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Elgin Baylor

NBA Player
Number22
Date of birthSeptember 16, 1934(age 76)
Place of birthWashington, D.C.
Height6|height_in=5 ft 5 inch (2 m)
Weight496 lb (225 kg)
Career information
CollegeSeattle University
NBA Draft1958 / Round: 1 / Pick: 1
Selected by theMinneapolis Lakers
Pro career1958 - 1971
As player:
* Minneapolis/Los Angeles Lakers (1958-1971)
As coach:
* New Orleans Jazz (1975 � 1979)
* 11× NBA All-Star (1959 � 1965, 1967 � 1970) * 10× All-NBA First Team (1959 � 1965, 1967 � 1969) * NBA Rookie of the Year (1959) * NBA All-Star Game MVP (1959) * NBA 35th Anniversary Team * NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team * Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Court of Honor Plaque, 2009 * NBA Executive of the Year Award (2006) * Consensus NCAA All-American First Team (1958) * Consensus NCAA All-American Second Team (1957) * NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player (1958)
Career statistics
Points23149
Rebounds11463
Assists3650

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Elgin Gay Baylor (born September 16, 1934 in Washington, D.C.) is a retired Hall of Fame American basketball player and former NBA general manager who played 13 seasons as a forward for the NBA's Minneapolis Lakers/Los Angeles Lakers.

Baylor was a gifted shooter, strong rebounder, and an accomplished passer. Renowned for his acrobatic maneuvers on the court, Baylor regularly dazzled Lakers fans with his trademark hanging jump shots. The No. 1 draft pick in 1958, NBA Rookie of the Year in 1959, and an 11-time NBA All-Star, he is regarded as one of the game's all-time greatest players. In 1977, Baylor was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

Baylor spent twenty-two years as GM of the Los Angeles Clippers, being named the NBA Executive of the Year in 2006, before being relieved of his duties slightly before the 2008-09 season began.

