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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1933-08-29)August 29, 1933 Jonesville, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | August 3, 2017(2017-08-03) (aged 83) North Canton, Ohio, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Jonesville (Jonesville, North Carolina) |
| College | Wake Forest (1951–1955) |
| NBA draft | 1955: 2nd round, 10th overall pick |
| Selected by theBoston Celtics | |
| Playing career | 1955–1957 |
| Position | Power forward |
| Number | 20 |
| Career history | |
| 1955–1957 | Boston Celtics |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career statistics | |
| Points | 863 (6.3 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 703 (5.1 rpg) |
| Assists | 102 (0.7 apg) |
Stats at NBA.com  | |
| Stats atBasketball Reference | |
Ned Dixon"Dickie" Hemric (August 29, 1933 – August 3, 2017) was an Americancollegiate and professionalbasketball player forWake Forest University (1952–1955) and theNBA'sBoston Celtics (1955–1957).
Hemric played the first two college years at Wake Forest when the school was a member of theSouthern Conference. TheAtlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Male Athlete of the Year was created at the start of the 1954 season, and he played his last two seasons in the ACC, setting conference records for scoring and rebounding that were untouched for the first 50 years of the conference's existence. He was honored as the second recipient of theACC Athlete of the Year in 1955. In 2002 Hemric was selected to theACC 50th Anniversary men's basketball team, honoring the 50 greatest players in ACC history.
Hemric'sACC scoring record of 2,587 points was untouched from 1956 until it was finally broken in 2006 byDuke University'sJJ Redick and in 2009 byTyler Hansbrough of theUniversity of North Carolina.[1] Hemric held the NCAA record for free throws made in a career with 905 for 54 years until it was passed by Hansbrough.[2] Hemric still holds the Division I record for most free throw attempts (1,359) in a career.[3]
Hemric's ACC record of 1,802 career rebounds may never face a serious challenge - for 40 years the nearest runner-up was his contemporaryRonnie Shavlik who is now third on the list with 1,567 rebounds from 1954 to 1956. Second is legendaryNBApower forwardTim Duncan, who recorded 1,570 rebounds atWake Forest from 1994 to 1997. With most of today's top ACC players leaving for the NBA before completing four seasons, it is difficult to project a scenario in which Hemric's record could be broken. Nationally Hemric is still fifth all-time in Division I career rebounds.[4]
Hemric died on August 3, 2017, at his home inNorth Canton, Ohio, nearly four weeks shy of his 84th birthday.[5]
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| † | Won anNBA championship |
Source[6]
| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955–56 | Boston | 71 | 18.7 | .403 | .648 | 5.6 | .8 | 7.0 |
| 1956–57† | Boston | 67 | 15.7 | .344 | .695 | 4.5 | .6 | 5.4 |
| Career | 138 | 17.3 | .377 | .669 | 5.1 | .7 | 6.3 | |
| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Boston | 3 | 18.0 | .208 | .563 | 7.3 | .3 | 6.3 |
| 1957† | Boston | 2 | 9.5 | .143 | – | 4.5 | .5 | 1.0 |
| Career | 5 | 14.6 | .194 | .563 | 6.2 | .4 | 4.2 | |
