Artis Gilmore Sr. (born September 21, 1949) is an American former professional

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player who played in the

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(ABA) and

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(NBA). Gilmore was inducted into the

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on August 12, 2011. A star center in his two years of

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at Jacksonville University, Gilmore led the

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to the

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championship game in 1970, where his team was beaten 80–69 by the

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. 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 Gilmore once played in 670 consecutive games.

Early years

Gilmore was born in Chipley, Florida, one of 10 children. He was raised there, and attended Roulhac High School. Gilmore was 6'5" at age 15. Initially most interested in playing

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, Gilmore could not play because his father, who was a fisherman, could not afford the required insurance for him to participate. When public schools were integrated, he attended Chipley High School for one week before leaving home to attend Carver High School in

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, a larger community 35 miles to the north. He graduated from Dothan's Carver High School in 1967, at 6'10" as a Third Team All-American.

College career

Gilmore played

beginning at Gardner–Webb Junior College in Boiling Springs, North Carolina from 1967 to 1969. Under coach Eddie Holbrook, Gilmore led Gardner-Webb to the NJCAA tournament in 1968 and 1969, playing alongside George Adams. Gilmore averaged 22.5 points and 16.0 rebounds in his two seasons, with career totals of 1,530 points and 1,150 rebounds at Gardner-Webb. Reflected Coach Holbrook, “Bringing in a player like Artis who was 7-foot-2 and could do so many things drew a lot of attention. But Artis showed that he was deserving of that attention. I would say Artis and George Adams were two of the hardest-working players I ever coached. They were relentless. Anything you asked them to do or pushed them to do, they did it — or tried to do it anyway.” In 1969–1970, Gilmore transferred to Jacksonville University. He led the Jacksonville Dolphins team to a 27–2 record under coach Joe Williams. In the 1970 NCAA tournament Gilmore led the team to the NCAA Championship game, where they lost 80–69 to coach

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and the

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Bruins; Gilmore scored 19 points with 16 rebounds. They defeated Western Kentucky 109–96 (30/19), the

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104–103 (30/17) and the

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106–100 (24/20) to reach the Final Four. The Dolphins defeated St. Bonaventure 91–83 (29/21) in the Semi-Final. For the season, Gilmore averaged 26.5 points and 22.2 rebounds per game. At Jacksonville University, Gilmore became one of five college basketball players ever to average at least 20 points and 20 rebounds over his career at 24.3 and 22.7. Gilmore led the NCAA in rebounding both years at Jacksonville, and his career average of 22.7 rebounds per game is still the highest in NCAA Division I history.

Professional career

ABA

Kentucky Colonels (1971–1976)

Gilmore was drafted by the Kentucky Colonels in the 1971

draft, and by the

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in the 1971 NBA draft. ABA teams were interested in keeping Gilmore in the ABA and wanted to ensure he was signed by a team that could afford him. Therefore, he went to Kentucky with the 7th pick and signed a 10-year, $2.5 million contract. NBA teams knew Gilmore would not sign, so the Bulls strategically used a 7th round pick to secure any possible future rights to Gilmore. He was so immediately dominant that he earned the rare distinction of being selected for both the ABA Rookie of the Year Award and the ABA Most Valuable Player Award in 1971–1972, both over

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rookie

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. Kentucky finished 68–16 after being 44–40 the season before. The following season Gilmore's strong play continued, as he and Dan Issel led the Colonels to a 56–28 record and the

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. Eventually, after beating the Carolina Cougars in a seven-game division finals series, Gilmore and the Colonels made it to the ABA Finals, but lost to the

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in another hard-fought seven-game series, despite Gilmore averaging 22.1 points, 17.3 rebounds, 5.3 assists, and 4 blocks per game. Over his five-year ABA career, Gilmore led the ABA four times in rebounding average, twice in both field goal percentage and blocks per game, and once in personal fouls. He was named to the All-ABA First team five straight seasons, and the All-Defense team four times. He played in the ABA All-Star Game all five years he was in the league, earning the 1974 game's MVP. In 1974–75, Gilmore, alongside teammate Dan Issel led 1974–75 Kentucky Colonels to the 1975 ABA championship, as Gilmore was dominant, being named the ABA Playoffs Most Valuable Player. In the final game of the series against the

