Zelmo Beaty

Zelmo Beaty

Beaty in 1966
Personal information
Born	(1939-10-25)October 25, 1939 Hillister, Texas, U.S.
Died	August 27, 2013(2013-08-27) (aged 73) Bellevue, Washington, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school	Scott (Woodville, Texas)
College	Prairie View A&M (1958–1962)
NBA draft	1962: 1st round, 3rd overall pick
Selected by the St. Louis Hawks
Playing career	1962–1975
Position	Center
Number	14, 31
Career history
As player:
1962–1969	St. Louis / Atlanta Hawks
1970–1974	Utah Stars
1974–1975	Los Angeles Lakers
As coach:
1975–1976	Virginia Squires
Career highlights and awards
ABA champion (1971) ABA Playoffs MVP (1971) 2× NBA All-Star (1966, 1968) NBA All-Rookie First Team (1963) 3× ABA All-Star (1971–1973) 2× All-ABA Second Team (1971, 1972) ABA All-Time Team NAIA tournament MVP (1962)
Career NBA and ABA statistics
Points	15,207 (17.1 ppg)
Rebounds	9,665 (10.9 rpg)
Assists	1,365 (1.5 apg)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Basketball Hall of Fame as player
College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2014

Zelmo "Big Z" Beaty (/ˈbeɪtiː/ BAY-tee;^[1] October 25, 1939 – August 27, 2013) was an American basketball player. He played eight seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and four in the rival American Basketball Association (ABA). A three-time ABA All-Star and two-time NBA All-Star, Beaty was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a player in 2016.