Jackie Moreland
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Jack Wade "Jackie" Moreland (March 11, 1938 - December 19, 1971) was an American
basketball
player for the Detroit Pistons
and the former New Orleans Buccaneers
.
, the seat of Webster Parish in northwestern Louisiana
, he played in 1955 and 1956 for the Minden High School
Crimson Tide, where under Coach Cleveland S. "Cleve" Strong (1923-2008), he was the first from his school to be named "All American" in basketball.
.
During his high school career, Moreland averaged 60% from the floor, 90% from the free throw line, and 21.3 points and 26 rebounds per game. He set a Louisiana state record for making 27 consecutive free throws in a row. As of 2011, Moreland's 5,030 career high school points still ranked as the fourth-highest total for a high school basketball player in the United States. On April 2, 1956, Minden High School retired Jackie Moreland's number #44 marking the first time the high school bestowed this honor on one of its former athletes.
Moreland was a first baseman on Minden's baseball team where he led the team to an 18-2 record during his junior year.
, Texas A&M
, N.C. State
, and Centenary College
all seeking Moreland's services. Moreland decided to enroll at North Carolina State, but never played a game with the Wolfpack. North Carolina State had illegally offered Moreland cash and gifts including $1,000 cash, travel expenses, and a 7-year medical scholarship for his girlfriend in order to entice him to attend the university . Moreland was declared ineligible at North Carolina State for one year after recruiting violations involving Moreland and the university were discovered.
Moreland became a three-time All-American player while at Louisiana Tech under Coach Cecil C. Crowley.
His 1,419 collegiate points was the fourth highest in the history of Louisiana Tech, despite playing for only three, instead of the customary four, years for the Bulldogs. He completed three and a half-years at Tech, earning his bachelor of science
degree in civil engineering
. Moreland was also a three-year letterman for Louisiana Tech's baseball team from 1958 to 1960.
) where he played for Coach Cecil C. Crowley in the Gulf States Conference. Moreland led Louisiana Tech in points and rebounds as Tech went 15-10 in his first year with the Bulldogs. He was named a UPI 2nd Team All-American and a member of the All-Gulf States Conference team.
During the season, Moreland set numerous single-game and single-season scoring and rebounding records. In 25 games, he scored 602 points which still stands as the record for most points by a Louisiana Tech Freshman in a single season. Moreland also netted 348 rebounds in 1957-58, a record that he broke the following season. He also set Freshmen records for most field goals made (218), field goal attempts (518), free throws made (166), and free throw attempts (218).
On December 10, 1957, Moreland scored 43 points against Arkansas Tech, a Louisiana Tech record that was not broken until Mike Green scored 47 points against Lamar on January 22, 1973. He also set single-game records that night for most free throws made (19), and free throws attempted (21) for any Louisiana Tech player. One week later against Eastern New Mexico, he scored 41 points which was the second-highest total by a Tech player in a single game. He also set single-game records for most field goals made (19) and field goal attempts (33) that stood until Mike Green broke both records during the 1972-1973 season.
. He was selected by the Pistons in the first round of the 1960 NBA Draft
and remained with the team until 1965. He was the fourth selection overall, after Oscar Robertson
, and Jerry West
, and Darrall Imhoff
. From 1967 to 1970, he played for the ABA's New Orleans Buccaneers. His 5,030 points scored during his high school career, still ranks 4th as most points ever scored in high school basketball.
, having been employed for the preceding year by Shilstone Laboratory.
In August 1971, Moreland, at the age of thirty-three, experience severe stomach pains. He was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer
. It spread to the liver, the stomach, and throughout his whole body. Medical bills soared, and friends from across the state and from Detroit
contributed to a fund to sustain the young family.
Moreland died in intense pain on December 19, 1971 in the new family home in New Orleans. He was survived by his wife, the former Jeanette "Jenny" Woodard (born August 14, 1939), a champion swimmer, beauty contestant, singer/dancer, and a 1957 graduate of Minden High School; two children, Jennifer "Jenna" Moreland Litschewski (born 1961) and James Steven "Jamie" Moreland (born 1965) of Shreveport
. Kerry Garland from The Minden Press-Herald commented, "The victory bell hangs silent in Minden today; the hero is dead. Cancer's inexorable finality has humbled Jackie Moreland; something no athlete could do." Moreland was buried in Bethlehem Cemetery near the Harris Community between Minden and Homer, Louisiana.
