Harold Fox (basketball)
 Fox (left) guarding Roland Taylor (right) | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 29, 1949 Hyattsville, Maryland, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Northwestern (Hyattsville, Maryland) |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 1972: 2nd round, 15th overall pick |
| Selected by the Buffalo Braves | |
| Position | Point guard |
| Number | 7, 44 |
| Career history | |
| 1972 | Buffalo Braves |
| 1972–1973 | Scranton Apollos |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Harold Fox (born August 29, 1949) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Buffalo Braves.
High school career
[edit]As a high school player at Northwestern High School in Hyattsville, Prince George's County, Maryland, Fox was one of the best high school players to ever come out of the Washington metro area.[1] As a junior guard, he helped lead the Wildcats to a Maryland State Championship with Captain Mark Christian, a dominant center. As a senior guard, Fox was a First Team All-Metropolitan selection and despite the graduation of Christian, led Northwestern to a second-in-a-row Maryland State Basketball Championship his senior season.[2] He was also named the 1968 High School Player of the Year in the Washington Metro Area.[2] Later he suffered a serious finger injury on his right hand, that required surgery, when a classroom door closed on it but was able to make full recovery.[3]
College career
[edit]In his freshman year of college, Fox played for Brevard Community College (now Eastern Florida State College)[2] where he averaged 27.7 points per game in 29 appearances and was a NJCAA Third Team All-American.[4][5] After his sophomore year, Fox transferred to Jacksonville University. In his two seasons at Jacksonville, Fox averaged 19.9 points per game and 6.5 assists per game.[6]
Professional career
[edit]Fox was drafted with the third pick in the second round of the 1972 NBA draft. He played in 10 games for the Buffalo Braves in the 1972–73 NBA season and averaged 3.1 points per game, 1.0 assists per game and 0.8 rebounds per game.[7] He was waived in middle of December 1972[8] following an arrest for a drug charge that was later dropped for lack of evidence.[9] Later that same month, he signed with the Scranton Apollos of the Eastern Basketball Association.[10] He appeared in two games for the Apollos, averaging 3.0 points.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ Pete Gallagher (March 29, 1970). "The flip side of Harold Fox". Florida Today. pp. 1C – 5C. Retrieved April 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c Jack Flowers (February 2, 1969). "The Fox". Florida Today. pp. 9–10. Retrieved April 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Al Levine (April 11, 1970). "The Fox trots to traveling music". The Miami News. p. B1. Retrieved April 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Dave Larimer (December 31, 1969). "Brevard '69: Harold Fox BJC hero, Mustangs make playoffs". Florida Today. p. 4C. Retrieved April 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
Harold Fox of BJC is selected to the third team on the National Junior College All-American squad.
- ^ Dwight Massengale (December 11, 1969). "Harold Fox leading Titans offensively". The Orlando Sentinel. p. 19. Retrieved April 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Harold Fox". May 4, 2007.
- ^ "Harold Fox NBA statistics".
- ^ "Harold Fox on waivers". The Greenville News. Associated Press. December 19, 1972. p. 15. Retrieved January 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Sandy Padwe (April 30, 1973). "Season disappeared for Jones, Fox". Newsday. p. 84. Retrieved January 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "New faces to appear with Apollos tonight". The Times-Tribune. December 30, 1972. p. 13. Retrieved January 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Harold Fox minor league basketball statistics on StatsCrew.com". statscrew.com. Stats Crew. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from NBA.com and Basketball Reference
- 1949 births
- Living people
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players from Prince George's County, Maryland
- Buffalo Braves draft picks
- Buffalo Braves players
- Eastern Florida State College people
- Jacksonville Dolphins men's basketball players
- Junior college men's basketball players in the United States
- Point guards
- Sportspeople from Hyattsville, Maryland
- 20th-century American sportsmen