Elgin Baylor Video

1989 NBA Recap of Elgin Baylor's record 61 Points in Game 5 of the 1962 Finals at Boston Garden
2.03 min. | 4.81 user rating		 NBA - Elgin Baylor
0.18 min. | 4.18 user rating		 WatchMojo.com's video profile on the Top 10 NCAA College Basketball players of All Time, Elgin Baylor - Seattle University Redhawks.
1.23 min. | 5.0 user rating		 The Minneapolis Lakers used the No. 1 overall pick in the 1958 NBA Draft to select Baylor, then convinced him to skip his senior year at SU and instead join the pro ranks. The Lakers, several years removed from the glory days of George Mikan, were in trouble on the court and at the gate. The year prior to Baylor's arrival the Lakers finished 19-53 with a team that was slow, bulky and aging. Baylor, whom the Lakers signed to play for $20000 per year (a great amount of money at the time), was the franchise's last shot at survival. Drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers of the NBA with the 2nd overall pick in the 1960 entry draft, Jerry West became the first draft pick by the Lakers after their move to Los Angeles. He also teamed up with former Mountaineer legend, Hot Rod Hundley, in Los Angeles. West spent his entire professional career (1960-74) with the Los Angeles Lakers franchise. Although he was teamed with Hall-of-Fame scorer Elgin Baylor for most of his career, West still averaged more than 30 points per game in four different seasons and led the league in scoring during the 1969-70 season
3.05 min. | 4.96 user rating		 Elgin Baylor second most points scored in playoff game 61 points. LEBRON JAMES AND ANDREW BYNUM BABY SHACK IS BETTA THEN KOBE I AM A KOBE FAN SAYIN THIS I QUIT LIKIN KOBE GO LEBRON JAMES!
2.38 min. | 2.5 user rating
A biography of Elgin Baylor. Taken from NBA at 50 CD-Rom.
1.17 min. | 4.86 user rating		 (nba-tv.pl) Elgin Baylor scored an NBA Finals record 61 points and grabbed 22 rebounds in Game 5 of the 1962 NBA Finals.
0.75 min. | 5.0 user rating		 Coach Nick breaks down this classic game between the pioneers of the modern game. From Wilt Chamberlin to Bill Russell, Jerry West to Elgin Baylor, Bob Cousy to Oscar Robertson, this game has all the seeds of how the game is played today, only they did it better.
5.52 min. | 4.84 user rating		 This is the intro to the 1962 NBA All-Star game, in Chicago, Illinois, I believe. It is presented by the Chiacgo Zephyrs (Now known as the Washington Wizards). The only player to make it from the Zephyrs was Center Walt Bellamy, playing for the West. Here are the Rosters for the Game West: Coach - Fred Schaus - Los Angeles Lakers Walt Bellamy - Chicago Zephyrs Bob Petit - St. Louis Hawks Frank Selvy - Los Angeles Lakers Oscar Robertson - Cincinnati Royals Wayne Embry - Cincinnati Royals Cliff Hagan - St. Louis Hawks Bailey Howell - Detroit Pistons Gene Shue - Detroit Pistons Elgin Baylor - Los Angeles Lakers Jack Twyman - Cincinnati Royals Jerry West - Los Angeles Lakers Rudy LaRusso - Los Angeles Lakers (Injured) East: Coach - Red Auerbach - Boston Celtics Dolph Schayes - Syracuse Nationals Bill Russell - Boston Celtics Willie Naulls - New York Knickerbockers Richie Guerin - New York Knickerbockers Paul Arizin - Philadelphia Warriors Wilt Chamberlain - Philadelphia Warriors Bob Cousy - Boston Celtics Tom Heinsohn - Boston Celtics Johnny Green - New York Knickerbockers Hal Greer - Syracuse Nationals Sam Jones - Boston Celtics Tom Gola - Philadelphia Warriors (Injured) Larry Costello - Syracuse Nationals (Injured)
1.52 min. | 5.0 user rating		 Kobe Bryant - the best offensive player to ever take the floor in the NBA Every Lakers fan or Kobe fan has a special place for this game in their hearts. It is arguably Kobe's most dominant game throughout his illustrious career, as he scored a total of 81 points against the Toronto Raptors in Staples Center. #8 was on fire, knocking down an array of shots from layups to dunks to fadeaways to 3 pointers. This set the Lakers franchise record for points in a game, initially set by Elgin Baylor. It was also the second highest point total for a single game in the history of the NBA; only the great Wilt Chamberlain scored more, scoring 100 points in a game. This game shows why Kobe is the best all-around offensive player the game has ever seen. All Credits for the Video Mix go to syndroid All Credits for the Audio/Music go to its rightful owner I DO NOT OWN NOR DID I MAKE THIS VIDEO ALL CONTENT DISPLAYED IS THE PROPERTY OF ITS RIGHTFUL OWNER
3.30 min. | 4.0 user rating

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Career highs : Regular season
Stat High Opponent Date
Points 71 at New York Knicks November 15, 1960
Points 64 vs. Boston Celtics November 8, 1959
Field goal percentage
Field goals made 28 at New York Knicks November 15, 1960
Field goal attempts 55 vs. Philadelphia Warriors December 2, 1961
Free throws made, none missed
Free throws made, one missed 20-21 at St. Louis Hawks December 21, 1962
Free throws made 20 at St. Louis Hawks December 21, 1962
Free throw attempts
Rebounds 30 vs. Cincinnati Royals January 14, 1961
Assists 16 vs. Phoenix Suns February 9, 1969

: Playoffs
Stat High Opponent Date
Points 61 at Boston Celtics April 14, 1962
Points 49 vs. Detroit Pistons March 15, 1961
Field goal percentage
Field goals made 22 at Boston Celtics April 14, 1962
Field goal attempts 46 at Boston Celtics April 14, 1962
Field goal attempts 45 at St. Louis Hawks March 27, 1961
Free throws made, none missed
Free throws made, one missed
Free throws made
Free throw attempts
Rebounds
Assists

1958 NBA Draft

Territorial pick
Guy Rodgers
First round
Elgin Baylor * Archie Dees * Mike Farmer * Pete Brennan * Connie Dierking * Dave Gambee * Bennie Swain
Second round
Steve Hamilton * Vernon Hatton * Barney Cable * Joe Quigg * Lamar Sharrar * Hal Greer * Hub Reed * Jimmy Smith

