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Mel Hutchins was born on 22 November, 1928 in Sacramento, California, U.S., is an American basketball player (1928–2018). Discover Mel Hutchins's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 90 years old?
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90 years old |
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Scorpio |
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22 November 1928 |
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22 November |
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Sacramento, California, U.S. |
| Date of death |
19 December, 2018 |
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Encinitas, California, U.S. |
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United States
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Mel Hutchins Height, Weight & Measurements
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Mel Hutchins Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Mel Hutchins worth at the age of 90 years old? Mel Hutchins’s income source is mostly from being a successful player. He is from United States. We have estimated Mel Hutchins's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Timeline
Melvin Ray Hutchins (November 22, 1928 – December 19, 2018) was an American basketball player.
A 6ft 6in power forward–center, Hutchins attended Brigham Young University in 1946–47 and 1947–48 as a freshman and sophomore, playing for coach Floyd Millet.
After a one-year absence where he worked in Southern California, he returned to BYU in 1949–50 and 1950–51.
In 1950–1951, Hutchins averaged 15.4 points and 12.7 rebounds, as BYU finished 22–9 under coach Stan Watts.
His 471 rebounds that season remain a BYU record.
He played professionally in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1951 to 1958.
Hutchins was selected by the Tri-Cities Blackhawks with the second pick in the 1951 NBA draft and was a four-time NBA All-Star.
Hutchins was born in Sacramento, California, and attended high school at Monrovia High School in Monrovia, California.
As a senior, he led BYU to the 1951 NIT National Championship.
At the conclusion of the 1951 season, Hutchins played in the annual East-West College All-Star game, where he was named MVP after leading the West to victory.
Hutchins was selected by the Tri-Cities Blackhawks (later, the Milwaukee Hawks) with the second pick in the 1951 NBA draft.
The first overall pick, Gene Melchiorre (Baltimore Bullets), received a lifetime ban from the NBA for gambling, therefore Hutchins was given a $7,000 bonus that was awarded to the top pick in the NBA Draft.
In 1952, as a rookie, Hutchins was the co-leader of the NBA in total rebounds with 880, averaging 13.3 rebounds per game, which is on the List of National Basketball Association rookie single-season rebounding leaders.
An avid golfer, Hutchins gained recognition in amateur golf in northern California.
Following his NBA career, Hutchins worked in real estate.
During his career, Hutchins appeared in four NBA All-Star Games, (1953, 1954, 1956, and 1957), and finished fourth in MVP voting in 1956.
He played for the Milwaukee Hawks, Fort Wayne Pistons, and New York Knicks.
Along with being one of the top rebounders in the NBA, Hutchins was renowned for his defense.
Hutchins helped lead the Pistons to back-to-back NBA Finals in 1955 and 1956.
Hutchins suffered a severe knee injury that forced his retirement in 1958.
For his NBA career, he averaged a near double-double of 11.2 points, 9.6 rebounds and 3.0 assists over 437 games, totaling 4,851 career points and 4,186 career rebounds in seven seasons.
Hutchins and Bill Tosheff were named co-NBA Rookie of the Year by newspaper writers—a designation not currently recognized by the NBA, although it has appeared in the official NBA record book as recently as 1998.
Hutchins was married to the former Lorene Hardy, who died in 2010, with whom he had four children.
During his Hall of Fame induction speech in August 2011, Satch Sanders said that Hutchins was one of the great defenders who inspired him to play defense at a high level: "He (Hutchins) was so smooth defensively, always in the right place", Sanders told CSNNE.com moments after delivering his acceptance speech.
"I thought to myself, 'I sure hope one day I can play like that.'"
As of 2018, Hutchins and Wilt Chamberlain are the only rookies in NBA history to lead the league in total rebounds.
Hutchins died on December 19, 2018, in Encinitas, California, at the age of 90.
