Al Carlson (basketball)
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Born | Oceanside, California, U.S. | September 17, 1951
Listed height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) |
Listed weight | 235 lb (107 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Garden Grove (Garden Grove, California) |
College | Oregon (1970–1972) |
NBA draft | 1973: undrafted |
Playing career | 1972–1980 |
Position | Center |
Number | 35 |
Career history | |
1975–1976 | Seattle SuperSonics |
1979–1980 | Joventut Badalona |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball Reference |
Alvin Harold Carlson (born September 17, 1951) is an American former professional basketball player.
Born in Oceanside, California, Carlson played collegiately for the Oregon Ducks. He played briefly as a sophomore behind Stan Love during the 1970–71 season but then experienced academic issues that prevented him from playing.[1] Carlson returned to the team for the final 16 games of the 1971–72 season and averaged 11.1 points.[1] He left Oregon in 1972 to start his professional career in Belgium where he played alongside Rusty Blair.[1]
He played for the Seattle SuperSonics (1975–76) in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for 28 games.
Career statistics
[edit]GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
NBA
[edit]Source[2]
Regular season
[edit]Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1975–76 | Seattle | 28 | 10.0 | .342 | .621 | 2.6 | .5 | .3 | .4 | 2.6 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Pasero, George (September 1, 1972). "Patera Really Is Appreciated..." Oregon Journal. p. 26. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
- ^ "Al Carlson NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 23, 2025.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from NBA.com · Basketball Reference
Categories:
- 1951 births
- Living people
- American expatriate basketball people in Belgium
- American expatriate basketball people in Spain
- Oregon Ducks men's basketball players
- Sportspeople from Oceanside, California
- Basketball players from San Diego County, California
- Seattle SuperSonics players
- Undrafted NBA players
- American men's basketball players
- Centers (basketball)
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- American basketball biography, 1950s birth stubs