Moreland was inducted posthumously into the Louisiana Basketball Hall of Fame in ceremonies held in Natchitoches
. His widow, since remarried, accepted the award for the family.
| style="text-align:left;"| 1957-58
| style="text-align:left;"| Louisiana Tech
| 25 || ... || ... || .424 || ... || .761 || 13.9 || ... || ... || ... || 24.1
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 1958-59
| style="text-align:left;"| Louisiana Tech
| 25 || ... || ... || .440 || ... || .771 || 18.7 || ... || ... || ... || 21.1
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 1959-60
| style="text-align:left;"| Louisiana Tech
| 20 || ... || ... || .391 || ... || .795 || 15.1 || ... || ... || ... || 18.1
|-
| style="text-align:left;" colspan=2|Career
| 70 || ... || ... || .428 || ... || .773 || 16.0 || ... || ... || ... || 21.3
| align="left" | 1960-61
| align="left" | Detroit
| 64 || ... || 15.7 || .400 || ... || .652 || 4.9 || 0.8 || ... || ... || 7.3
|-
| align="left" | 1961-62
| align="left" | Detroit
| 74 || ... || 16.5 || .421 || ... || .747 || 5.8 || 1.0 || ... || ... || 7.4
|-
| align="left" | 1962-63
| align="left" | Detroit
| 78 || ... || 19.4 || .436 || ... || .678 || 5.8 || 1.5 || ... || ... || 8.8
|-
| align="left" | 1963-64
| align="left" | Detroit
| 78 || ... || 22.8 || .426 || ... || .781 || 5.2 || 1.6 || ... || ... || 9.1
|-
| align="left" | 1964-65
| align="left" | Detroit
| 54 || ... || 13.6 || .348 || ... || .635 || 3.4 || 1.3 || ... || ... || 5.0
|-
| align="left" | 1967-68
| align="left" | New Orleans
| 76 || ... || 30.7 || .437 || .500 || .730 || 8.1 || 1.8 || ... || ... || 14.6
|-
| align="left" | 1968-69
| align="left" | New Orleans
| 78 || ... || 34.8 || .422 || .250 || .706 || 8.1 || 2.7 || ... || ... || 14.9
|-
| align="left" | 1969-70
| align="left" | New Orleans
| 80 || ... || 29.0 || .414 || .250 || .790 || 4.8 || 2.0 || ... || ... || 9.7
|-
| align="left" | Career
| align="left" |
| 582 || ... || 23.4 || .420 || .300 || .721 || 5.9 || 1.6 || ... || ... || 9.8
|-
| align="left" | 1960-61
| align="left" | Detroit
| 3 || ... ||15.0 || .452 || ... || .800 || 6.0 || 1.0 || ... || ... || 10.7
|-
| align="left" | 1961-62
| align="left" | Detroit
| 7 || ... || 13.7 || .515 || ... || .571 || 3.4 || 1.0 || ... || ... || 5.4
|-
| align="left" | 1962-63
| align="left" | Detroit
| 4 || ... || 20.5 || .500 || ... || .700 || 5.0 || 1.5 || ... || ... || 8.3
|-
| align="left" | 1967-68
| align="left" | New Orleans
| 17 || ... || 28.6 || .435 || .000 || .678 || 6.7 || 2.5 || ... || ... || 12.2
|-
| align="left" | 1968-69
| align="left" | New Orleans
| 11 || ... || 31.1 || .396 || || .636 || 7.2 || 2.5 || ... || ... || 12.6
|-
| align="left" | Career
| align="left" |
| 42 || ... || 25.0 || .433 || .000 || .667 || 6.1 || 2.0 || ... || ... || 10.7
United States
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basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
player for the Detroit Pistons
Detroit Pistons
The Detroit Pistons are a franchise of the National Basketball Association based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. The team's home arena is The Palace of Auburn Hills. It was originally founded in Fort Wayne, Indiana as the Fort Wayne Pistons as a member of the National Basketball League in 1941, where...
and the former New Orleans Buccaneers
New Orleans Buccaneers
New Orleans Buccaneers was a charter member of the American Basketball Association. After three seasons in New Orleans, Louisiana the franchise moved to Memphis, Tennessee where it became the Pros, Tams and Sounds for four years before an abortive move to Baltimore in 1975.-Origins:With the...
