Joe Hassett
Joseph Patrick 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) shooting 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.
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| Born | September 11, 1955 Providence, Rhode Island | |||||||||||||
| 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) | |||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||
| Career history | ||||||||||||||
| 1977–1979 | Seattle SuperSonics | |||||||||||||
| 1979–1980 | Indiana Pacers | |||||||||||||
| 1980 | Dallas Mavericks | |||||||||||||
| 1981–1983 | Golden State Warriors | |||||||||||||
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| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | ||||||||||||||
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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 Archived 2007-05-28 at the Wayback Machine
- JOSEPH P. HASSETT Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine, Patrick's Pub website
- Joe Hassett: Pure Shooter NBA.com/history