Robert Cecil Hubbard (December 27, 1922 – August 27, 2011) was an American professional
basketball
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player.
[Bob Hubbard]
basketball-reference.com. Retrieved on January 30, 2013. Hubbard played in the
National Basketball League,
Basketball Association of America
The Basketball Association of America (BAA) was a professional basketball league in North America, founded in 1946. Following its third season, 1948–49, the BAA merged with the National Basketball League (United States), National Basketball Lea ...
,
New York State Basketball League and
American Basketball League in his six-year career. Hubbard played collegiately at
Springfield College
Springfield College is a private university in Springfield, Massachusetts, United States. The institution's mission, called the Humanism, Humanics philosophy, calls for educating students in spirit, mind, and body for leadership in service ...
in
Massachusetts
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and was selected by the
Providence Steamrollers
The Providence Steamrollers were a Basketball Association of America team based in Providence, Rhode Island. As of 2025, the Steamrollers were the last professional sports franchise from one of the Big Four leagues to be based in Rhode Island.
...
in the
1947 BAA draft
The 1947 BAA draft was the first ever draft of the Basketball Association of America (BAA), which later merged with the National Basketball League (NBL) to become the National Basketball Association (NBA). The fledgling BAA held this draft as a ...
.
BAA career statistics
Regular season
References
External links
Hubbard's obituary
1922 births
2011 deaths
American Basketball League (1925–1955) players
American men's basketball players
American military personnel of World War II
Basketball players from Massachusetts
Centers (basketball)
Dartmouth College alumni
Forwards (basketball)
People from West Springfield, Massachusetts
Providence Steamrollers draft picks
Providence Steamrollers players
Springfield Pride men's basketball players
Tri-Cities Blackhawks players
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