Artis Gilmore

Artis Gilmore

Gilmore in 2011
Personal information
Born	(1949-09-21) September 21, 1949 (age 74) Chipley, Florida, U.S.
Listed height	7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)
Listed weight	240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school	T. J. Roulhac (Chipley, Florida) Carver (Dothan, Alabama)
College	Gardner–Webb (1967–1969) Jacksonville (1969–1971)
NBA draft	1971: 7th round, 117th overall pick
Selected by the Chicago Bulls
Playing career	1971–1989
Position	Center
Number	53
Career history
1971–1976	Kentucky Colonels
1976–1982	Chicago Bulls
1982–1987	San Antonio Spurs
1987	Chicago Bulls
1988	Boston Celtics
1988–1989	Arimo Bologna
Career highlights and awards
ABA champion (1975) ABA Playoffs Most Valuable Player (1975) ABA Most Valuable Player (1972) 6× NBA All-Star (1978, 1979, 1981–1983, 1986) 5× ABA All-Star (1972–1976) ABA All-Star Game MVP (1974) 5× All-ABA First Team (1972–1976) 4× ABA All-Defensive First Team (1973–1976) NBA All-Defensive Second Team (1978) ABA Rookie of the Year (1972) ABA All-Rookie First Team (1972) 4× ABA rebounding champion (1972–1974, 1976) ABA All-Time Team Consensus first-team All-American (1971) Second-team All-American – AP, NABC, UPI (1970) 2× NCAA rebounding leader (1970, 1971) No. 53 retired by Jacksonville Dolphins Third-team Parade All-American (1967)
Career ABA and NBA statistics
Points	24,941 (18.8 ppg)
Rebounds	16,330 (12.3 rpg)
Blocks	3,178 (2.4 bpg)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com
Basketball Hall of Fame as player

Artis Gilmore Sr. (born September 21, 1949) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the American Basketball Association (ABA) and National Basketball Association (NBA). Gilmore was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on August 12, 2011.

A star center in his two years of college basketball at Jacksonville University, Gilmore led the Dolphins to the NCAA Division I championship game in 1970, where his team was beaten 80–69 by the UCLA Bruins. Gilmore remains the top player in rebounds per game in Division I history.

Gilmore followed five All-Star seasons with the Kentucky Colonels of the ABA by becoming the first overall pick in the 1976 ABA Dispersal draft, which dispersed the players in the ABA clubs, such as the Colonels, that did not join the NBA. During his career, Gilmore was an 11-time All-Star, the ABA Rookie of the Year, and an ABA Most Valuable Player (MVP). Nicknamed "The A-Train", the 7-foot-2-inch (2.18 m) Gilmore once played in 670 consecutive games.