NBA [[List of first overall NBA draft picks

1947: McNeely * 1948: Tonkovich * 1949: Shannon * 1950: Share * 1951: Melchiorre * 1952: Workman * 1953: Felix * 1954: Selvy * 1955: Ricketts * 1956: Green * 1957: Hundley * 1958: Baylor * 1959: Boozer * 1960: Robertson * 1961: Bellamy * 1962: McGill * 1963: Heyman * 1964: Barnes * 1965: Hetzel * 1966: Russell * 1967: Walker * 1968: Hayes * 1969: Alcindor * 1970: Lanier * 1971: Carr * 1972: L. Martin * 1973: Collins * 1974: Walton * 1975: D. Thompson * 1976: Lucas * 1977: Benson * 1978: M. Thompson * 1979: E. Johnson * 1980: Carroll * 1981: Aguirre * 1982: Worthy * 1983: Sampson * 1984: Olajuwon * 1985: Ewing * 1986: Daugherty * 1987: D. Robinson * 1988: Manning * 1989: Ellison * 1990: Coleman * 1991: L. Johnson * 1992: O'Neal * 1993: Webber * 1994: G. Robinson * 1995: Smith * 1996: Iverson * 1997: Duncan * 1998: Olowokandi * 1999: Brand * 2000: K. Martin * 2001: Brown * 2002: Yao * 2003: James * 2004: Howard * 2005: Bogut * 2006: Bargnani * 2007: Oden * 2008: Rose * 2009: Griffin * 2010: Wall |

NBA 35th Anniversary Team

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar * Elgin Baylor * Wilt Chamberlain * Bob Cousy * Julius Erving * John Havlicek * George Mikan * Bob Pettit * Oscar Robertson * Bill Russell * Jerry West

National Basketball Association's 50 Greatest Players in NBA History

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar * Nate Archibald * Paul Arizin * Charles Barkley * Rick Barry * Elgin Baylor * Dave Bing * Larry Bird * Wilt Chamberlain * Bob Cousy * Dave Cowens * Billy Cunningham * Dave DeBusschere * Clyde Drexler * Julius Erving * Patrick Ewing * Walt Frazier * George Gervin * Hal Greer * John Havlicek * Elvin Hayes * Magic Johnson * Sam Jones * Michael Jordan * Jerry Lucas * Karl Malone * Moses Malone * Pete Maravich * Kevin McHale * George Mikan * Earl Monroe * Hakeem Olajuwon * Shaquille O'Neal * Robert Parish * Bob Pettit * Scottie Pippen * Willis Reed * Oscar Robertson * David Robinson * Bill Russell * Dolph Schayes * Bill Sharman * John Stockton * Isiah Thomas * Nate Thurmond * Wes Unseld * Bill Walton * Jerry West * Lenny Wilkens * James Worthy

NBA Rookie of the Year Award

1953: Meineke * 1954: Felix * 1955: Pettit * 1956: Stokes * 1957: Heinsohn * 1958: Sauldsberry * 1959: Baylor * 1960: Chamberlain * 1961: Robertson * 1962: Bellamy * 1963: Dischinger * 1964: Lucas * 1965: Reed * 1966: Barry * 1967: Bing * 1968: Monroe * 1969: Unseld * 1970: Alcindor * 1971: Cowens & Petrie * 1972: Wicks * 1973: McAdoo * 1974: DiGregorio * 1975: Wilkes * 1976: Adams * 1977: Dantley * 1978: Davis * 1979: Ford * 1980: Bird * 1981: Griffith * 1982: Williams * 1983: Cummings * 1984: Sampson * 1985: Jordan * 1986: Ewing * 1987: Person * 1988: Jackson * 1989: Richmond * 1990: Robinson * 1991: Coleman * 1992: Johnson * 1993: O'Neal * 1994: Webber * 1995: Hill & Kidd * 1996: Stoudamire * 1997: Iverson * 1998: Duncan * 1999: Carter * 2000: Brand & Francis * 2001: Miller * 2002: Gasol * 2003: Stoudemire * 2004: James * 2005: Okafor * 2006: Paul * 2007: Roy * 2008: Durant * 2009: Rose * 2010: Evans

NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award

1951: Macauley * 1952: Arizin * 1953: Mikan * 1954: Cousy * 1955: Sharman * 1956: Pettit * 1957: Cousy * 1958: Pettit * 1959: Baylor & Pettit * 1960: Chamberlain * 1961: Robertson * 1962: Pettit * 1963: Russell * 1964: Robertson * 1965: Lucas * 1966: A. Smith * 1967: Barry * 1968: Greer * 1969: Robertson * 1970: Reed * 1971: Wilkens * 1972: West * 1973: Cowens * 1974: Lanier * 1975: Frazier * 1976: Bing * 1977: Erving * 1978: R. Smith * 1979: Thompson * 1980: Gervin * 1981: Archibald * 1982: Bird * 1983: Erving * 1984: Thomas * 1985: Sampson * 1986: Thomas * 1987: Chambers * 1988: Jordan * 1989: Malone * 1990: Johnson * 1991: Barkley * 1992: Johnson * 1993: Stockton & Malone * 1994: Pippen * 1995: Richmond * 1996: Jordan * 1997: Rice * 1998: Jordan * 1999: No Game Played * 2000: O'Neal & Duncan * 2001: Iverson * 2002: Bryant * 2003: Garnett * 2004: O'Neal * 2005: Iverson * 2006: James * 2007: Bryant * 2008: James * 2009: Bryant & O'Neal * 2010: Wade

NBA Executive of the Year Award

1973: Axelson * 1974: Donovan * 1975: Vertlieb * 1976: J. Colangelo * 1977: Patterson * 1978: Drossos * 1979: Ferry * 1980: Auerbach * 1981: J. Colangelo * 1982: Ferry * 1983: Volchok * 1984: Layden * 1985: Boryla * 1986: Kasten * 1987: Kasten * 1988: Krause * 1989: J. Colangelo * 1990: Bass * 1991: Buckwalter * 1992: Embry * 1993: J. Colangelo * 1994: Whitsitt * 1995: West * 1996: Krause * 1997: Bass * 1998: Embry * 1999: Petrie * 2000: Gabriel * 2001: Petrie * 2002: Thorn * 2003: Dumars * 2004: West * 2005: B. Colangelo * 2006: Baylor * 2007: B. Colangelo * 2008: Ainge * 2009: Warkentien * 2010: Hammond

