Clifford Oldham Hagan was born on December 9,1931 and is an American former professional basketball player.
18 Facts About Cliff Hagan
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Cliff Hagan was a player-coach for the Dallas Chaparrals in the first two-plus years of the American Basketball Association's existence.
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Cliff Hagan is a five-time NBA All-Star and an ABA All-Star.
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Cliff Hagan won an NCAA basketball championship in 1951 as a member of the Kentucky Wildcats, and he won an NBA championship with the Hawks in 1958.
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Cliff Hagan played college basketball at the University of Kentucky under legendary coach Adolph Rupp.
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Cliff Hagan graduated from Kentucky in 1953 and, as a result, became eligible for the NBA draft.
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On December 5,1953, Cliff Hagan set a Kentucky single-game record of 51 points; this performance would not be surpassed until 1970.
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At Kentucky, Cliff Hagan had scored 1,475 points, which ranked him third in school history.
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Cliff Hagan served in the US military for two years after being drafted.
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In both of his years in the military, Cliff Hagan, stationed at Andrews Air Force Base, won Worldwide Air Force basketball championships.
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Cliff Hagan was named to five consecutive NBA All-Star Games from 1958 to 1962.
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Cliff Hagan scored 13,447 points for an 18.0 points per game average.
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Cliff Hagan scored 40 points in his team's first game.
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Cliff Hagan played in the first ABA All-Star Game that season, becoming the first player to play in all-star games in both the NBA and ABA.
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Cliff Hagan played in 94 ABA games and scored 1,423 points for a 15.1 points per game average.
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In 1972, Cliff Hagan returned to the University of Kentucky as the school's assistant athletic director and took over the top job in 1975.
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Cliff Hagan was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1978.
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Cliff Hagan is the first former University of Kentucky player to be so honored.