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Elvin Hayes
Hayes with the Washington Bullets in 1975
Personal information
Born
(1945-11-17) November 17, 1945 (age 78) Rayville, Louisiana, U.S.
Listed height
6 ft 9 in (206 cm)
Listed weight
235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school
Eula D. Britton (Rayville, Louisiana)
College
Houston (1964–1968)
NBA draft
1968: 1st round, 1st overall pick
Selected by the San Diego Rockets
Playing career
1968–1984
Position
Power forward / center
Number
11, 44
Career history
As player:
1968–1972
San Diego / Houston Rockets
1972–1981
Baltimore / Capital / Washington Bullets
1981–1984
Houston Rockets
As coach:
1984
Houston Shamrocks
Career highlights and awards
NBA champion (1978)
12× NBA All-Star (1969–1980)
3× All-NBA First Team (1975, 1977, 1979)
3× All-NBA Second Team (1973, 1974, 1976)
2× NBA All-Defensive Second Team (1974, 1975)
NBA All-Rookie First Team (1969)
NBA scoring champion (1969)
2× NBA rebounding leader (1970, 1974)
No. 11 retired by Washington Wizards
No. 44 retired by Houston Rockets
NBA anniversary team (50th, 75th)
Associated Press Player of the Year (1968)
UPI Player of the Year (1968)
Sporting News Player of the Year (1968)
2× Consensus first-team All-American (1967, 1968)
No. 44 retired by Houston Cougars
Houston Sports Hall of Fame (2023)
Texas Sports Hall of Fame (1986)
Career statistics
Points
27,313 (21.0 ppg)
Rebounds
16,279 (12.5 rpg)
Blocks
1,771 (2.0 bpg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Basketball Hall of Fame as player
College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2006
Elvin Ernest Hayes (born November 17, 1945), nicknamed "the Big E", is an American former professional basketball player and radio analyst for his alma mater Houston Cougars. He is a member of the NBA's 50th and 75th anniversary teams, and an inductee in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Known for both his offensive and defensive prowess, Hayes is often regarded as one of the best power forwards in NBA history. Hayes is also known for his longevity, being third all-time in NBA minutes played (at exactly 50,000), and missing only nine games during his 16-season career.[1]
Elvin Ernest Hayes (born November 17, 1945), nicknamed "the Big E", is an American former professional basketball player and radio analyst for his alma...
Following a less than spectacular 1971–72 season, Baltimore acquired ElvinHayes from the Houston Rockets and drafted Kevin Porter in the third round...
Rockets were awarded the first overall pick and selected power forward ElvinHayes, who would lead the team to its first playoff appearance in his rookie...
attempt when a team was in the penalty foul situation) to win the game. ElvinHayes had 11 points in the first quarter, but only nine the rest of the way...
the personnel from that 1975 team, including All-Stars Wes Unseld and ElvinHayes, but Dick Motta was now in his second year of coaching duty. The Bullets...
Garnett, Dolph Schayes, Kevin McHale, Charles Barkley, Dennis Rodman, ElvinHayes, Bob Pettit, Jerry Lucas, Dave Debusschere, and Tim Duncan. "ESPN.com's...
franchises, joining Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Milwaukee Bucks and L.A. Lakers) and ElvinHayes (San Diego/Houston Rockets and Baltimore/Capital/Washington Bullets)...
Jamaal Wilkes on Bullets' power forward ElvinHayes and the play of the Warrior bench. In three games, Hayes had only 29 points and the Warriors' bench...
four rebounding titles each. Drummond has won four rebounding titles. ElvinHayes, Dikembe Mutombo, Hakeem Olajuwon, Ben Wallace, DeAndre Jordan, and Damontas...
6 points in the ABA All-Star Games and 128 in the NBA All-Star Games ElvinHayes in international club games: played on 8 Sept. 1978 (Maccabi Tel Aviv...
Astrodome in Houston, where the Bruins met Guy Lewis' Houston squad, who had ElvinHayes, Don Chaney, and Ken Spain, in the Game of the Century in the nation's...
of 16 seasons held by Dolph Schayes, John Havlicek, Paul Silas, and ElvinHayes; he finished his career in 1988–89 with a then-record 20 seasons played...
points in a 120–107 win over the Portland Trail Blazers. He also passed ElvinHayes for 11th place on the all-time career scoring list. On December 1, Durant...
could call the teenage Walton, who had his own gym key. Walton recalled ElvinHayes calling and telling his mother, "Tell Billy, Big E is calling and we...
Ben (October 19, 2021). "Hakeem Olajuwon, James Harden, Moses Malone, ElvinHayes among initial NBA 75 list". USA Today. Archived from the original on...
played in 65 games and totaled 1,896 points, the sixth-highest total. ElvinHayes is the last rookie to lead the league in scoring average. In the 1969–70...
season. The draft consisted of 21 rounds comprising 214 players selected. ElvinHayes from the University of Houston was selected first overall by the San...
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