Los Angeles Lakers

The FranchiseFranchise * Team History * All-Time roster * Draft history * Seasons * Records * Head coaches * Current season
ArenasMinneapolis Auditorium * Minneapolis Armory * Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena * The Forum * Staples Center
CoachesKundla * Mikan * Castellani * Pollard * Schaus * van Breda Kolff * Mullaney * Sharman * West * McKinney * Westhead * Riley * Dunleavy * Pfund * Johnson * Harris * Rambis * Jackson * Tomjanovich * Hamblen * Jackson
D-League AffiliateLos Angeles D-Fenders
AdministrationDr. Jerry Buss (Majority Owner) * Anschutz Entertainment Group (Minority Owner) * Magic Johnson (Minority Owner) * Mitch Kupchak (Vice President & GM of Basketball Ops.) * Phil Jackson (Head Coach)
Notable FiguresKareem Abdul-Jabbar * Ron Artest * Elgin Baylor * Kobe Bryant * Dr. Jerry Buss * Andrew Bynum * Cedric Ceballos * Wilt Chamberlain * Michael Cooper * Vlade Divac * Derek Fisher * Pau Gasol * Gail Goodrich * A.C. Green * Chick Hearn * Robert Horry * Phil Jackson * Eddie Jones * Magic Johnson * John Kundla * Mitch Kupchak * Clyde Lovellette * Slater Martin * George Mikan * Vern Mikkelsen * Shaquille O'Neal * Gary Payton * Lamar Odom * Jim Pollard * Kurt Rambis * Pat Riley * Byron Scott * Nick Van Exel * Jerry West * Jamaal Wilkes * James Worthy * Karl Malone
Retired Numbers13 * 22 * 25 * 32 * 33 * 42 * 44 * Chick Hearn (Microphone)
Minneapolis Lakers Hall of Famers (Mikan, Mikkelsen, Martin, Lovellette, Pollard, Coach Kundla)
NBA Championships (16)1949 * 1950 * 1952 * 1953 * 1954 * 1972 * 1980 * 1982 * 1985 * 1987 * 1988 * 2000 * 2001 * 2002 * 2009 * 2010
RivalsBoston Celtics * Philadelphia 76ers * Detroit Pistons * Houston Rockets * Portland Trail Blazers * Sacramento Kings * Los Angeles Clippers * San Antonio Spurs * Phoenix Suns * Miami Heat
Culture and Lore"Showtime" * Wilt the Stilt * Mr. Clutch * The Captain * Magic * Jack * Lakers vs. Celtics * Chick Hearn * Jack Kent Cooke * The Fabulous Forum * Staples Center * The Punch * Big Game James * Celebrity fans * Shaq �Kobe feud * 81 * Black Mamba * The Diesel * Lawrence Tanter * I Love L.A. * The Putback Buzzer Beater
MediaTV: KCAL * Fox Sports West * Radio: KSPN-AM * KWKW * Announcers: Joel Meyers * Stu Lantz * Spero Dedes * Mychal Thompson

Utah Jazz

The FranchiseFranchise * Expansion Draft * All-time Roster * Records * Head coaches * Seasons * Current season
ArenasLoyola Field House * New Orleans Municipal Auditorium * Louisiana Superdome * Salt Palace * EnergySolutions Arena (formerly Delta Center)
CoachesRobertson * Baylor * van Breda Kolff * Baylor * Nissalke * Layden * Sloan
D-League AffiliateUtah Flash
AdministrationJazz Basketball Investors, Inc. (the estate of Larry H. Miller, owner) * Kevin O'Connor (Sr. VP & General Manager) * Jerry Sloan (Head Coach)
Notable FiguresShandon Anderson * Carlos Arroyo * Thurl Bailey * David Benoit * Carlos Boozer * Antoine Carr * Tom Chambers * Tyrone Corbin * John Crotty * Adrian Dantley * Mark Eaton * Blue Edwards * Howard Eisley * Greg Foster * Gordan Giriček * Gail Goodrich * Rickey Green * Darrell Griffith * Bobby Hansen * Matt Harpring * Jeff Hornacek * Adam Keefe * Rich Kelley * Andrei Kirilenko * Frank Layden * Jeff Malone * Karl Malone * Pete Maravich * Tony Massenburg * Larry H. Miller * Paul Millsap * Mehmet Okur * Greg Ostertag * Truck Robinson * Jerry Sloan * John Stockton * Jacque Vaughn * Deron Williams
Retired Numbers1 * 4 * 7 * 12 * 14 * 32 * 35 * 53
Hall of FamersPete Maravich * Adrian Dantley * John Stockton * Jerry Sloan * "Hot Rod" Hundley * Karl Malone
Conference Championships (2)1997 * 1998 (Western)
RivalsChicago Bulls * Denver Nuggets * Houston Rockets * Los Angeles Lakers * Portland Trail Blazers
Culture and loreJazz Bear * Dan Roberts * "Hot Rod" Hundley * The Mailman * John Stockton * Pistol Pete * Larry H. Miller * The Shot * Game 6 of the 1998 NBA Finals
MediaTV: Fox Sports Utah * Radio: KFNZ-AM * KBEE-FM * Announcers: Craig Bolerjack * Ron Boone * David Locke

