Whitey Bell

William Hoyet "Whitey" Bell (born September 13, 1932) is a retired American basketball player.

Whitey Bell

Personal information
Born	(1932-09-13) September 13, 1932 Monticello, Kentucky, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight	180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school	Warsaw Community (Warsaw, Indiana)
College	NC State (1954–1958)
NBA draft	1958: undrafted
Playing career	1959–1963
Position	Guard
Number	15
Career history
1960–1961	New York Knicks
1961–1963	San Francisco Saints
1962	Pittsburgh Rens
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

He played collegiately for the North Carolina State University. Bell averaged 14.2 points per game as a senior for NC State during the 1957–58 season.

He played for the New York Knicks (1959–61) in the NBA for 36 games. Bell then played with the San Francisco Saints (1961–62) of the American Basketball League and briefly in 1962 with the Pittsburgh Rens of the ABL. On November 1, 1961, Bell scored 30 points in a game against the Kansas City Steers.

Career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

NBA

Source

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	PPG
1959–60	New York	31	14.5	.378	.651	2.8	1.8	5.4
1960–61	New York	5	9.0	.389	.333	1.4	.2	3.0
Career		36	13.7	.379	.630	2.6	1.6	5.1

External links

• Career statistics from NBA.com  and Basketball Reference