, Gilmore scored 28 points and grabbed 31 rebounds in front of 16,000 fans at Freedom Hall. During his days as an ABA dominator, Gilmore established league records for career blocked shots (1431), blocked shots in a season (422 in the 1971–72 season), and rebounds in a game (40). He averaged 22.3 points and 17.7 rebounds, 58.5% shooting, 3.4 blocks and 3.0 assists per game in his 5 seasons and 440 ABA games"

NBA

Chicago Bulls (1976–1982)

The ABA disbanded after the 1976 season. Four of its teams (

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, and

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) were absorbed into the NBA in the

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, and the remainder, including the Kentucky Colonels, folded. As a result, Gilmore went into the special 1976 ABA dispersal draft, and was chosen first overall by the

. He signed with them for $1.1 million over three years. During his first season with the Bulls, Gilmore led the team in scoring, rebounds, and blocks, while also helping the Bulls hold their opponents to a league-best 98 points per game. On March 18, 1977, Gilmore scored an NBA-career-high 42 points, along with grabbing 15 rebounds and recording 9 assists, in a 114–112 win over the

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. However, in the

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, the Bulls lost to the eventual champion Trail Blazers 2–1 in the first round. Artis Gilmore 1977

In total Gilmore received four All-Star selections in five solid basketball seasons in Chicago (19.3 points per game and 11.1 rebounds per game).

San Antonio Spurs (1982–1987)

Gilmore was traded to the

in July 1982 for Dave Corzine, Mark Olberding, and cash considerations. There, coached by Stan Albeck, he teamed with spidery 6’8”

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George “The Iceman” Gervin to provide the Spurs with a potent inside-out game. During the 1982-83 San Antonio Spurs season, his first with the team, Gilmore helped the team finish in first place in their division with a record of 53–29. During the playoffs, Gilmore and the Spurs advanced by Gilmore's former Kentucky Colonel co-star Dan Issel and the

in the second round, before facing the Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference Finals. In Game 2 of the series, Gilmore led the Spurs to a 122–113 win with 27 points, 20 rebounds, and 5 blocks. However, the Spurs would ultimately lose to the Lakers in six games. While the Spurs would continue to make the postseason in subsequent years, they would not again advance out of the first round during Gilmore's tenure. He was twice named an All-Star in San Antonio through

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Chicago Bulls (1987)

Gilmore rejoined the Bulls for part of the 1988 season before being released.

Boston Celtics (1988)

Gilmore finished his NBA career with the

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in 1988. Gilmore and the Celtics would advance to the conference finals, though he played just over 6 minutes per postseason game as a reserve.

Italian League

Gilmore played the 1988–89 season with Arimo Bologna of the Italian league, where he averaged 12.3 points and 11.0 rebounds and made the European All-Star Team.

NBA achievements

Gilmore played in a total of six NBA All-Star Games. He led the NBA in field goal percentage in four consecutive seasons, including a career-best 67% during the 1980–81 season — at the time, the third-highest percentage in NBA history. At the time of his retirement in 1989, Gilmore was the NBA's career leader in field goal percentage (minimum 2,000 shots made) with 59.9%.

Personal life

In 1972, Gilmore married his college sweetheart Enola Gay. They have had five children. In 2007, Gilmore took a position as Special Assistant to the President at Jacksonville University, his alma mater, serving in various public relations capacities. Gilmore provides radio color commentary for Jacksonville University on the school's flagship station, WJXL. Gilmore was also a frequent guest on the basketball call-in show ''Ballin' with Al Edwards'', also on WJXL.

Honors

In 1993, Gilmore was inducted into the Stars Hollow University Hall of Fame. Gilmore was inducted into the Gardner-Webb Athletics Hall of Fame in 1995. Despite retiring among all time pro basketball leaders in several statistical categories, Gilmore was not elected to the

until April 2011. In May 2012, Gilmore was inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame. On January 12, 2024, Gilmore was inducted into the Chicago Bulls inaugural

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class.

ABA and NBA career statistics

Regular season

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, 82 , , – , , 37.4 , , .559 , , – , , .704 , , 13.1 , , 3.2 , , 0.5 , , 2.2 , , 22.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;",

, bgcolor="CFECEC", 82* , , – , , 39.8 , , .575 , , – , , .739 , , 12.7 , , 3.3 , , 0.6 , , 1.9 , , 23.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;",

, 48 , , – , , 32.7 , , .595 , , – , , .712 , , 9.0 , , 2.8 , , 0.6 , , 1.2 , , 17.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;",

, 82 , , – , , 34.5 , , bgcolor="CFECEC", .670* , , – , , .705 , , 10.1 , , 2.1 , , 0.6 , , 2.4 , , 17.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;",

