- Phil Hankinson
Phil Hankinson (
July 26 ,1951 –November 19 ,1996 ) was an Americanbasketball player. He was born inAugusta, Georgia .Hankinson attended what is now
Great Neck North High School inGreat Neck, New York , where he scored 28.7 points and pulled down 17 rebounds per game in 1968-69, his senior year. [Dempsey, Mike. [http://www.newsday.com/sports/highschool/ny-hsspotlight0515,0,333726.story?coll=ny-hsports-features "Great Neck North"] , "Newsday ", May 15, 2007. Accessed September 18, 2008.]A 6'8" forward, Hankinson played at the
University of Pennsylvania from 1970 to 1973. He participated on threeIvy League championship teams that reached the NCAA Tournament, and he was named team MVP in 1973. [http://media.www.dailypennsylvanian.com/media/storage/paper882/news/1996/11/25/Resources/ExPenn.Basketball.Great.Phil.Hankinson.Dies.In.Apparent.Suicide-2176595.shtml Obituary] ]After college, Hankinson was selected by the
Boston Celtics in the second round of theNBA Draft . He appeared in two seasons with the Celtics before a knee injury ended his playing career. Hankinson held NBA career averages of 3.9points per game and 1.8rebounds per game . He also won an NBA championship ring with the Celtics in 1974. [basketball-reference]In November 1996, Hankinson was found shot in his car in
Kentucky , the victim of an apparentsuicide . His father said that Hankinson had suffered from depression ever since his injury occurred. [http://media.www.dailypennsylvanian.com/media/storage/paper882/news/1996/11/25/Resources/ExPenn.Basketball.Great.Phil.Hankinson.Dies.In.Apparent.Suicide-2176595.shtml Obituary] ]Notes
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