(1949-04-22) April 22, 1949 (age 75) Silver City, Mississippi, U.S.
Listed height
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight
225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school
Pershing (Detroit, Michigan)
College
Trinidad State JC (1967–1968)
Detroit Mercy (1968–1969)
NBA draft
1971: 2nd round, 30th overall pick
Selected by the Buffalo Braves
Playing career
1969–1983
Position
Power forward
Number
24, 42, 31
Career history
1969–1970
Denver Rockets
1970–1975
Seattle SuperSonics
1975–1979
New York Knicks
1979
New Orleans Jazz
1979–1980
Los Angeles Lakers
1980–1981
Reyer Venezia
1981–1983
Washington Bullets
Career highlights and awards
NBA champion (1980)
ABA Most Valuable Player (1970)
4× NBA All-Star (1972–1975)
ABA All-Star (1970)
ABA All-Star Game MVP (1970)
2× All-NBA First Team (1972, 1973)
All-ABA First Team (1970)
2× All-NBA Second Team (1974, 1975)
ABA Rookie of the Year (1970)
ABA All-Rookie First Team (1970)
ABA scoring champion (1970)
ABA rebounding leader (1970)
ABA All-Time Team
No. 24 retired by Seattle SuperSonics
Consensus first-team All-American (1969)
No. 45 retired by Detroit Mercy Titans
NCAA rebounding leader (1969)
Mr. Basketball USA (1967)
Career ABA and NBA statistics
Points
17,111 (20.3 ppg)
Rebounds
8,675 (10.3 rpg)
Assists
1,541 (1.8 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Basketball Hall of Fame as player
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing United States
Olympic Games
1968 Mexico City
Team competition
Spencer Haywood (born April 22, 1949) is an American former professional basketball player and Olympic gold medalist. Haywood is a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, being inducted in 2015.
SpencerHaywood (born April 22, 1949) is an American former professional basketball player and Olympic gold medalist. Haywood is a member of the Naismith...
awarded American Basketball Association Rookie of the Year and MVP SpencerHaywood following a lengthy court battle. The following season, the SuperSonics...
contributions of the ABA to modern NBA was the introduction of the SpencerHaywood Hardship Rule, which would later become the framework for the current...
has a stepsister, Zulekha Haywood (born 1978), who is the daughter of Iman and former NBA basketball player SpencerHaywood, Iman's second husband. By...
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(winner), 2005 ABA Most Valuable Player Award SpencerHaywood – 1970 ABA Rookie of the Year Award SpencerHaywood – 1970 David Thompson – 1976 ABA All-Star...
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six were capable of playing center. Two rookies have won the award: SpencerHaywood in the 1969–70 season and Artis Gilmore in the 1971–72 season. With...
The first major challenge to the NBA's eligibility rules came from SpencerHaywood. He graduated from high school in 1968, at a time when college freshmen...
seasons with Denver. Controversial rookie SpencerHaywood joined the team for the 1969–70 season. Haywood was one of the first players to turn pro before...
were joint winners in the 1974–75 season. Two rookies won the award: SpencerHaywood in the 1969–70 season and Artis Gilmore in the 1971–72 season. All...
Blazers. SpencerHaywood, the 30th pick, and Randy Smith, the 104th pick, were selected to both the All-NBA Team and the All-Star Game. Haywood was selected...
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Short and a first-round pick from the New York Knicks in exchange for SpencerHaywood. The Sonics used the pick to draft James Bailey. e On October 4, 1978...
was a star at Detroit's Pershing High School, where he teamed with SpencerHaywood to win the Michigan state championship in 1967. He was offered a tryout...
American Basketball Association for the 2005–06 season and played in the SpencerHaywood Division of the Red Conference. In their inaugural season in the ABA...
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Won Division semifinals (Caps) 4–3 Lost Division finals (Stars) 4–1 SpencerHaywood (MVP, ROY, ASG MVP) Joe Belmont (COY) John McLendon Joe Belmont 1970–71...
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