Bruce Hale

William Bruce Hale (August 30, 1918 – December 30, 1980) was an American professional basketball player and coach.

A 6'1" guard/forward from Medford, Oregon, Hale played college basketball for the Santa Clara Broncos, then played professionally in the early National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Indianapolis Jets, Fort Wayne Pistons, and Indianapolis Olympians. He averaged 9.1 points per game over his NBA career.

Hale's daughter, Pam, married basketball player Rick Barry, who played for Hale at the University of Miami. Through Pam, Hale is the grandfather of NBA players Brent Barry, Jon Barry, and Drew Barry.

Hale was inducted into the University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame in 1986.

Career playing statistics Legend GP Games played FGM Field-goals made FG% Field-goal percentage FTM Free-throws made FTA Free-throws attempted FT% Free-throw percentage RPG Rebounds per game APG Assists per game PTS Points PPG Points per game Bold Career high

†Denotes seasons in which Hale's team won an NBL championship

NBL Source

Regular season

Playoffs

BAA/NBA Regular season Source

Year Team GP FG% FT% RPG APG PPG 1948–49 Indianapolis 18 .329 .761 – 3.8 12.6 1948–49 Fort Wayne 34 .313 .750 – 2.6 9.4 Indianapolis 64 .353 .782 – 3.5 10.3 Indianapolis 26 .396 .609 1.9 1.6 3.6Career 152 .333 .763 1.9 3.0 9.1

Playoffs Year Team GP FG% FT% RPG APG PPG 1950 Indianapolis 6 .350 .882 – 2.8 7.2 1951 Indianapolis 1 .000 .000 .0 .0 .0Career 7 .350 .882 .0 2.4 6.1

Head coaching record NBA/ABA

College