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Retired#35Forward1959–1968#325 all-time in points

Rudy LaRusso

Rudy LaRusso scored 11,507 points in 736 games, 325th on the all-time list. His best scoring season was 1967-68 at 21.8 points a game. He earned 2 RimBlaze badges.

Height / Weight6′ 8″ / 220 lb
Age88
PositionForward
BornNov 11, 1937
HometownBrooklyn, New York
Experience1959–1968
CollegeDartmouth College
Draft1959 · round 2, pick 10
High schoolJames Madison High School New York, New York
TeamsMinneapolis Lakers 1959–1959Los Angeles Lakers 1960–1966San Francisco Warriors 1967–1968
Career points
11,507
736 games · 15.6 per game
Triple-doubles
—
Counted since 1996-97, when NBA.com game logs begin
All-time points
#325
Also 657th in assists, 131st in rebounds
NBA dataCareer 1959–1968. 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 1968-69.

1968-69 season

SFW · 75 games
Points1,55020.7 per game
Rebounds8.3624 total
Assists2.1159 total
Triple-doubles—— double-doubles
40-point games00 big nights
Rare buckets0Logo 3s, buzzer-beaters, daggers

Player’s Vault

2 badges earned
0Unicorn
0Rare Air
2Legend
  • ×4LegendSeasonAll-Star1962-63, 1965-66, 1967-68, 1968-69
  • LegendCareer10,000 points11,507 points

Rudy LaRusso career arc

By season · tap a barSelected seasonPeak: 1967-68 · 21.8 points per game

Rudy LaRusso milestones

Career · regular season
11,507 career points
Retired 325th on the all-time scoring list.
5K10K15K20K
Career marks
Points11,507Past 10,000 · 325th all-time
Rebounds6,936Past 5,000 · 131st all-time

Rudy LaRusso 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.

Rudy LaRusso stats by season

Regular season · tap a row
SeasonTeamGPPTSPPGRPGAPGFG%3P%FT%3PMTDDDRare
1968-69SFW751,55020.78.32.1.410—.794————
1967-68SFW791,72621.89.42.3.433—.790————
1966-67LAL4557812.87.81.7.415—.696————
1965-66LAL761,17015.48.72.2.457—.787————
1964-65LAL771,08314.19.42.6.461—.773————
1963-64LAL7997212.310.12.4.434—.751————
1962-63LAL7592412.310.02.5.422—.718————
1961-62LAL801,37417.210.32.2.466—.763————
1960-61LAL791,15514.69.91.7.419—.790————
1959-60MNL7197513.79.61.2.389—.742————
Career10 seasons73611,50715.69.42.1.431—.7670——0

Rudy LaRusso 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
71%
Threes
0%
Free throws
29%

Every big night · 0

No big nights yet.

Quick answers

Rudy LaRusso facts
How many career points did Rudy LaRusso score?

Rudy LaRusso scored 11,507 career regular-season points in 736 games, 15.6 per game, which ranks 325th all-time.

What was Rudy LaRusso’s best season?

His best scoring season was 1967-68 with SFW: 21.8 points, 9.4 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game.

Where is Rudy LaRusso from?

Rudy LaRusso is from Brooklyn, New York. He played high school ball at James Madison High School in New York, New York. He played college ball at Dartmouth College.

What teams did Rudy LaRusso play for?

Minneapolis Lakers (1959–1959); Los Angeles Lakers (1960–1966); San Francisco Warriors (1967–1968).