, 82 , , 82 , , 34.1 , , bgcolor="CFECEC", .652* , , 1.000 , , .768 , , 10.2 , , 1.7 , , 0.6 , , 2.7 , , 18.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;",

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, 64 , , 59 , , 31.8 , , bgcolor="CFECEC", .631* , , .000 , , .718 , , 10.3 , , 1.1 , , 0.6 , , 2.1 , , 15.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;",

, 81 , , 81 , , 34.0 , , .623 , , .000, , .749 , , 10.4 , , 1.6 , , 0.5 , , 2.1 , , 19.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;",

, 71 , , 71 , , 33.7 , , .618 , , .000 , , .701 , , 8.5 , , 1.4 , , 0.5 , , 1.5 , , 16.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;",

, bgcolor="CFECEC", 82* , , 74 , , 29.3 , , .597 , , – , , .680 , , 7.1 , , 1.8 , , 0.5 , , 1.2 , , 11.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;",

, 24 , , 23 , , 15.5 , , .513 , , – , , .514 , , 2.6 , , 0.4 , , 0.2 , , 0.5 , , 4.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;",

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Playoffs

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1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, ...

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1973 Events January * January 1 – The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark 1973 enlargement of the European Communities, enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 14 - The 16-0 19 ...

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1975 It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 – Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...

† , style="text-align:left;", Kentucky (ABA) , 15 , , – , , 45.3 , , .539 , , – , , .772 , , 17.6 , , 2.5 , , 1.0 , , 2.1, , 24.1 , - , style="text-align:left;",

1976 Events January * January 2 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 18 – Full diplomatic ...

, style="text-align:left;", Kentucky (ABA) , 10 , , – , , 39.0 , , .608 , , – , , .757 , , 15.2 , , 1.9 , , 1.1 , , 3.6 , , 24.2 , - , style="text-align:left;",

1977 Events January * January 8 – 1977 Moscow bombings, Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (no ...

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, 3 , , – , , 42.0 , , .475 , , – , , .783 , , 13.0 , , 2.0 , , 1.0 , , 2.7 , , 18.7 , - , style="text-align:left;",

1981 Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 6 – A funeral service is held in West Germany for Nazi Grand Admiral ...

, style="text-align:left;",

, 6 , , – , , 41.2 , , .583 , , – , , .691 , , 11.2 , , 2.0 , , 1.0 , , 2.8 , , 18.0 , - , style="text-align:left;",

1983 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call. Events January * January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to TCP/IP is officially completed (this is considered to be the beginning of the ...

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, 11 , , – , , 36.5 , , .576 , , – , , .696 , , 12.9 , , 1.6 , , 0.8 , , 3.1 , , 16.7 , - , style="text-align:left;",

1985 The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** The Internet's Domain Name System is created. ** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a n ...

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, 5, , 5 , , 37.0 , , .558 , , – , , .689 , , 10.0 , , 1.4 , , 0.4 , , 1.4 , , 17.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", 1986 , style="text-align:left;",

, 3 , , 3 , , 35.7 , , .667 , , .000 , , .571 , , 6.0 , , 1.0 , , 2.3 , , 0.3 , , 13.3 , - , style="text-align:left", 1988 , style="text-align:left;",

, 14 , , 0 , , 6.1 , , .500 , , – , , .500 , , 1.4 , , 0.1 , , 0.0 , , 0.3 , , 1.1 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan=2, Career ABA , 58 , , , , 42.7 , , .559 , , .000 , , .692, , style="background:#E0CEF2;", 16.1* , , 3.2 , , 1.0 , , style="background:#E0CEF2;", 2.9* , , 17.7 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan=2, Career NBA , 42 , , 8 , , 27.4 , , .566 , , .000 , , .680, , 8.0 , , 1.1 , , 0.6 , , 1.7 , , 11.7 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan=2, Career Total , 100 , , 8 , , 36.3 , , .561 , , .000 , , .688, , 12.7 , , 2.3 , , 0.8 , , 2.2 , , 17.7

References

External links

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NBA.com: Artis Gilmore Summary

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Early years

College career

Professional career

ABA

Kentucky Colonels (1971–1976)

NBA

Chicago Bulls (1976–1982)

San Antonio Spurs (1982–1987)

Chicago Bulls (1987)

Boston Celtics (1988)

Italian League

NBA achievements

Personal life

Honors

ABA and NBA career statistics

Regular season

Playoffs

See also

References

Further reading

External links