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Art Spoelstra
Position: Center
Full Name: Arthur Cornelius Spoelstra
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Born: September 11, 1932
Died: April 9, 2008
Height: 6-9
Weight: 220
High School: Godwin Heights in Grand Rapids, Michigan
College: Western Kentucky University
Drafted: 4th Round, 7th Pick - Rochester Royals, 1954
Jersey#: 27, 8/20 (Rochester Royals), 18 (New York Knicks)
Played for the Lakers from 1957 to 1958
Acquired by the Lakers from Rochester Royals on April 17, 1957 with Ed Fleming, Bob Burrow, Rod Hundley and Monk Meineke for Clyde Lovellette and Jim Paxson.
Traded to the New York Knicks on February 5, 1958 for Bo Erias and cash.
Regular Season Stats
| YEAR | TEAM | G | MIN | FGM | FGA | PCT | FTM | FTA | PCT | 3PM | 3PA | PCT | REB | RPG | AST | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | ROC | 70 | 1127 | 159 | 399 | .398 | 108 | 156 | .692 | 0 | 0 | - | 285 | 4.1 | 58 | 170 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 426 | 6.1 |
| 1956 | ROC | 72 | 1640 | 226 | 576 | .392 | 163 | 238 | .685 | 0 | 0 | - | 436 | 6.1 | 95 | 248 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 615 | 8.5 |
| 1957 | ROC | 69 | 1176 | 217 | 559 | .388 | 88 | 120 | .733 | 0 | 0 | - | 220 | 3.2 | 56 | 168 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 522 | 7.6 |
| 1958 | MIE | 67 | 1305 | 161 | 419 | .384 | 127 | 187 | .679 | 0 | 0 | - | 332 | 5.0 | 57 | 225 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 449 | 6.7 |
| CAREER | 278 | 5248 | 763 | 1953 | .391 | 486 | 701 | .693 | 0 | 0 | - | 1273 | 4.6 | 266 | 811 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2012 | 7.2 | |
Playoff Stats
| YEAR | TEAM | G | MIN | FGM | FGA | PCT | FTM | FTA | PCT | 3PM | 3PA | PCT | REB | RPG | AST | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | ROC | 3 | 28 | 7 | 14 | .500 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | - | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5.0 |
| CAREER | 3 | 28 | 7 | 14 | .500 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | - | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5.0 | |
