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Retired#34Center1953–1963#299 all-time in points

Clyde Lovellette

Clyde Lovellette scored 11,947 points in 704 games, 299th on the all-time list. His best scoring season was 1957-58 at 23.4 points a game. He earned 5 RimBlaze badges.

Height / Weight6′ 9″ / 234 lb
Age97
PositionCenter
BornSep 7, 1929
HometownPetersburg, Indiana
Experience1953–1963
CollegeUniversity of Kansas
Draft1952 · round 1, pick 9
High schoolTerre Haute North Vigo High School Terre Haute, Indiana
TeamsMinneapolis Lakers 1953–1956Cincinnati Royals 1957–1957St. Louis Hawks 1958–1961Boston Celtics 1962–1963
Career points
11,947
704 games · 17.0 per game
Triple-doubles
—
Counted since 1996-97, when NBA.com game logs begin
All-time points
#299
Also 899th in assists, 145th in rebounds
NBA dataCareer 1953–1963. Game-by-game feats count games since 1996-97, when NBA.com game logs begin.
0 rare
LOGO RANGE · 30 FT HALF COURT · 47 FT
No rare buckets tracked in 1963-64.

1963-64 season

BOS · 45 games
Points3016.7 per game
Rebounds2.8126 total
Assists0.524 total
Triple-doubles—— double-doubles
40-point games00 big nights
Rare buckets0Logo 3s, buzzer-beaters, daggers

Player’s Vault

5 badges earned
0Unicorn
1Rare Air
4Legend
  • Rare AirSeasonAll-NBA1955-56
  • ×4LegendSeasonAll-Star1955-56, 1956-57, 1959-60, 1960-61
  • ×5LegendSeason20-10 season1955-56, 1956-57, 1957-58, 1959-60, 1960-61
  • LegendCareer10,000 points11,947 points
  • LegendCareerChampionship ring3 rings · 1953-54, 1962-63, 1963-64

Clyde Lovellette career arc

By season · tap a barSelected seasonPeak: 1957-58 · 23.4 points per game

Clyde Lovellette milestones

Career · regular season
11,947 career points
Retired 299th on the all-time scoring list.
5K10K15K20K
Career marks
Points11,947Past 10,000 · 299th all-time
Rebounds6,663Past 5,000 · 145th all-time

Clyde Lovellette career highs

Game logs begin in 1996-97, after his career

Biggest nights

Ranked by rarity
No big nights yet.

Deepest makes

0 rare buckets tracked
No rare buckets tracked yet.

Clyde Lovellette stats by season

Regular season · tap a row
SeasonTeamGPPTSPPGRPGAPGFG%3P%FT%3PMTDDDRare
1963-64BOS453016.72.80.5.420—.789————
1962-63BOS613956.52.90.4.428—.745————
1961-62STL4083720.98.81.7.471—.829————
1960-61STL671,47122.010.12.6.453—.830————
1959-60STL681,41620.810.61.9.468—.821————
1958-59STL701,00914.48.61.3.454—.820————
1957-58CIN711,65923.412.11.9.441—.743————
1956-57MNL691,43420.813.52.0.426—.717————
1955-56MNL711,52621.514.02.3.434—.721————
1954-55MNL701,31118.711.51.4.435—.686————
1953-54MNL725888.25.80.7.423—.695————
Career11 seasons70411,94717.09.51.6.443—.7570——0

Clyde Lovellette splits

Career · points per game
No game-by-game logs for his career. NBA.com’s logs begin in 1996-97.

How he scores

Share of points · rare bucket mix
Career
Twos
80%
Threes
0%
Free throws
20%

Every big night · 0

No big nights yet.

Quick answers

Clyde Lovellette facts
How many career points did Clyde Lovellette score?

Clyde Lovellette scored 11,947 career regular-season points in 704 games, 17.0 per game, which ranks 299th all-time.

What was Clyde Lovellette’s best season?

His best scoring season was 1957-58 with CIN: 23.4 points, 12.1 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game.

Where is Clyde Lovellette from?

Clyde Lovellette is from Petersburg, Indiana. He played high school ball at Terre Haute North Vigo High School in Terre Haute, Indiana. He played college ball at University of Kansas.

What teams did Clyde Lovellette play for?

Minneapolis Lakers (1953–1956); Cincinnati Royals (1957–1957); St. Louis Hawks (1958–1961); Boston Celtics (1962–1963).