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'''Arthur Sherwood Hillhouse''' (June 12, 1916 – October 27{{Citation needed|date=June 2011}}, 1980) was an American professional [[basketball]] player.
'''Arthur Sherwood Hillhouse''' (June 12, 1916 – October 27, 1980) was an American professional [[basketball]] player.<ref name=br>[http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/h/hillhar01.html "Art Hillhouse Stats"]. Basketball Reference. Accessed on June 26, 2017.</ref>


A 6'7" [[center (basketball)|center]] from [[Long Island University]], Hillhouse played two seasons (1946–1948) in the [[Basketball Association of America]] as a member of the [[Philadelphia Warriors]]. He averaged 5.9 [[points per game]] in his career and won a league championship in 1947. During the 1947 finals, Hillhouse set a still standing NBA record by becoming the only player to foul out of every game of a 5-game playoff series.<ref name=nba.com>{{cite web | title=nba.com: Playoff Records: Miscellaneous – Series|url=http://www.nba.com/history/records/playoffs_series_miscellaneous.html| accessdate=2008-04-20| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20080422162114/http://www.nba.com/history/records/playoffs_series_miscellaneous.html| archivedate= 22 April 2008 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref>
A 6'7" [[center (basketball)|center]] from [[Long Island University]], Hillhouse played two seasons (1946–1948) in the [[Basketball Association of America]] as a member of the [[Philadelphia Warriors]]. He averaged 5.9 [[points per game]] in his career and won a league championship in 1947. During the 1947 finals, Hillhouse set a still standing NBA record by becoming the only player to foul out of every game of a 5-game playoff series.<ref name=nba.com>{{cite web | title=nba.com: Playoff Records: Miscellaneous – Series|url=http://www.nba.com/history/records/playoffs_series_miscellaneous.html| accessdate=2008-04-20| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20080422162114/http://www.nba.com/history/records/playoffs_series_miscellaneous.html| archivedate= 22 April 2008 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref>

==BAA career statistics==
{| class="toccolours" style="font-size: 90%; white-space: nowrap;"
|-
! colspan="6" style="background:#f2f2f2; border:1px solid #aaa;"| Legend
|-
| style="background:#f2f2f2; border:1px solid black;"| &nbsp;&nbsp;GP
| Games played
| style="background:#f2f2f2; border:1px solid black;"| &nbsp;FG%&nbsp;
| style="padding-right: 8px" | [[Field goal (basketball)|Field-goal]] percentage
|-
| style="background:#f2f2f2; border:1px solid black;"| &nbsp;FT%&nbsp;
| [[Free throw|Free-throw]] percentage
| style="background:#f2f2f2; border:1px solid black;"| &nbsp;APG&nbsp;
| [[Assist (basketball)|Assists]] per game
|-
| style="background:#f2f2f2; border:1px solid black;"| &nbsp;PPG&nbsp;
| Points per game
| style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black" | &nbsp;'''Bold'''&nbsp;
| Career high
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|style="background:#afe6ba; width:3em;"|†
|Denotes season in which Hillhouse won a [[List of NBA champions|BAA championship]]
|}
===Regular season===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:right;"
|-
! Year
! Team
! GP
! FG%
! FT%
! APG
! PPG
|-
|style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;"| [[1946–47 BAA season|1946–47]]†
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1946–47 Philadelphia Warriors season|Philadelphia]]
| '''60''' || '''.291''' || .723 || '''.7''' || '''6.0'''
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| [[1947–48 BAA season|1947–48]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1947–48 Philadelphia Warriors season|Philadelphia]]
| 11 || .197 || '''.811''' || .3 || 5.3
|-
|style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career
| 71 || .277 || .739 || .6 || 5.9
|-
|}
===Playoffs===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:right;"
|-
! Year
! Team
! GP
! FG%
! FT%
! APG
! PPG
|-
|style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;"| [[1946–47 BAA season|1946–47]]†
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1946–47 Philadelphia Warriors season|Philadelphia]]
| 10 || .264 || .848 || .8 || 8.7
|-
|style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career
| 10 || .264 || .848 || .8 || 8.7
|-
|}


== References ==
== References ==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{basketballstats|bbr=h/hillhar01}}
*{{basketball-reference}}


{{Philadelphia Sphas 1944–45 ABL champions}}
{{Philadelphia Sphas 1944–45 ABL champions}}

Revision as of 05:28, 26 June 2017

Art Hillhouse
Personal information
Born(1916-06-12)June 12, 1916
DiedOctober 27, 1980(1980-10-27) (aged 64)
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
CollegeLIU Brooklyn (1934–1939)
Playing career1943–1949
PositionCenter
Number18
Career history
1943–1946Philadelphia Sphas
1946–1948Philadelphia Warriors
1948Wilkes-Barre Barons
1948–1949Lancaster Red Roses
Career highlights and awards
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at Basketball-Reference.com

Arthur Sherwood Hillhouse (June 12, 1916 – October 27, 1980) was an American professional basketball player.[1]

A 6'7" center from Long Island University, Hillhouse played two seasons (1946–1948) in the Basketball Association of America as a member of the Philadelphia Warriors. He averaged 5.9 points per game in his career and won a league championship in 1947. During the 1947 finals, Hillhouse set a still standing NBA record by becoming the only player to foul out of every game of a 5-game playoff series.[2]

BAA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played  FG%  Field-goal percentage
 FT%  Free-throw percentage  APG  Assists per game
 PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
† Denotes season in which Hillhouse won a BAA championship

Regular season

Year Team GP FG% FT% APG PPG
1946–47† Philadelphia 60 .291 .723 .7 6.0
1947–48 Philadelphia 11 .197 .811 .3 5.3
Career 71 .277 .739 .6 5.9

Playoffs

Year Team GP FG% FT% APG PPG
1946–47† Philadelphia 10 .264 .848 .8 8.7
Career 10 .264 .848 .8 8.7

References

  1. ^ "Art Hillhouse Stats". Basketball Reference. Accessed on June 26, 2017.
  2. ^ "nba.com: Playoff Records: Miscellaneous – Series". Archived from the original on 22 April 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-20. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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