.
Early Life & High School
Originally from MindenMinden, Louisiana
Minden is a city in the American state of Louisiana. It serves as the parish seat of Webster Parish and is located twenty-eight miles east of Shreveport, the seat of Caddo Parish. The population, which has been stable since 1960, was 13,027 at the 2000 census...
, the seat of Webster Parish in northwestern Louisiana
Louisiana
Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
, he played in 1955 and 1956 for the Minden High School
Minden High School (Minden, Louisiana)
Minden High School is the public secondary educational institution in Minden, a small city of 13,000 and the seat of Webster Parish located twenty-eight miles east of Shreveport in northwestern Louisiana...
Crimson Tide, where under Coach Cleveland S. "Cleve" Strong (1923-2008), he was the first from his school to be named "All American" in basketball.
High School
Moreland was also an outstanding student at Minden High where he named the "most outstanding history student" in 1955. He served as the president of his senior and junior classes, the Webster Parish Student Council, and the Minden High School Student Council. He was a delegate to Pelican Boys State during his junior year. He graduated from high school in 1956 as the class salutatorianSalutatorian
Salutatorian is an academic title given, in the United States and Canada, to the second highest graduate of the entire graduating class of a specific discipline. Only the valedictorian is ranked higher. This honor is traditionally based on grade point average and number of credits taken, but...
.
During his high school career, Moreland averaged 60% from the floor, 90% from the free throw line, and 21.3 points and 26 rebounds per game. He set a Louisiana state record for making 27 consecutive free throws in a row. As of 2011, Moreland's 5,030 career high school points still ranked as the fourth-highest total for a high school basketball player in the United States. On April 2, 1956, Minden High School retired Jackie Moreland's number #44 marking the first time the high school bestowed this honor on one of its former athletes.
Moreland was a first baseman on Minden's baseball team where he led the team to an 18-2 record during his junior year.
Recruiting, Semester at North Carolina State
Jackie Moreland was one of the most sought after basketball recruits in the nation with KentuckyUniversity of Kentucky
The University of Kentucky, also known as UK, is a public co-educational university and is one of the state's two land-grant universities, located in Lexington, Kentucky...
, Texas A&M
Texas A&M University
Texas A&M University is a coeducational public research university located in College Station, Texas . It is the flagship institution of the Texas A&M University System. The sixth-largest university in the United States, A&M's enrollment for Fall 2011 was over 50,000 for the first time in school...
, N.C. State
North Carolina State University
North Carolina State University at Raleigh is a public, coeducational, extensive research university located in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. Commonly known as NC State, the university is part of the University of North Carolina system and is a land, sea, and space grant institution...
, and Centenary College
Centenary College
Centenary College can refer to:* Centenary College of New Jersey, a private college located in Hackettstown, New Jersey.* Centenary College of Louisiana, a private college in Shreveport, Louisiana....
all seeking Moreland's services. Moreland decided to enroll at North Carolina State, but never played a game with the Wolfpack. North Carolina State had illegally offered Moreland cash and gifts including $1,000 cash, travel expenses, and a 7-year medical scholarship for his girlfriend in order to entice him to attend the university . Moreland was declared ineligible at North Carolina State for one year after recruiting violations involving Moreland and the university were discovered.
Moreland became a three-time All-American player while at Louisiana Tech under Coach Cecil C. Crowley.
His 1,419 collegiate points was the fourth highest in the history of Louisiana Tech, despite playing for only three, instead of the customary four, years for the Bulldogs. He completed three and a half-years at Tech, earning his bachelor of science
Bachelor of Science
A Bachelor of Science is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for completed courses that generally last three to five years .-Australia:In Australia, the BSc is a 3 year degree, offered from 1st year on...
degree in civil engineering
Civil engineering
Civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including works like roads, bridges, canals, dams, and buildings...
. Moreland was also a three-year letterman for Louisiana Tech's baseball team from 1958 to 1960.
