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Gerry Ward (basketball)

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Gerry Ward
Personal information
Born (1941-09-06) September 6, 1941 (age 83)
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High schoolCardinal Hayes (Bronx, New York)
CollegeBoston College (1960–1963)
NBA draft1963: 1st round, 5th overall pick
Selected by the St. Louis Hawks
Playing career1963–1967
PositionShooting guard
Number40, 4, 12, 6
Career history
1963–1964St. Louis Hawks
1964–1965Boston Celtics
1965–1966Philadelphia 76ers
1966–1967Chicago Bulls
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points542 (3.2 ppg)
Rebounds294 (1.7 rpg)
Assists237 (1.4 apg)
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Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Gerald W. Ward (born September 6, 1941) is an American former professional basketball player.

A 6'4" (1.93 m) guard, Ward starred at Boston College from 1960 to 1963. He scored 1,112 points over the course of his collegiate career, and grabbed 947 rebounds. As a senior, he was an All-American third team selection and an Academic All-American first team honoree.[1]

Ward was selected by the St. Louis Hawks with the fifth pick of the 1963 NBA draft. He played four seasons in the NBA with the Hawks, Boston Celtics, Philadelphia 76ers, and Chicago Bulls, averaging 3.2 points per game.[2]

In 2007, Boston College retired Ward's #40 jersey.[1]

Career statistics

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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

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Source[2]

Regular season

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Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1963–64 St. Louis 24 5.8 .302 .647 .9 .9 1.8
1964–65 Boston 3 10.0 .111 1.000 1.7 2.0 1.7
1965–66 Philadelphia 66 12.7 .354 .650 1.3 1.2 2.6
1966–67 Chicago 76 13.7 .381 .630 2.4 1.7 4.2
Career 169 12.1 .356 .639 1.7 1.4 3.2

Playoffs

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Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1964 St. Louis 6 2.7 .500 1.000 .0 .3 1.8
1966 Philadelphia 5 8.8 .250 .000 1.0 .2 .8
1967 Chicago 3 19.3 .375 .500 1.7 2.7 4.7
Career 14 8.4 .382 .500 .7 .8 2.1

References

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  1. ^ a b Gerry Ward's number raised to rafters[permanent dead link]. bcheights.com. February 5, 2007. Retrieved on September 23, 2009.
  2. ^ a b "Gerry Ward NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
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