Willie Naulls F

Full Name: William Naulls

Current Team: N/A

Born: Oct 7, 1934 (87 years old)

Birthplace/Hometown: Dallas, Texas

Nationality: United States

Height: 6-6 (198cm)     Weight: 225 (102kg)

Current NBA Status: Unrestricted Free Agent

Draft Entry: 1956 NBA Draft

Drafted: Round 2, Pick 2, St. Louis Hawks

Pre-Draft Team: UCLA (Sr)

High School: San Pedro High School [San Pedro, California]

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NBA

10 Years Of Service - 3x NBA Champion, 4x All-Star

NBA Regular Season Stats - Per Game

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1956-57 * All Teams 71 - 25.0 10.11 4.13 11.55 .357 - - - 1.86 2.75 .677 - - 8.69 1.18 - - - 2.62
1956-57 * NYK 52 - 25.8 10.06 4.15 11.71 .355 - - - 1.75 2.60 .674 - - 8.65 1.19 - - - 2.48
1956-57 * STH 19 - 23.1 10.26 4.05 11.11 .365 - - - 2.16 3.16 .683 - - 8.79 1.16 - - - 3.00
1957-58 ☆ NYK 68 - 34.8 18.06 6.94 17.49 .397 - - - 4.18 5.06 .826 - - 11.75 1.43 - - - 3.24
1958-59 NYK 68 - 30.3 15.71 5.96 15.76 .378 - - - 3.79 4.57 .830 - - 10.63 1.50 - - - 3.43
1959-60 ☆ NYK 65 - 34.6 21.35 8.48 19.78 .428 - - - 4.40 5.26 .836 - - 14.17 2.12 - - - 3.29
1960-61 ☆ NYK 79 - 37.7 23.37 9.33 21.81 .428 - - - 4.71 5.77 .816 - - 13.35 2.42 - - - 3.39
1961-62 ☆ NYK 75 - 39.7 25.03 9.96 23.97 .415 - - - 5.11 6.07 .842 - - 11.56 2.56 - - - 3.47
1962-63 * All Teams 70 - 27.2 12.94 5.29 12.67 .417 - - - 2.37 2.96 .802 - - 7.36 1.46 - - - 2.93
1962-63 * GOS 47 - 26.1 11.02 4.57 10.89 .420 - - - 1.87 2.36 .793 - - 6.70 1.23 - - - 3.47
1962-63 * NYK 23 - 29.4 16.87 6.74 16.30 .413 - - - 3.39 4.17 .813 - - 8.70 1.91 - - - 1.83
1963-64 BOS 78 - 18.1 9.83 4.12 9.86 .417 - - - 1.60 2.01 .796 - - 4.56 0.82 - - - 2.67
1964-65 BOS 71 - 20.6 10.52 4.25 11.07 .384 - - - 2.01 2.48 .813 - - 4.73 1.01 - - - 3.17
1965-66 BOS 71 - 20.2 10.70 4.62 11.48 .402 - - - 1.46 1.85 .794 - - 4.49 1.01 - - - 2.77
CAREER   716 - 28.8 15.79 6.32 15.57 .406 - - - 3.15 3.87 .812 - - 9.09 1.56 - - - 3.09

☆ All-Star Season

NBA Regular Season Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1956-57 * All Teams 71 - 1,778 718 293 820 .357 - - - 132 195 .677 - - 617 84 - - - 186
1956-57 * NYK 52 - 1,340 523 216 609 .355 - - - 91 135 .674 - - 450 62 - - - 129
1956-57 * STH 19 - 438 195 77 211 .365 - - - 41 60 .683 - - 167 22 - - - 57
1957-58 ☆ NYK 68 - 2,369 1,228 472 1,189 .397 - - - 284 344 .826 - - 799 97 - - - 220
1958-59 NYK 68 - 2,061 1,068 405 1,072 .378 - - - 258 311 .830 - - 723 102 - - - 233
1959-60 ☆ NYK 65 - 2,250 1,388 551 1,286 .428 - - - 286 342 .836 - - 921 138 - - - 214
1960-61 ☆ NYK 79 - 2,976 1,846 737 1,723 .428 - - - 372 456 .816 - - 1,055 191 - - - 268
1961-62 ☆ NYK 75 - 2,978 1,877 747 1,798 .415 - - - 383 455 .842 - - 867 192 - - - 260
1962-63 * All Teams 70 - 1,901 906 370 887 .417 - - - 166 207 .802 - - 515 102 - - - 205
1962-63 * GOS 47 - 1,225 518 215 512 .420 - - - 88 111 .793 - - 315 58 - - - 163
1962-63 * NYK 23 - 676 388 155 375 .413 - - - 78 96 .813 - - 200 44 - - - 42
1963-64 BOS 78 - 1,409 767 321 769 .417 - - - 125 157 .796 - - 356 64 - - - 208
1964-65 BOS 71 - 1,465 747 302 786 .384 - - - 143 176 .813 - - 336 72 - - - 225
1965-66 BOS 71 - 1,433 760 328 815 .402 - - - 104 131 .794 - - 319 72 - - - 197
CAREER   716 - 20,620 11,305 4,526 11,145 .406 - - - 2,253 2,774 .812 - - 6,508 1,114 - - - 2,216

