Joe Hutton (basketball) explained

Joe Hutton
Birth Date:6 October 1928
Birth Place:Excelsior, Minnesota
Death Place:Bloomington, Minnesota
Nationality:American
Height Ft:6
Height In:1
Weight Lb:170
High School:Wilson (Saint Paul, Minnesota)
College:Hamline (1946–1950)
Draft Round:7
Draft Pick:83
Draft Year:1950
Draft Team:Minneapolis Lakers
Career Start:1950
Career End:1952
Career Position:Point guard
Career Number:14, 4, 15
Years1:
Team1:Minneapolis Lakers
Highlights:
Stat1label:Points
Stat1value:302 (2.5 ppg)
Stat2label:Rebounds
Stat2value:187 (1.6 rpg)
Stat3label:Assists
Stat3value:115 (1.0 apg)

Joseph Warren Hutton Jr. (October 6, 1928 – October 19, 2009) was an American professional basketball player.

A 6'1" guard, Hutton played his college ball at Hamline University, where he was coached by his father, Joe Hutton Sr. Hutton played two seasons in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Minneapolis Lakers. He averaged 2.5 points per game in his career and won a championship in 1952.

He later coached basketball at Minneapolis North High School and Bloomington Lincoln High School.[1]

Career statistics

NBA

Source[2]

Regular season

YearTeamGPMPGFG%FT%RPGAPGPPG
1950–51Minneapolis60.328.6741.7.92.5
1951–52Minneapolis6012.1.335.7001.41.02.6
Career12012.1.331.6901.61.02.5

Playoffs

YearTeamGPMPGFG%FT%RPGAPGPPG
1950–51Minneapolis7.000.500.4.1.3
1951–52Minneapolis1211.6.414.6431.11.02.8
Career1911.6.375.611.8.71.8

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Anderson. Patrick B.. Joe Hutton Jr., former Minneapolis Lakers standout and high school basketball coach, dies at 81. St. Paul Pioneer Press. March 5, 2008. December 27, 2021.
  2. Web site: Joe Hutton. Basketball Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. 13 July 2023.