Howie Jolliff

Howie Jolliff
Personal information
Born (1938-07-20) July 20, 1938 (age 86)
Canton, Ohio[1]
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight218 lb (99 kg)
Career information
High schoolCanton South (Canton, Ohio)
CollegeOhio (1957–1960)
NBA draft1960: 7th round, 50th overall pick
Selected by the Minneapolis Lakers
Playing career1960–1963
PositionPower forward / center
Number54
Career history
1960–1963Los Angeles Lakers
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-MAC (1960)
Career NBA statistics
Points388 (2.8 ppg)
Rebounds586 (4.2 rpg)
Assists112 (0.8 apg)
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference

Howard "Howie" Jolliff (born July 20, 1938) is an American former professional basketball player.[2] Jolliff was selected in the 1960 NBA draft by the Minneapolis Lakers after a collegiate career at Ohio University.[2] In his NBA career, Jolliff averaged 2.8 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 0.8 assists per game while playing for the Lakers.[2]

In 2010, ESPN ranked him as the "least productive player in Lakers history" among players who had played in at least 100 games for the team.[3]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

NBA

Source[2]

Regular season

Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1960–61 L.A. Lakers 46 7.7 .326 .478 3.1 .3 2.2
1961–62 L.A. Lakers 64 17.1 .411 .526 6.0 1.2 3.9
1962–63 L.A. Lakers 28 10.5 .273 .667 2.2 .7 1.3
Career 138 12.6 .367 .527 4.2 .8 2.8

Playoffs

Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1961 L.A. Lakers 4 8.8 .462 – 6.3 2.0 3.0
1962 L.A. Lakers 9 8.6 .222 1.000 3.1 .8 1.3
Career 13 8.6 .364 1.000 4.1 1.2 1.8

References

  1. ^ "Howard Jolliff". Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d "Howie Jolliff NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
  3. ^ Howie Jolliff – All Things Lakers. The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved on May 21, 2013.


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