Joseph Warren Hutton Jr. (October 6, 1928 – October 19, 2009) was an American professional basketball player.

A 6'1" guard, Hutton played his college ball at Hamline University, where he was coached by his father, Joe Hutton Sr. Hutton played two seasons in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Minneapolis Lakers. He averaged 2.5 points per game in his career and won a championship in 1952.

He later coached basketball at Minneapolis North High School and Bloomington Lincoln High School.[1]

Career statistics

Legend
  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
 †  Won an NBA championship

NBA

Source[2]

Regular season

Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1950–51 Minneapolis 60 .328 .674 1.7 .9 2.5
1951–52† Minneapolis 60 12.1 .335 .700 1.4 1.0 2.6
Career 120 12.1 .331 .690 1.6 1.0 2.5

Playoffs

Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1950–51 Minneapolis 7 .000 .500 .4 .1 .3
1951–52† Minneapolis 12 11.6 .414 .643 1.1 1.0 2.8
Career 19 11.6 .375 .611 .8 .7 1.8

References

  1. ^ Anderson, Patrick B. (March 5, 2008). "Joe Hutton Jr., former Minneapolis Lakers standout and high school basketball coach, dies at 81". St. Paul Pioneer Press. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
  2. ^ "Joe Hutton". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved 13 July 2023.

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