Bob Donham
{{Short description|American basketball player (1926–1983)}}
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{{One source|date=October 2023}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Bob Donham
| image = 1953–54 Boston Celtics practice.jpeg
| image_size =
| caption = Donham (far left) during a Boston Celtics practice
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 2
| weight_lb = 190
| birth_date = {{birth date|1926|10|11}}
| birth_place = Hammond, Indiana, U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|1983|9|21|1926|10|11}}
| death_place = Seattle, Washington, U.S.
| high_school = Clark (Hammond, Indiana)
| college = Ohio State (1946–1950)
| draft_year = 1950
| draft_round = 3
| draft_pick = 24
| draft_team = Boston Celtics
| career_start = 1950
| career_end = 1954
| career_number = 12
| career_position = Shooting guard
| years1 = {{nbay|1950|start}}–{{nbay|1953|end}}
| team1 = Boston Celtics
| highlights =
- First-team All-Big Ten (1950)
| stats_league = NBA
| stat1label = Points
| stat1value = 1,818 (6.7 ppg)
| stat2label = Rebounds
| stat2value = 1,071 (3.9 rpg)
| stat3label = Assists
| stat3value = 706 (2.6 apg)
| historical_profile =
}}
Robert E. Donham (October 11, 1926 – September 21, 1983) was an American professional basketball player.[https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/d/donhabo01.html Bob Donham]. basketball-reference.com. Retrieved on February 5, 2013. Donham was selected in the third round of the 1950 NBA draft by the Boston Celtics after a collegiate career at Ohio State. In four NBA seasons, all with the Celtics, Donham recorded 1,818 points, 1,071 rebounds and 706 assists.
NBA career statistics
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! colspan="6" style="background:#f2f2f2; border:1px solid #aaa;" |Legend |
style="background:#f2f2f2; border:1px solid black;" | GP
|Games played | style="background:#f2f2f2; border:1px solid black;" | MPG |Minutes per game |
style="background:#f2f2f2; border:1px solid black;" | FG%
| style="padding-right: 8px" |Field-goal percentage | style="background:#f2f2f2; border:1px solid black;" | FT% |Free-throw percentage |
style="background:#f2f2f2; border:1px solid black;" | RPG
|Rebounds per game | style="background:#f2f2f2; border:1px solid black;" | APG |Assists per game |
style="background:#f2f2f2; border:1px solid black;" | PPG
|Points per game | style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black" | Bold |Career high |
= Regular season =
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!Year !Team !GP !MPG !FG% !FT% !RPG !APG !PPG |
style="text-align:left;" |1950–51
| style="text-align:left;" |Boston |68 |– |.507 |.498 |3.5 |2.0 |6.1 |
style="text-align:left;" |1951–52
| style="text-align:left;" |Boston |66 |30.0 |.487 |.509 |5.0 |3.5 |8.3 |
style="text-align:left;" |1952–53
| style="text-align:left;" |Boston |71 |20.2 |.479 |.471 |3.4 |2.2 |6.4 |
style="text-align:left;" |1953–54
| style="text-align:left;" |Boston |68 |21.3 |.448 |.554 |3.9 |2.7 |5.9 |
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| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |Career |273 |23.7 |.480 |.507 |3.9 |2.6 |6.7 |
= Playoffs =
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!Year !Team !GP !MPG !FG% !FT% !RPG !APG !PPG |
style="text-align:left;" |1951
| style="text-align:left;" |Boston |2 |– |.444 |.417 |4.0 |1.0 |6.5 |
style="text-align:left;" |1952
| style="text-align:left;" |Boston |3 |37.3 |.474 |.500 |4.3 |5.7 |9.0 |
style="text-align:left;" |1953
| style="text-align:left;" |Boston |6 |23.0 |.289 |.407 |3.5 |2.2 |5.5 |
style="text-align:left;" |1954
| style="text-align:left;" |Boston |6 |16.3 |.467 |.316 |2.0 |1.0 |3.3 |
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| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |Career |17 |23.2 |.383 |.408 |3.2 |2.2 |5.5 |
References
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