1957-1958 Season
After attending North Carolina State for a semester, Moreland transferred to Louisiana Polytechnic Institute (now Louisiana Tech UniversityLouisiana Tech University
Louisiana Tech University, often referred to as Louisiana Tech, LA Tech, or Tech, is a coeducational public research university located in Ruston, Louisiana. Louisiana Tech is designated as a Tier 1 school in the national universities category by the 2012 U.S. News & World Report college rankings...
) where he played for Coach Cecil C. Crowley in the Gulf States Conference. Moreland led Louisiana Tech in points and rebounds as Tech went 15-10 in his first year with the Bulldogs. He was named a UPI 2nd Team All-American and a member of the All-Gulf States Conference team.
During the season, Moreland set numerous single-game and single-season scoring and rebounding records. In 25 games, he scored 602 points which still stands as the record for most points by a Louisiana Tech Freshman in a single season. Moreland also netted 348 rebounds in 1957-58, a record that he broke the following season. He also set Freshmen records for most field goals made (218), field goal attempts (518), free throws made (166), and free throw attempts (218).
On December 10, 1957, Moreland scored 43 points against Arkansas Tech, a Louisiana Tech record that was not broken until Mike Green scored 47 points against Lamar on January 22, 1973. He also set single-game records that night for most free throws made (19), and free throws attempted (21) for any Louisiana Tech player. One week later against Eastern New Mexico, he scored 41 points which was the second-highest total by a Tech player in a single game. He also set single-game records for most field goals made (19) and field goal attempts (33) that stood until Mike Green broke both records during the 1972-1973 season.
1958-1959 Season
Moreland's second season at Louisiana Tech resulted in greater success for the Bulldog team and more individual honors for Moreland. He led the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs to the second 20-win season in the team's history. The Bulldogs finished the season with a 21-4 record, three victories in the Gulf South Classic against William & Mary, Northwestern State, and Virginia Tech, and the Gulf States Conference Title. Moreland was named a UPI Small College All-American (1st Team) and a member of the All-Gulf States Conference team marking the second straight year he received All-American and All-GSC honors. For a second straight season, Moreland led the Bulldogs in points (528) and rebounds (468). His rebounding total for the 1958-1959 season is still the all-time record for a Tech player in a single season.Professional Basketball Career
Moreland was the only Minden High School graduate to play in the National Basketball AssociationNational Basketball Association
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. He was selected by the Pistons in the first round of the 1960 NBA Draft
1960 NBA Draft
The 1960 NBA Draft was the 14th annual draft of the National Basketball Association . The draft was held on April 11, 1960 before the 1960–61 season. In this draft, eight NBA teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players. A player who had finished his four-year college...
and remained with the team until 1965. He was the fourth selection overall, after Oscar Robertson
Oscar Robertson
Oscar Palmer Robertson , nicknamed "The Big O", is a former American NBA player with the Cincinnati Royals and the Milwaukee Bucks...
, and Jerry West
Jerry West
Jerry Alan West is a retired American basketball player who played his entire professional career for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association . His nicknames include "Mr...
, and Darrall Imhoff
Darrall Imhoff
Darrall Tucker Imhoff is an American former professional basketball player. He spent twelve seasons in the NBA , playing for half a dozen teams...
. From 1967 to 1970, he played for the ABA's New Orleans Buccaneers. His 5,030 points scored during his high school career, still ranks 4th as most points ever scored in high school basketball.
Retirement and Death
After he retired from basketball, he was a project engineer on the Louisiana SuperdomeLouisiana Superdome
The Mercedes-Benz Superdome, previously known as the Louisiana Superdome and colloquially known as the Superdome, is a sports and exhibition arena located in the Central Business District of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA...
, having been employed for the preceding year by Shilstone Laboratory.
In August 1971, Moreland, at the age of thirty-three, experience severe stomach pains. He was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer
Pancreatic cancer
Pancreatic cancer refers to a malignant neoplasm of the pancreas. The most common type of pancreatic cancer, accounting for 95% of these tumors is adenocarcinoma, which arises within the exocrine component of the pancreas. A minority arises from the islet cells and is classified as a...
. It spread to the liver, the stomach, and throughout his whole body. Medical bills soared, and friends from across the state and from Detroit
Detroit, Michigan
Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River...
contributed to a fund to sustain the young family.