☆ All-Star Season

NBA Regular Season Stats - Misc Stats

Season Team GP GS Dbl Dbl Tpl Dbl 40 Pts 20 Reb 20 Ast Techs HOB Ast/TO Stl/TO FT/FGA W's L's Win % OWS DWS WS
1956-57 * All Teams 71 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .149 - - 0.24 33 38 .465 -1.20 1.60 0.40
1956-57 * NYK 52 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .108 - - 0.22 25 27 .481 -1.10 1.10 -
1956-57 * STH 19 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .039 - - 0.28 8 11 .421 -0.10 0.50 0.40
1957-58 ☆ NYK 68 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .197 - - 0.29 35 33 .515 3.10 1.60 4.60
1958-59 NYK 68 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .177 - - 0.29 37 31 .544 1.20 1.40 2.60
1959-60 ☆ NYK 65 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .201 - - 0.27 26 39 .400 4.10 1.20 5.30
1960-61 ☆ NYK 79 - 0 0 2 0 0 0 .271 - - 0.26 21 58 .266 4.60 1.20 5.70
1961-62 ☆ NYK 75 - 0 0 2 0 0 0 .258 - - 0.25 27 48 .360 2.80 2.70 5.50
1962-63 * All Teams 70 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .146 - - 0.23 24 46 .343 0.40 1.40 1.80
1962-63 * GOS 47 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .072 - - 0.22 18 29 .383 0.20 1.00 1.20
1962-63 * NYK 23 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .058 - - 0.26 6 17 .261 0.20 0.40 0.70
1963-64 BOS 78 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .106 - - 0.20 58 19 .753 0.40 3.50 3.90
1964-65 BOS 71 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .105 - - 0.22 56 16 .778 -0.50 3.10 2.60
1965-66 BOS 71 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .115 - - 0.16 48 23 .676 -0.70 2.50 1.80
CAREER   716 - 0 0 4 0 0 0 .144 - - 0.25 365 351 .510 15.00 17.20 32.00

☆ All-Star Season

NBA Regular Season Stats - Advanced Stats

Season Team GP GS TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% TOV% STL% BLK% USG% Total S % PPR PPS ORtg DRtg PER
1956-57 * All Teams 71 - .396 .357 - - - - - - - - 103.42 - 0.88 - - 14.20
1956-57 * NYK 52 - .391 .355 - - - - - - - - 102.88 - 0.86 - - 13.80
1956-57 * STH 19 - .411 .365 - - - - - - - - 104.83 - 0.92 - - 16.25
1957-58 ☆ NYK 68 - .458 .397 - - - - - - - - 122.26 - 1.03 - - 17.49
1958-59 NYK 68 - .442 .378 - - - - - - - - 120.74 - 1.00 - - 17.17
1959-60 ☆ NYK 65 - .483 .428 - - - - - - - - 126.47 - 1.08 - - 20.46
1960-61 ☆ NYK 79 - .480 .428 - - - - - - - - 124.35 - 1.07 - - 19.80
1961-62 ☆ NYK 75 - .470 .415 - - - - - - - - 125.72 - 1.04 - - 17.72
1962-63 * All Teams 70 - .463 .417 - - - - - - - - 121.91 - 1.02 - - 13.57
1962-63 * GOS 47 - .462 .420 - - - - - - - - 121.27 - 1.01 - - 11.65
1962-63 * NYK 23 - .465 .413 - - - - - - - - 122.58 - 1.03 - - 17.55
1963-64 BOS 78 - .458 .417 - - - - - - - - 121.36 - 1.00 - - 14.03
1964-65 BOS 71 - .433 .384 - - - 6.83 - - - - 119.67 - 0.95 - - 11.50
1965-66 BOS 71 - .435 .402 - - - 7.41 - - - - 119.63 - 0.93 - - 11.92
CAREER   716 - .457 .406 - - - 7.11 - - - - 121.83 - 1.01 - - 16.46

☆ All-Star Season

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NBA Transactions

Apr 30, 1956 - The St. Louis Hawks selected Willie Naulls in Round 2 with Pick 2 in the 1956 NBA Draft.
Aug 1, 1956 - Willie Naulls signed a multi-year contract with the St. Louis Hawks.
Dec 10, 1956 - Willie Naulls was acquired by the New York Knicks from the St. Louis Hawks in a trade.
Jul 1, 1961 - Willie Naulls, previously with the New York Knicks, became a free agent.
Jul 1, 1961 - Willie Naulls signed a multi-year contract with the New York Knicks.
Dec 5, 1962 - Willie Naulls was acquired by the San Francisco Warriors from the New York Knicks in a trade.
Sep 4, 1963 - Willie Naulls was acquired by the Boston Celtics from the San Francisco Warriors in a trade.
Jul 1, 1966 - Willie Naulls, previously with the Boston Celtics, became a free agent.

