Walt Hazzard

Walt Hazzard
Hazzard with UCLA c. 1964
Personal information
Born(1942-04-15)April 15, 1942
Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.[1]
DiedNovember 18, 2011(2011-11-18) (aged 69)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school
CollegeUCLA (1961–1964)
NBA draft1964: territorial pick
Selected by the Los Angeles Lakers
Playing career1964–1974
PositionPoint guard / shooting guard
Number42, 1, 44
Coaching career1980–1988
Career history
As player:
19641967Los Angeles Lakers
1967–1968Seattle SuperSonics
19681971Atlanta Hawks
19711972Buffalo Braves
1972–1973Golden State Warriors
1973–1974Seattle SuperSonics
As coach:
1980–1982Compton CC
1982–1984Chapman
1984–1988UCLA
Career highlights and awards
As player
As coach
Career statistics
Points9,087 (12.6 ppg)
Rebounds2,146 (3.0 rpg)
Assists3,555 (4.9 apg)
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1964 Tokyo Team competition

Mahdi Abdul-Rahman (born Walter Raphael Hazzard Jr.; April 15, 1942 – November 18, 2011) was an American professional basketball player and college basketball coach. He played in college for the UCLA Bruins and was a member of their first national championship team in 1964. He also won a gold medal that year with the US national team at the 1964 Summer Olympics. Hazzard began his pro career in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with the Los Angeles Lakers, who selected him a territorial pick in the 1964 NBA draft. He was named an NBA All-Star with the Seattle SuperSonics in 1968. After his playing career ended, he was the head coach at UCLA during the 1980s.

  1. ^ Foster, Chris (November 19, 2011), "Walt Hazzard dies at 69; former Bruins basketball star and coach", Los Angeles Times, archived from the original on November 19, 2011

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