Moreland died in intense pain on December 19, 1971 in the new family home in New Orleans. He was survived by his wife, the former Jeanette "Jenny" Woodard (born August 14, 1939), a champion swimmer, beauty contestant, singer/dancer, and a 1957 graduate of Minden High School; two children, Jennifer "Jenna" Moreland Litschewski (born 1961) and James Steven "Jamie" Moreland (born 1965) of Shreveport
Shreveport, Louisiana
Shreveport is the third largest city in Louisiana. It is the principal city of the fourth largest metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana and is the 109th-largest city in the United States....
. Kerry Garland from The Minden Press-Herald commented, "The victory bell hangs silent in Minden today; the hero is dead. Cancer's inexorable finality has humbled Jackie Moreland; something no athlete could do." Moreland was buried in Bethlehem Cemetery near the Harris Community between Minden and Homer, Louisiana.
Moreland was inducted posthumously into the Louisiana Basketball Hall of Fame in ceremonies held in Natchitoches
Natchitoches, Louisiana
Natchitoches is a city in and the parish seat of Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, United States. Established in 1714 by Louis Juchereau de St. Denis as part of French Louisiana, the community was named after the Natchitoches Indian tribe. The City of Natchitoches was first incorporated on February...
. His widow, since remarried, accepted the award for the family.
NCAA career statistics
|-| style="text-align:left;"| 1957-58
| style="text-align:left;"| Louisiana Tech
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball
The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball program represents intercollegiate men's basketball at Louisiana Tech University. The school competes in the Western Athletic Conference in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association and play home games at the Thomas Assembly Center in Ruston,...
| 25 || ... || ... || .424 || ... || .761 || 13.9 || ... || ... || ... || 24.1
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 1958-59
| style="text-align:left;"| Louisiana Tech
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball
The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball program represents intercollegiate men's basketball at Louisiana Tech University. The school competes in the Western Athletic Conference in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association and play home games at the Thomas Assembly Center in Ruston,...
| 25 || ... || ... || .440 || ... || .771 || 18.7 || ... || ... || ... || 21.1
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 1959-60
| style="text-align:left;"| Louisiana Tech
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball
The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball program represents intercollegiate men's basketball at Louisiana Tech University. The school competes in the Western Athletic Conference in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association and play home games at the Thomas Assembly Center in Ruston,...
| 20 || ... || ... || .391 || ... || .795 || 15.1 || ... || ... || ... || 18.1
|-
| style="text-align:left;" colspan=2|Career
| 70 || ... || ... || .428 || ... || .773 || 16.0 || ... || ... || ... || 21.3
Regular season
|-| align="left" | 1960-61
| align="left" | Detroit
Detroit Pistons
The Detroit Pistons are a franchise of the National Basketball Association based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. The team's home arena is The Palace of Auburn Hills. It was originally founded in Fort Wayne, Indiana as the Fort Wayne Pistons as a member of the National Basketball League in 1941, where...
| 64 || ... || 15.7 || .400 || ... || .652 || 4.9 || 0.8 || ... || ... || 7.3
|-
| align="left" | 1961-62
1961-62 NBA season
The 1961–62 NBA season was the 16th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Boston Celtics winning their 4th straight NBA Championship, beating the Los Angeles Lakers 4 games to 3 in the NBA Finals.-Notable occurrences:...
| align="left" | Detroit
| 74 || ... || 16.5 || .421 || ... || .747 || 5.8 || 1.0 || ... || ... || 7.4
|-
| align="left" | 1962-63
1962-63 NBA season
The 1962–63 NBA season was the 17th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Boston Celtics winning their 5th straight NBA Championship, beating the Los Angeles Lakers 4 games to 2 in the NBA Finals.- History :...
| align="left" | Detroit
| 78 || ... || 19.4 || .436 || ... || .678 || 5.8 || 1.5 || ... || ... || 8.8
|-
| align="left" | 1963-64
1963-64 NBA season
The 1963–64 NBA season was the 18th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Boston Celtics winning their 6th straight NBA Championship, beating the San Francisco Warriors 4 games to 1 in the NBA Finals....
| align="left" | Detroit
| 78 || ... || 22.8 || .426 || ... || .781 || 5.2 || 1.6 || ... || ... || 9.1
|-
| align="left" | 1964-65
1964-65 NBA season
The 1964–65 NBA Season was the 19th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Boston Celtics winning their 7th straight NBA Championship, beating the Los Angeles Lakers 4 games to 1 in the NBA Finals.-Preseason:...
