Art Heyman
Arthur Bruce Heyman (June 24, 1941 – August 27, 2012) was an American professional basketball player. Playing for Duke University in college, in 1963 he was USBWA Player of the Year, AP Player of the Year, UPI Player of the Year, Sporting News Player of the Year, Helms Foundation College Player of the Year, a consensus first-team All-American, ACC Player of the Year, and ACC Athlete of the Year. That year he was the first overall pick in the first round of the 1963 NBA draft. He went on to have a 310-game professional career in the NBA and ABA.
Heyman with Duke in 1962 | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | June 24, 1941 New York City, New York, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Died | August 27, 2012 (aged 71) Clermont, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school | Oceanside (Oceanside, New York) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Duke (1960–1963) | ||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 1963: 1st round, 1st overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Selected by the New York Knicks | |||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1963–1970 | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Small forward / shooting guard | ||||||||||||||
| Number | 4, 21, 35, 40, 12, 32 | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 1963–1965 | New York Knicks | ||||||||||||||
| 1965 | Cincinnati Royals | ||||||||||||||
| 1965–1966 | Philadelphia 76ers | ||||||||||||||
| 1966 | Wilmington Blue Bombers | ||||||||||||||
| 1966–1967 | Hartford Capitols | ||||||||||||||
| 1967 | New Jersey Americans | ||||||||||||||
| 1967–1969 | Pittsburgh / Minnesota Pipers | ||||||||||||||
| 1969–1970 | Miami Floridians | ||||||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||
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| Career NBA and ABA statistics | |||||||||||||||
| Points | 4,030 (13.0 ppg) | ||||||||||||||
| Rebounds | 1,461 (4.7 rpg) | ||||||||||||||
| Assists | 859 (2.8 apg) | ||||||||||||||
| Stats at NBA.com | |||||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |||||||||||||||
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