Art Burris Explained

Art Burris
Birth Date:7 April 1924
Birth Place:Nashville, Tennessee
Nationality:American
Height Ft:6
Height In:5
Weight Lb:220
College:Tennessee (1947–1950)
Draft Year:1950
Draft Round:3
Draft Pick:31
Draft Team:Fort Wayne Pistons
Career Start:1950
Career End:1952
Career Position:Small forward
Career Number:12, 15
Years1:
Team1:Fort Wayne Pistons
Years2:1952
Team2:Milwaukee Hawks
Stats League:NBA
Stat1label:Points
Stat1value:187 (2.5 ppg)
Stat2label:Rebounds
Stat2value:205 (2.8 rpg)
Stat3label:Assists
Stat3value:54 (0.7 apg)

Arthur C. Burris (April 7, 1924 – September 19, 1993) was an American basketball player.

He played collegiately for the University of Tennessee.

He was selected by the Fort Wayne Pistons in the third round of the 1950 NBA draft.

He played for the Pistons (1950–51) and Milwaukee Hawks (1951–52) in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for 74 games.

Career statistics

NBA

Source[1]

Regular season

YearTeamGPMPFG%FT%RPGAPGPPG
1950–51Fort Wayne33.248.5833.2.82.3
1951–52Fort Wayne298.4.240.5831.7.41.5
Milwaukee1222.4.296.7044.21.35.6
Career7412.5.260.6272.8.72.5

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Art Burris NBA stats. Basketball Reference. Sports Reference. 28 June 2023.