Joe Buckhalter Explained

Joe Buckhalter
Birth Date:1 August 1937
Death Place:Cincinnati, Ohio
Nationality:American
Height Ft:6
Height In:7
Weight Lb:210
High School:Tilden (Chicago, Illinois)
College:Tennessee State (1956–1958)
Draft Year:1958
Draft Round:12
Draft Pick:81
Draft Team:St. Louis Hawks
Career Start:1961
Career End:1964
Career Position:Power forward
Career Number:21
Years1:
Team1:Cincinnati Royals
Years2:1963–1964
Team2:Wilkes-Barre Barons
Stats League:NBA
Stat1label:Points
Stat1value:375 (5.8 ppg)
Stat2label:Rebounds
Stat2value:265 (4.1 rpg)
Stat3label:Assists
Stat3value:43 (0.7 apg)

Joseph A. Buckhalter Jr. (August 1, 1937 – December 30, 2013)[1] was an American retired basketball player.

He played collegiately for Tennessee State University.

He was selected by the St. Louis Hawks in the 12th round (81st pick overall) of the 1958 NBA draft.

He played for the Cincinnati Royals (1961–63) in the NBA.[2]

He also played with the Harlem Globetrotters.[3]

Career statistics

NBA

Source[2]

Regular season

YearTeamGPMPGFG%FT%RPGAPGPPG
Cincinnati6311.6.458.6204.2.75.9
Cincinnati26.0.0001.0001.5.01.0
Career6511.4.451.6274.1.75.8

Playoffs

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Joe Buckhalter Obituary (2014) . Legacy.com . August 26, 2021 . January 16, 2014.
  2. Web site: Joe Buckhalter NBA Stats. Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. 26 January 2024.
  3. Web site: State to Honor Former TSU Harlem Globetrotter Basketball Players - Tennessee State Tigers Athletics . 2013-12-31 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140101035731/http://www.tsutigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=19600&ATCLID=3745736 . 2014-01-01 .