Joe Hassett
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| Born | September 11, 1955 Providence, Rhode Island |
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| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school | La Salle Academy (Providence, Rhode Island) |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||
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| 1977–1979 | Seattle SuperSonics | ||||||||||||
| 1979–1980 | Indiana Pacers | ||||||||||||
| 1980 | Dallas Mavericks | ||||||||||||
| 1981–1983 | Golden State Warriors | ||||||||||||
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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
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 JOSEPH P. HASSETT, Patrick's Pub website
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Joe Hassett: Pure Shooter NBA.com/history
External links
- NBA career statistics @ basketballreference.com
- 1955 births
- Living people
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players at the 1975 Pan American Games
- Basketball players from Rhode Island
- Dallas Mavericks expansion draft picks
- Dallas Mavericks players
- Golden State Warriors players
- Indiana Pacers players
- Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball)
- Providence Friars men's basketball broadcasters
- Providence Friars men's basketball players
- Seattle SuperSonics draft picks
- Seattle SuperSonics players
- Shooting guards
- Sportspeople from Providence, Rhode Island
