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Frank Selvy
Selvy as a senior at Furman
Personal information
Born
(1932-11-09) November 9, 1932 (age 91) Corbin, Kentucky, U.S.
Listed height
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight
180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school
Corbin (Corbin, Kentucky)
College
Furman (1951–1954)
NBA draft
1954: 1st round, 1st overall pick
Selected by the Baltimore Bullets
Playing career
1954–1964
Position
Shooting guard / small forward
Number
13, 28, 19, 11, 15, 70
Career history
As player:
1954
Baltimore Bullets
1954–1958
Milwaukee / St. Louis Hawks
1958
Minneapolis Lakers
1958–1959
New York Knicks
1959
Syracuse Nationals
1959–1964
Minneapolis / Los Angeles Lakers
As coach:
1964–1966
Furman (assistant)
1966–1970
Furman
Career highlights and awards
2× NBA All-Star (1955, 1962)
Consensus first-team All-American (1954)
Consensus second-team All-American (1953)
2× SoCon Player of the Year (1953, 1954)
2× NCAA season scoring leader (1953, 1954)
No. 28 retired by Furman Paladins
Career statistics
Points
6,120 (10.8 ppg)
Rebounds
2,097 (3.7 rpg)
Assists
1,569 (2.8 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2022
Franklin Delano Selvy (born November 9, 1932) is an American former National Basketball Association (NBA) player who is best known for holding the record for the most points (100) in a Division I college basketball game. Born in Corbin, Kentucky, Selvy was an All-State basketball player at Corbin High School and was a teammate of College Football Hall of Fame inductee Roy Kidd. Selvy was the No. 1 overall pick in the 1954 NBA draft and was a two-time NBA All-Star, playing nine seasons.
Franklin Delano Selvy (born November 9, 1932) is an American former National Basketball Association (NBA) player who is best known for holding the record...
Game 7. In the last 5 seconds of regulation in Game 7, Los Angeles’ FrankSelvy missed an open 12-footer from the baseline that would have won the championship...
"Ray Felix Stats". Basketball Reference. Retrieved June 19, 2008. "FrankSelvy Stats". Basketball Reference. Retrieved June 19, 2008. "1955 NBA Draft"...
season. The draft consisted of 13 rounds comprising 100 players selected. FrankSelvy from Furman University was selected first overall by the Baltimore Bullets...
against Crossroads College. FrankSelvy of Furman University is the only player to score 100 points at the Division I level. Selvy recorded exactly 100 points...
game, the Lakers trailed, but West and FrankSelvy hit several clutch baskets and tied the game at 100. Selvy then missed an open 8-foot shot which would...
which was used to select Alan Seiden, from the Knicks in exchange for FrankSelvy. ^ 1: Wilt Chamberlain was playing for the University of Kansas until...
Baylor's 61 points sets a Finals record for an individual scorer in a game. FrankSelvy misses the championship-winning shot in regulation; Bill Russell's 40...
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first round of the NBA draft after the Baltimore Bullets' selection of FrankSelvy. With $100 in the bank, he signed a contract with Hawks owner Ben Kerner...
however, lost to the Celtics by three points in overtime of game seven. FrankSelvy, after making two jumpers in the final 40 seconds to tie the game, missed...
Elgin Baylor, as well as Arnie Ferrin, Walter Dukes, Dick Garmaker, FrankSelvy and future Pro Football Hall of Famer and Minnesota Vikings Coach Bud...
first NBA game (43 on October 24, 1959, against the New York Knicks) FrankSelvy is second with 35. NBA record – Fewest games played to reach 15,000 points...
regular time, when Lakers guard Rod Hundley faked a shot and passed out to FrankSelvy, who missed an open eight-foot last-second shot that would have won Los...
series against the Lakers was especially dramatic, because Lakers guard FrankSelvy failed to make a last-second buzzer beater in Game 7 which would have...
played with the franchise prior to its move to Los Angeles. The second is FrankSelvy. Source "Chuck Mencel NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference...
Jim Calhoun, Lon Kruger, Roy Williams Richard Hamilton, Larry Miller, FrankSelvy, Jimmy Walker Jerry Krause 2023 Herb Magee Johnny Dawkins, Tyler Hansbrough...
with all individual statistics. Several ex-Bullets (including All-Star FrankSelvy) hooked on with other NBA teams, but McGuire (who had been sidelined...
the Pistons lost 2–0 to the Minneapolis Lakers with Elgin Baylor and FrankSelvy. "1960 NBA Western Division Semifinals - Minneapolis Lakers vs. Detroit...
"high-water mark" of the Chinese incursion into South Korea, commences. 1954 – FrankSelvy becomes the only NCAA Division I basketball player ever to score 100...