John Hargis

John Arlington "Shotgun" Hargis (August 20, 1920 – January 2, 1986) was an American professional basketball player, first in the National Basketball League (NBL) and then in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was born in Nacogdoches, Texas and attended Nacogdoches High School. After the 1943 season, Hargis enlisted in the United States military and fought in World War II for three years, then returned to Austin to finish college in 1947.

After school, Hargis played for the Anderson Packers for three seasons, then split time between the Fort Wayne Pistons and Tri-Cities Blackhawks during his fourth and final year as a professional. For the first two years, the Packers were a member of the NBL. In 1949–50, however, they merged into the NBA. As a rookie in 1947–48, Hargis was second on the team in scoring (642 points; 10.9 ppg).

In April 1950, Hargis was drafted by the Fort Wayne Pistons from the Anderson Packers in a dispersal draft because their franchise had folded. After only playing in a handful of games for the Pistons, he was sold in December 1950 to the Tri-Cities Blackhawks. Hargis finished out the rest of the season with them but was not re-signed to any team and never played professionally again.

Career statistics

NBA Source

Regular season Year Team GP FG% FT% RPG APG PPG 1949–50 Anderson 60 .405 .711 – 1.7 10.7 1950–51 Fort Wayne 14 .379 .708 2.1 .6 4.8 1950–51 Tri-Cities 15 .377 .556 2.4 1.1 3.7Career 89 .400 .702 2.3 1.4 8.6

Playoffs Year Team GP FG% FT% APG PPG 1950 Anderson 8 .360 .745 1.6 12.4