Los Angeles Clippers

The FranchiseFranchise * Expansion Draft * Seasons * Draft history * Head coaches * Broadcasters * Current season
ArenasBuffalo Memorial Auditorium * Maple Leaf Gardens * San Diego Sports Arena * Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena * Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim * Staples Center
Head CoachesSchayes * McCarthy * Ramsay * Locke * MacKinnon * Mullaney * Fitzsimmons * Shue * Silas * Lynam * Chaney * Shue * Casey * Schuler * Brown * Weiss * Fitch * Ford * Todd * Gentry * Johnson * Dunleavy * Hughes * Del Negro
D-League AffiliateBakersfield Jam
AdministrationDonald Sterling (Owner) * Andy Roeser (President) * Neil Olshey (General Manager)
Culture and loreDonald Sterling * Elgin Baylor * Clipper Nation * Elton Brand * Corey Maggette * 2006 NBA Playoffs * Buffalo Braves * Ken Norman * Ron Harper * Bob McAdoo * Ralph Lawler
Notable FiguresElgin Baylor * Elton Brand * Larry Brown * Marcus Camby * Sam Cassell * Baron Davis * Mike Dunleavy, Sr. * World B. Free * Drew Gooden * Blake Griffin * Ron Harper * Marques Johnson * Chris Kaman * Ralph Lawler * Danny Manning * Corey Maggette * Tony Massenburg * Bob McAdoo * Darius Miles * Cuttino Mobley * Norm Nixon * Lamar Odom * Eric Piatkowski * Quentin Richardson * Derek Smith * Randy Smith * Donald Sterling * Al Thornton * Loy Vaught * Bill Walton
MediaTV: Prime Ticket * Radio: KFWB * KTNQ * Announcers: Ralph Lawler * Mike Smith * Brian Sieman

1957 NCAA Men's Basketball Consensus All-Americans

First Team
Wilt Chamberlain * Chet Forte * Rod Hundley * Jim Krebs * Lennie Rosenbluth * Charlie Tyra
Second Team
Elgin Baylor * Frank Howard * Guy Rodgers * Gary Thompson * Grady Wallace

1958 NCAA Men's Basketball Consensus All-Americans

First Team
Elgin Baylor * Bob Boozer * Wilt Chamberlain * Don Hennon * Oscar Robertson * Guy Rodgers
Second Team
Pete Brennan * Archie Dees * Mike Farmer * Dave Gambee * Bailey Howell

NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player

1939: J. Hull * 1940: M. Huffman * 1941: J. Kotz * 1942: H. Dallmar * 1943: K. Sailors * 1944: A. Ferrin * 1945: B. Kurland * 1946: B. Kurland * 1947: G. Kaftan * 1948: A. Groza * 1949: A. Groza * 1950: I. Dambrot * 1951: B. Spivey * 1952: C. Lovellette * 1953: B. Born * 1954: T. Gola * 1955: B. Russell * 1956: H. Lear * 1957: W. Chamberlain * 1958: E. Baylor * 1959: J. West * 1960: J. Lucas * 1961: J. Lucas * 1962: P. Hogue * 1963: A. Heyman * 1964: W. Hazzard * 1965: B. Bradley * 1966: J. Chambers * 1967: L. Alcindor * 1968: L. Alcindor * 1969: L. Alcindor * 1970: S. Wicks * 1971: H. Porter* * 1972: B. Walton * 1973: B. Walton * 1974: D. Thompson * 1975: R. Washington * 1976: K. Benson * 1977: B. Lee * 1978: J. Givens * 1979: M. Johnson * 1980: D. Griffith * 1981: I. Thomas * 1982: J. Worthy * 1983: H. Olajuwon * 1984: P. Ewing * 1985: E. Pinckney * 1986: P. Ellison * 1987: K. Smart * 1988: D. Manning * 1989: G. Rice * 1990: A. Hunt * 1991: C. Laettner * 1992: B. Hurley * 1993: D. Williams * 1994: C. Williamson * 1995: E. O'Bannon * 1996: T. Delk * 1997: M. Simon * 1998: J. Sheppard * 1999: R. Hamilton * 2000: M. Cleaves * 2001: S. Battier * 2002: J. Dixon * 2003: C. Anthony * 2004: E. Okafor * 2005: S. May * 2006: J. Noah * 2007: C. Brewer * 2008: M. Chalmers * 2009: W. Ellington * 2010: K. Singler



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