Bruce Hale

Bruce Hale
	Hale in 1948
Personal information
Born	August 30, 1918; Medford, Oregon, U.S.
Died	December 30, 1980 (aged 62); Orinda, California, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight	170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High school	Galileo; (San Francisco, California)
College	Santa Clara (1938–1941)
Playing career	1946–1951
Position	Guard / forward
Number	22, 35, 7
Coaching career	1947–1973
Career history
As player:
1946–1947	Chicago American Gears
1947–1948	St. Paul Saints
1947–1948	Indianapolis Kautskys
1948	Indianapolis Jets
1948–1949	Fort Wayne Pistons
1949–1951	Indianapolis Olympians
As coach:
1947–1948	St. Paul Saints
1948	Indianapolis Jets
1954–1967	Miami (Florida)
1967–1968	Oakland Oaks
1970–1973	Saint Mary's (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
	NBL champion (1947);
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

William Bruce Hale (August 30, 1918 – December 30, 1980) was an American professional basketball player and coach.

A 6'1" guard/forward from Medford, Oregon, Hale played college basketball at Santa Clara University, then played professionally in the early NBA as a member of the Indianapolis Jets, Fort Wayne Pistons, and Indianapolis Olympians. He averaged 9.1 points per game over his NBA career.^[1] He later held coaching positions with the University of Miami, the Oakland Oaks of the American Basketball Association, and St. Mary's College of California. With Miami, he took the program to their first NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament in 1960, which would be the last for the program for 38 years. Before he died of a heart attack in 1980, he had been working as a marketing director at the KNBR radio station.^[2]

Hale's daughter, Pam, married basketball player Rick Barry, who played for Hale at the University of Miami.^[3] Through Pam, Hale is the grandfather of NBA players Brent Barry, Jon Barry, and Drew Barry.

Hale was inducted into the University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame in 1986.^[4]

Career playing statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	FGM	Field-goals made
FG%	Field-goal percentage	FTM	Free-throws made
FTA	Free-throws attempted	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game
PTS	Points	PPG	Points per game
Bold	Career high

†	Denotes seasons in which Hale's team won an NBL championship

NBL

Source^[5]

Regular season


Year	Team	GP	FGM	FTM	FTA	FT%	PTS	PPG
1946–47†	Chicago	41	156	116	141	.823	428	10.4
1947–48	Indianapolis	48	196	155	215	.721	547	11.4
Career		89	352	271	356	.761	975	11.0

Playoffs


Year	Team	GP	FGM	FTM	FTA	FT%	PTS	PPG
1947†	Chicago	11	35	24	30	.800	94	8.5
1948	Indianapolis	4	21	20	25	.800	62	15.5
Career		15	56	44	55	.800	156	10.4

BAA/NBA

Regular season

Source^[1]

Year	Team	GP	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	PPG
1948–49	Indianapolis	18	.329	.761	–	3.8	12.6
1948–49	Fort Wayne	34	.313	.750	–	2.6	9.4
1949–50	Indianapolis	64	.353	.782	–	3.5	10.3
1950–51	Indianapolis	26	.396	.609	1.9	1.6	3.6
Career		152	.333	.763	1.9	3.0	9.1

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	PPG
1950	Indianapolis	6	.350	.882	–	2.8	7.2
1951	Indianapolis	1	.000	.000	.0	.0	.0
Career		7	.350	.882	.0	2.4	6.1

Head coaching record

NBA/ABA

Legend
Regular season	G	Games coached	W	Games won	L	Games lost	W–L %	Win–loss %
Playoffs	PG	Playoff games	PW	Playoff wins	PL	Playoff losses	PW–L %	Playoff win–loss %


Team	Year	G	W	L	W–L%	Finish	PG	PW	PL	PW–L%	Result
Indianapolis (BAA)	1948–49	17	4	13	.235	—	—	—	—	—	(replaced)
Oakland (ABA)	1967–68	78	22	56	.282	6th in Western	—	—	—	—	Missed Playoffs
Career (overall)^[6]		95	26	69	.274		—	—	—	—

College

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Postseason
Miami Hurricanes (NCAA University Division independent) (1954–1967)
1954–55	Miami	9–11
1955–56	Miami	14–12
1956–57	Miami	13–13
1957–58	Miami	14–8
1958–59	Miami	18–7
1959–60	Miami	23–4	NCAA University Division First Round
1960–61	Miami	20–7	NIT First Round
1961–62	Miami	14–12
1962–63	Miami	23–5	NIT Quarterfinal
1963–64	Miami	20–7	NIT First Round
1964–65	Miami	22–4
1965–66	Miami	15–11
1966–67	Miami	15–11
Total:		220–112 (.663)
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

References

^ ^a ^b "Bruce Hale BAA/NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
^ "Former basketball coach dies". The Ledger. January 2, 1981. Retrieved on August 23, 2009.
^ Frank Deford. "Razor-cut Idol Of San Francisco". Sports Illustrated. February 13, 1967. Retrieved on August 23, 2009.
^ University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame inductees Archived 2010-11-19 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on February 1, 2010.
^ "Bruce Hale NBL Stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
^ "Bruce Hale: Coaching Records, Awards". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 24, 2024.

External links

Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com

[bbrBAA-1] "Bruce Hale BAA/NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 24, 2024.

[2] "Former basketball coach dies". The Ledger. January 2, 1981. Retrieved on August 23, 2009.

[3] Frank Deford. "Razor-cut Idol Of San Francisco". Sports Illustrated. February 13, 1967. Retrieved on August 23, 2009.

[4] University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame inductees Archived 2010-11-19 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on February 1, 2010.

[5] "Bruce Hale NBL Stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 24, 2024.

[6] "Bruce Hale: Coaching Records, Awards". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 24, 2024.

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