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NBA Awards & Honors

NBA Champion - 1964, 1965, 1966

* Since the 1946-1947 season

NBA Playoff Stats - Per Game

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1958-59 NYK 2 - 31.5 17.00 7.00 21.00 .333 - - - 3.00 4.00 .750 - - 10.50 1.50 - - - 5.50
1963-64 BOS 10 - 16.7 9.10 3.70 9.50 .389 - - - 1.70 2.30 .739 - - 4.60 0.80 - - - 3.10
1964-65 BOS 12 - 15.0 7.33 3.25 7.92 .411 - - - 0.83 1.25 .667 - - 4.25 0.75 - - - 2.25
1965-66 BOS 11 - 6.8 3.18 0.82 3.18 .257 - - - 1.55 1.91 .810 - - 1.45 0.09 - - - 2.09
CAREER   35 - 13.9 7.09 2.83 7.63 .371 - - - 1.43 1.91 .746 - - 3.83 0.60 - - - 2.63

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NBA Playoff Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1958-59 NYK 2 - 63 34 14 42 .333 - - - 6 8 .750 - - 21 3 - - - 11
1963-64 BOS 10 - 167 91 37 95 .389 - - - 17 23 .739 - - 46 8 - - - 31
1964-65 BOS 12 - 180 88 39 95 .411 - - - 10 15 .667 - - 51 9 - - - 27
1965-66 BOS 11 - 75 35 9 35 .257 - - - 17 21 .810 - - 16 1 - - - 23
CAREER   35 - 485 248 99 267 .371 - - - 50 67 .746 - - 134 21 - - - 92

NBA Playoff Stats - Misc Stats

Season Team GP GS Dbl Dbl Tpl Dbl 40 Pts 20 Reb 20 Ast Techs HOB Ast/TO Stl/TO FT/FGA W's L's Win % OWS DWS WS
1958-59 NYK 2 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .189 - - 0.19 0 2 .000 -0.10 0.10 -0.10
1963-64 BOS 10 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .113 - - 0.24 8 2 .800 -0.10 0.40 0.40
1964-65 BOS 12 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .086 - - 0.16 7 4 .636 -0.10 0.40 0.30
1965-66 BOS 11 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .014 - - 0.60 7 4 .636 -0.20 0.10 -0.10
CAREER   35 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .055 - - 0.25 22 12 .647 -0.50 1.00 0.50

NBA Playoff Stats - Advanced Stats

Season Team GP GS TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% TOV% STL% BLK% USG% Total S % PPR PPS ORtg DRtg PER
1958-59 NYK 2 - .373 .333 - - - 6.66 - - - - 108.33 - 0.81 - - 10.19
1963-64 BOS 10 - .433 .389 - - - 7.83 - - - - 112.86 - 0.96 - - 10.44
1964-65 BOS 12 - .433 .411 - - - 6.77 - - - - 107.72 - 0.93 - - 11.94
1965-66 BOS 11 - .396 .257 - - - 1.73 - - - - 106.67 - 1.00 - - 5.11
CAREER   35 - .418 .371 - - - 5.38 - - - - 111.71 - 0.93 - - 10.14

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NBA All-Star Weekend Competitions

Eastern All-Star Fan Vote Selection - 1958
Eastern All-Star Coaches Selection - 1960, 1961, 1962

* Since the 1946-1947 season

NBA All-Star Game Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1958 East 1 - 15 8 3 9 .333 - - - 2 2 1.000 - - 3 0 - - - 0
1960 East 1 - 26 13 5 19 .263 - - - 3 4 .750 - - 10 0 - - - 1
1961 East 1 - 15 8 4 6 .667 - - - 0 1 .000 - - 6 2 - - - 2
1962 East 1 - 21 11 5 16 .313 - - - 1 1 1.000 - - 7 0 - - - 5
TOTAL   4 - 77 40 17 50 .340 - - - 6 8 .750 - - 26 2 - - - 8
AVERAGES   4 - 19.3 10.00 4.25 12.50 .340 - - - 1.50 2.00 .750 - - 6.50 0.50 - - - 2.00

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NCAA

College: UCLA (1956)

NCAA Season Stats - Per Game

Season School Class GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1952-53 DNP Fr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1953-54 UCLA So - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1954-55 UCLA Jr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1955-56 UCLA Sr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

NCAA Awards & Honors

Consensus All-American Second Team - 1956
AP All-American Third Team - 1956
Look Magazine All-American First Team - 1956
UPI All-American Third Team - 1956
NEA All-American Second Team - 1956
International News Service All-American Second Team - 1956
Collier's Magazine All-American Third Team - 1956