Calvin Murphy

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Calvin Murphy is a Hall of Fame American basketball guard best known for his prolific scoring and free-throw shooting during his career with the Houston Rockets.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee
National Basketball Association player
basketball player
human
assistsInNBA 4957
careerAssistsPerGame 4.4
careerEnd 1983
careerPointsPerGame 17.9
collegeAttended Niagara University
collegeHonors three-time All-American at Niagara University
collegeScoringAverage 33.1 points per game (career at Niagara)
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1948-03-09
draftedBy San Diego Rockets
draftLeague National Basketball Association
surface form: NBA
draftPickNumber 18
draftRound 2
draftYear 1970
familyName Murphy
fullName Calvin Jerome Murphy
gamesPlayedInNBA 1002
givenName Calvin
height 175 cm
5 ft 9 in
heldRecord NBA single-season free-throw percentage record
inductedInto Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
inductionYear 1993
jerseyNumber 1
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league National Basketball Association
memberOfSportsTeam Houston Rockets
San Diego Rockets
NBAAllRookieTeamSelection 1971
NBAAllStarSelection 1979
NBAdebutSeason 1970–71 NBA season
notableFor exceptional free-throw shooting
prolific scoring despite small stature
placeOfBirth Norwalk, Connecticut, United States
playedForFranchiseThroughoutNBAcareer Rockets franchise
pointsScoredInNBA 17949
positionPlayed point guard
shooting guard
postPlayingCareerOccupation television analyst
singleSeasonFreeThrowPercentage .958 (1980–81 NBA season)
sport basketball
stealsInNBA 1238
teamJerseyRetiredBy Houston Rockets
workedFor Houston Rockets
surface form: Houston Rockets (broadcast team)

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1981 NBA Finals notablePlayerRunnerUp Calvin Murphy