette?

Clyde Lovellette has a United States nationality.

Where was Clyde Lovellette born?

Clyde Lovellette was born in Petersburg, Indiana.

How many NBA seasons has Clyde Lovellette played?

Clyde Lovellette played 11 seasons in the NBA.

What are the career averages of Clyde Lovellette?

Clyde Lovellette had career averages 17.0 points, 9.5 rebounds, 1.6 assists in 704 games.

What are the career totals of Clyde Lovellette?

Clyde Lovellette had career totals of 11,947 points, 6,663 rebounds, 1,097 assists, 0 blocks, 0 steals in 704 games.

How many teams has Clyde Lovellette been on?

Clyde Lovellette played for 4 NBA teams in his career - Boston Celtics, Cincinnati Royals, Minneapolis Lakers, St. Louis Hawks.

When was Clyde Lovellette drafted?

Clyde Lovellette was drafted in the 1st round (#10 overall) of the 1952 NBA Draft by the Minneapolis Lakers.

What is Clyde Lovellette's career high in points?

Clyde Lovellette averaged a career high 23.4 points per game in 1957-1958.

What is Clyde Lovellette's career high in rebounds?

Clyde Lovellette averaged a career high 14.0 rebounds per game in 1955-1956.

What is Clyde Lovellette's career high in assists?

Clyde Lovellette averaged a career high 2.6 assists per game in 1960-1961.

What is the career PER of Clyde Lovellette's?

Clyde Lovellette had a career PER of 22.1.

Is Clyde Lovellette in the Hall of Fame?

Yes, Clyde Lovellette was inducted in the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1988.

How many championships has Clyde Lovellette won?

Clyde Lovellette has won 3 NBA championships.

How many All-Star teams has Clyde Lovellette been on?

Clyde Lovellette is a 4x All-Star.