| align="left" | Detroit
| 54 || ... || 13.6 || .348 || ... || .635 || 3.4 || 1.3 || ... || ... || 5.0
|-
| align="left" | 1967-68
| align="left" | New Orleans
New Orleans Buccaneers
New Orleans Buccaneers was a charter member of the American Basketball Association. After three seasons in New Orleans, Louisiana the franchise moved to Memphis, Tennessee where it became the Pros, Tams and Sounds for four years before an abortive move to Baltimore in 1975.-Origins:With the...
| 76 || ... || 30.7 || .437 || .500 || .730 || 8.1 || 1.8 || ... || ... || 14.6
|-
| align="left" | 1968-69
| align="left" | New Orleans
| 78 || ... || 34.8 || .422 || .250 || .706 || 8.1 || 2.7 || ... || ... || 14.9
|-
| align="left" | 1969-70
| align="left" | New Orleans
| 80 || ... || 29.0 || .414 || .250 || .790 || 4.8 || 2.0 || ... || ... || 9.7
|-
| align="left" | Career
| align="left" |
| 582 || ... || 23.4 || .420 || .300 || .721 || 5.9 || 1.6 || ... || ... || 9.8
|-
Playoffs
|-| align="left" | 1960-61
1961 NBA Playoffs
The 1961 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1960-61 season. The tournament concluded with the Eastern Division champion Boston Celtics defeating the Western Division champion St. Louis Hawks, 4 games to 1 in the NBA Finals.For the Celtics it was...
| align="left" | Detroit
Detroit Pistons
The Detroit Pistons are a franchise of the National Basketball Association based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. The team's home arena is The Palace of Auburn Hills. It was originally founded in Fort Wayne, Indiana as the Fort Wayne Pistons as a member of the National Basketball League in 1941, where...
| 3 || ... ||15.0 || .452 || ... || .800 || 6.0 || 1.0 || ... || ... || 10.7
|-
| align="left" | 1961-62
1962 NBA Playoffs
The 1962 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1961-1962 season. The tournament concluded with the Eastern Division champion Boston Celtics defeating the Western Division champion Los Angeles Lakers, four games to three in the NBA Finals.The Celtics won...
| align="left" | Detroit
| 7 || ... || 13.7 || .515 || ... || .571 || 3.4 || 1.0 || ... || ... || 5.4
|-
| align="left" | 1962-63
1963 NBA Playoffs
The 1963 NBA Playoffs were the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1962-1963 season. The tournament concluded with the Eastern Division champion Boston Celtics defeating the Western Division champion Los Angeles Lakers, four games to two in the NBA Finals.The Celtics won...
| align="left" | Detroit
| 4 || ... || 20.5 || .500 || ... || .700 || 5.0 || 1.5 || ... || ... || 8.3
|-
| align="left" | 1967-68
1968 ABA Playoffs
The 1968 ABA Playoffs was the postseason tournament following the American Basketball Association's inaugural 1967-1968 season. The tournament concluded with the Eastern Division champion Pittsburgh Pipers defeating the Western Division champion New Orleans Buccaneers, four games to three in the...
| align="left" | New Orleans
New Orleans Buccaneers
New Orleans Buccaneers was a charter member of the American Basketball Association. After three seasons in New Orleans, Louisiana the franchise moved to Memphis, Tennessee where it became the Pros, Tams and Sounds for four years before an abortive move to Baltimore in 1975.-Origins:With the...
| 17 || ... || 28.6 || .435 || .000 || .678 || 6.7 || 2.5 || ... || ... || 12.2
|-
| align="left" | 1968-69
1969 ABA Playoffs
The 1969 ABA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the American Basketball Association's 1968-1969 season. The tournament concluded with the Western Division champion Oakland Oaks defeating the Eastern Division champion Indiana Pacers, four games to one in the ABA Finals.-Notable events:The...
| align="left" | New Orleans
| 11 || ... || 31.1 || .396 || || .636 || 7.2 || 2.5 || ... || ... || 12.6
|-
| align="left" | Career
| align="left" |
| 42 || ... || 25.0 || .433 || .000 || .667 || 6.1 || 2.0 || ... || ... || 10.7