Joe Hassett
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Born |
Providence, Rhode Island | September 11, 1955||||||||||||
Nationality | American | ||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||||||
Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) | ||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||
High school |
La Salle Academy (Providence, Rhode Island) | ||||||||||||
College | Providence (1973–1977) | ||||||||||||
NBA draft | 1977 / Round: 3 / Pick: 52nd overall | ||||||||||||
Selected by the Seattle SuperSonics | |||||||||||||
Playing career | 1977–1983 | ||||||||||||
Position | Shooting guard | ||||||||||||
Number | 10, 11 | ||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||
1977–1979 | Seattle SuperSonics | ||||||||||||
1979–1980 | Indiana Pacers | ||||||||||||
1980 | Dallas Mavericks | ||||||||||||
1981–1982 | Golden State Warriors | ||||||||||||
1982–1983 | Milwaukee Bucks | ||||||||||||
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Joseph Patrick "Joe" Hassett (born September 11, 1955) is a retired American basketball player in the NBA. A 6'5" (1.96 m) 180 lb (81.5 kg) guard, he played college basketball at Providence College, where he still shares a record with four other players to score at least 500 points in a season in three consecutive years.[1] He also represented the US in the 1975 Pan American Games[2][3] in Mexico City.
Hassett was selected with the 8th pick in the third round (52nd overall) of the 1977 NBA Draft by the Seattle SuperSonics.[4] He was part of the Sonics' 1979 NBA championship winning team, but moved on to the Indiana Pacers the following season after being released by the Sonics.[4] In his only year with the Pacers (1979-80) he ranked fourth in the league with 69 three-pointers made.[4] He also played with the Dallas Mavericks and Golden State Warriors, with whom he concluded his NBA career in 1982-83.
Hassett is a member of the New England Basketball Hall of Fame,[4] the Providence College Hall of Fame, the Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame, and the Rhode Island Interscholastic League Hall of Fame.[3] He is now an investment advisor[3]/banker[4] and provides color commentary for the Providence Friars basketball team on 103.7 FM radio.[3][4]
Notes
- ↑ Jamel Thomas Named First Team All-BIG EAST
- ↑ All-Time USA Basketball Men's Roster
- 1 2 3 4 JOSEPH P. HASSETT, Patrick's Pub website
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Joe Hassett: Pure Shooter NBA.com/history
External links
- NBA career statistics @ basketballreference.com