Harry Kelly (basketball)
Encyclopedia
Harry "Machine Gun" Kelly (born in Jackson, Mississippi
, United States
) is a former American
college basketball
player.
Kelly played basketball for the Texas Southern Tigers from 1979 to 1983. In his career at at Texas Southern, Kelly scored 3,066 points — the fifth most in NCAA Division I history — and averaged 27.9 points per game.
Kelly was selected in the fourth round of the 1983 NBA Draft
by the Atlanta Hawks
. He was cut from the team, as they opted to keep Doc Rivers
, Randy Wittman
and center John Pinone
, who were all selected before him.
Jackson, Mississippi
Jackson is the capital and the most populous city of the US state of Mississippi. It is one of two county seats of Hinds County ,. The population of the city declined from 184,256 at the 2000 census to 173,514 at the 2010 census...
, United States
United States
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) is a former American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
college basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
player.
Kelly played basketball for the Texas Southern Tigers from 1979 to 1983. In his career at at Texas Southern, Kelly scored 3,066 points — the fifth most in NCAA Division I history — and averaged 27.9 points per game.
Kelly was selected in the fourth round of the 1983 NBA Draft
1983 NBA Draft
The 1983 NBA Draft took place on June 28, 1983 in New York City. A total of 226 players were selected over 10 rounds by the league's 23 teams. At least three players from the 1983 draft now serve as coaches...
by the Atlanta Hawks
Atlanta Hawks
The Atlanta Hawks are an American professional basketball team based in Atlanta, Georgia. They are part of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association .-The first years:...
. He was cut from the team, as they opted to keep Doc Rivers
Doc Rivers
Glenn Anton "Doc" Rivers is a former professional basketball player and the current head coach of the NBA's Boston Celtics. Rivers was known for his defense while playing in the NBA...
, Randy Wittman
Randy Wittman
Randy Scott Wittman is a retired American basketball player, in the guard position, and former coach of the NBA's Minnesota Timberwolves.-College:...
and center John Pinone
John Pinone
John Gabriel Pinone Jr. is a retired American professional basketball player. Pinone played competitively at South Catholic High School in Hartford, leading the team to the Class L state championship in 1977 and 1979...
, who were all selected before him.
See also
- List of NCAA Division I men's basketball players with 60 or more points in a game
- List of NCAA Division I men's basketball players with 2000 points and 1000 rebounds
- List of NCAA Division I men's basketball career scoring leaders
- List of NCAA Division I men's basketball season scoring leaders