Cliff Hagan

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Basketball player
Cliff Hagan
Cliff Hagan 1961.jpg
Player information
Full name Clifford Oldham Hagan
birthday 9th December 1931 (age 88)
place of birth Owensboro , Kentucky , United States
size 193 cm
Weight 95 kg
position Small forward
college Kentucky
NBA draft 1953, 21st Pick , Boston Celtics
Clubs as active
1956–1966 St. Louis Hawks 1967–1969 Dallas Chaparrals ( ABA ) United StatesUnited States
United StatesUnited States
Clubs as coaches
1967-1970 Dallas Chaparrals United StatesUnited States

Clifford Oldham Hagan (born December 9, 1931 in Owensboro , Kentucky ) is a retired American basketball player. He played ten years for the St. Louis Hawks in the NBA and was able to win the NBA championship with the team in 1958. He later worked as a player and coach for the Dallas Chaparrals in the American Basketball Association (ABA). Hagan became the first player to be named All-Star in both leagues . In 1978 he was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame for his career achievements .

Career

college

In his sophomore season with the University of Kentucky team , Hagan won the NCAA Division I Basketball Championship in 1951 . In the following junior season, Hagan was named All-American .

Due to a scandal over match fixing by players from the University of Kentucky, the entire team was suspended for the 1952/53 season. During this time, the players continued to train without being able to participate in the game. Hagan and other team members graduated that year, but completed an extra season for Kentucky in the 1953/54 season. In the first game of the season, Hagan shone with 51 points. The game was the first win in an unbeaten season in which the Wildcats managed a record of 25-0.

However, an NCAA rule in effect at the time prohibited players who had already graduated from their college from participating in the NCAA play-offs. Hagan and other players were unaware of this rule. Although the University of Kentucky was invited as the top seeded team to the NCAA tournament, the team ultimately declined because they would have had to compete without Hagan and two other top performers and the unbeaten season should not be jeopardized.

NBA

Hagan's first season in the NBA began in 1956 with the St. Louis Hawks, although he was drafted as a third-round election by the Boston Celtics in 1953 . Initially, Hagan ended his college years with another season after he was already drafted. He then served for two years in the United States Air Force , where he played service basketball. In 1956 he was transferred before the start of the season together with Ed Macauley by the Celtics in exchange for the draft rights to Bill Russell .

With the Hawks, Hagan quickly established himself as a top player and won the NBA championship with the team in his second professional year, 1958. In the same year as well as 1959 Hagan was appointed to the All-NBA Second Team . He also took part in the NBA All-Star Game five times in a row (1958–1962).

In a total of 745 games for the St. Louis Hawks, Hagan achieved 13,447 points (18.0 per game) and 5,116 rebounds (6.9 per game) and 2,242 assists (3.0 per game).

ABA

At the end of his career, Hagan moved to the newly founded professional league ABA in 1967 . He worked as a player-coach for the Dallas Chaparrals . With his body-hugging style and an average of 18.2 points in his first season, he led the team to the final of the Western Division , where the team was defeated by the New Orleans Buccaneers .

The 1968/69 season was only moderately successful for Hagan and the Chaparrals. As a consequence, Hagan limited himself to his work as a coach in the following season, but was dismissed in this role in the middle of the season.

Style of play

Hagan was known for his accuracy with the hook throwing technique . On the offensive, he also excelled through good post-up play . In defense, he proved to be a good rebounder : Throughout his entire college career, Hagan achieved more than ten rebounds per game, as well as in three of his first seasons as a professional.

Awards and Achievements

See also

Web links

  • Cliff Hagen at: Internet Movie Database —Website; Seattle, WA, 1990-2019. Retrieved March 3, 2019 (in English).
  • Cliff Hagan in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame On: Hoophall website; Springfield, MA, 2018. Retrieved March 27, 2018 (in English).
  • Clifford Hagan in the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame. On: The College Basketball Experience — website; Kansas City, MO, 2006-2019. Retrieved March 3, 2019 (in English).
  • Cliff Hagan on: RealGM website; Marion, IL, 2000-2019. Retrieved March 3, 2019 (in English).
  • Cliff Hagan at: Sports Reference website; Philadelphia, PA, 2000-2019. Retrieved March 3, 2019 (in English).
  • Cliff Hagan as a player on: Basketball Reference website; Philadelphia, PA, 2000-2019. Retrieved March 3, 2019 (in English).
  • Cliff Hagan as coach on: Basketball Reference website; Philadelphia, PA, 2000-2019. Retrieved March 3, 2019 (in English).
  • Cliff Hagan at: National Basketball Association website; New York City, NY, 2019. Retrieved March 3, 2019.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ NN: Clifford O. "Cliff" Hagan. ( August 19, 2012 memento on Internet Archive ) Archived from Hoophall website; Springfield, MA, June 24, 2009. Retrieved March 3, 2019 (in English).
  2. ↑ basketball-reference.com , accessed January 1, 2012.
  3. ^ ESPN , accessed January 1, 2012.
  4. ↑ slamonline.com , interview with Cliff Hagan. Retrieved December 2, 2012.
  5. ↑ Gregg Doyel: Where Have You Gone? . Sports Publishing LLC; Champaign, 2006. p. 18 , accessed January 2, 2012.
  6. ↑ wildcatworld.com , accessed January 2, 2012.
  7. ^ Examiner.com , accessed January 2, 2012.
  8. ↑ Ralph Hickok: Hagan, Clifford O. ( Memento of September 18, 2012 in the web archive archive.today ) Archived from Hickok Sports website; without location in the corrected version of February 18, 2009. Accessed March 3, 2019 (in English).
  9. ↑ Bill Russell - 1956 - Back in Time: April 30 - Photos - SI Vault - Sports Illustrated ( December 30, 2011 memento in the Internet Archive ), accessed January 2, 2012.
  10. ↑ NN: Cliff Hagan. St. Louis Hawks 1956–66 ( February 9, 2012 memento on the Internet Archive ) Archived from National Basketball Association — website; New York, NY, undated before 2012. Retrieved March 3, 2019 (in English).
  11. ↑ nba.com , personal statistics. Retrieved January 4, 2012.
  12. ^ Remembertheaba.com , accessed January 4, 2012.
  13. ^ Sportsecyclopedia.com , accessed January 4, 2012.
  14. ^ Times Daily , March 27, 1985. Retrieved January 1, 2012.
  15. ↑ bleacherreport.com , accessed January 1, 2012.
  16. ^ Jon Scott: Cliff Hagan # 6. At: Big Blue History — Web site; without location, in the corrected version of January 6, 2019. Accessed on March 3, 2019 (in English).
  17. ↑ databasebasketball.com , accessed January 1, 2012.
personal data
SURNAME Hagan, Cliff
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hagan, Clifford Oldham (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American basketball player
DATE OF BIRTH December 9, 1931
PLACE OF BIRTH Owensboro , Kentucky