Bruce Hale

William Bruce Hale (August 30, 1918 – December 30, 1980) was an American professional basketball player and coach.

Bruce Hale
Hale in 1948
Personal information
Born(1918-08-30)August 30, 1918
Medford, Oregon, U.S.
DiedDecember 30, 1980(1980-12-30) (aged 62)
Orinda, California, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High schoolGalileo
(San Francisco, California)
CollegeSanta Clara (1938–1941)
Playing career1946–1951
PositionGuard / forward
Number22, 35, 7
Coaching career1947–1973
Career history
As player:
1946–1947Chicago American Gears
1947–1948St. Paul Saints
1947–1948Indianapolis Kautskys
1948Indianapolis Jets
1948–1949Fort Wayne Pistons
1949–1951Indianapolis Olympians
As coach:
1947–1948St. Paul Saints
1948Indianapolis Jets
1954–1967Miami (Florida)
1967–1968Oakland Oaks
1970–1973Saint Mary's (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

A 6'1" guard/forward from Medford, Oregon, Hale played college basketball at Santa Clara University, then played professionally in the early NBA as a member of the Indianapolis Jets, Fort Wayne Pistons, and Indianapolis Olympians. He averaged 9.1 points per game over his NBA career.[1] He later held coaching positions with the University of Miami, the Oakland Oaks of the American Basketball Association, and St. Mary's College of California. With Miami, he took the program to their first NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament in 1960, which would be the last for the program for 38 years. Before he died of a heart attack in 1980, he had been working as a marketing director at the KNBR radio station.[2]

Hale's daughter, Pam, married basketball player Rick Barry, who played for Hale at the University of Miami.[3] Through Pam, Hale is the grandfather of NBA players Brent Barry, Jon Barry, and Drew Barry.

Hale was inducted into the University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame in 1986.[4]

BAA/NBA career statistics
Legend
  GP Games played  FG%  Field-goal percentage
 FT%  Free-throw percentage  RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game  PPG  Points per game
 Bold  Career high

Regular season
Year Team GP FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1948–49 Indianapolis 18.329.761–3.812.6
1948–49 Fort Wayne 34.313.750–2.69.4
1949–50 Indianapolis 64.353.782–3.510.3
1950–51 Indianapolis 26.396.6091.91.63.6
Career 152.333.7631.93.09.1

Playoffs
Year Team GP FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1950 Indianapolis 6.350.882–2.87.2
1951 Indianapolis 1.000.000.0.0.0
Career 7.350.882.02.46.1

Head coaching record
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Miami Hurricanes (NCAA University Division independent) (1954–1967)
1954–55 Miami 9–11
1955–56 Miami 14–12
1956–57 Miami 13–13
1957–58 Miami 14–8
1958–59 Miami 18–7
1959–60 Miami 23–4NCAA University Division First Round
1960–61 Miami 20–7NIT First Round
1961–62 Miami 14–12
1962–63 Miami 23–5NIT Quarterfinal
1963–64 Miami 20–7NIT First Round
1964–65 Miami 22–4
1965–66 Miami 15–11
1966–67 Miami 15–11
Total:220–112 (.663)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References
  1. Bruce Hale playing statistics. basketball-reference.com. Retrieved on August 23, 2009.
  2. "Former basketball coach dies". The Ledger. January 2, 1981. Retrieved on August 23, 2009.
  3. Frank Deford. "Razor-cut Idol Of San Francisco". Sports Illustrated. February 13, 1967. Retrieved on August 23, 2009.
  4. University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame inductees Archived 2010-11-19 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on February 1, 2010.
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