Harvey Catchings

Harvey Catchings

infobox NBA Player


name = Harvey Catchings
position = Center
height_ft = 6
height_in = 9
weight_lbs = 205
nickname =
nationality = USA
birth_date = birth date and age|1951|2|9
birth_place = Jackson, Mississippi
college = Hardin-Simmons University
draft = 42nd overall
draft_year = 1974
draft_team = Philadelphia 76ers
career_start = 1974
career_end = 1985
former_teams = Philadelphia 76ers 1974–79 New Jersey Nets 1979 Milwaukee Bucks 1979-1984 Los Angeles Clippers 1984-1985

Harvey Lee Catchings (born September 2 1951, in Jackson, Mississippi) is an American former professional basketball player in the NBA, best known for an incident where he mistakenly won a game for the other team he was facing.

The incident

He is probably most well known for mistakenly knocking the ball into his team's own basket while a player for the Milwaukee Bucks in a game against the Atlanta Hawks at the end of the 4th quarter, giving the Hawks the victory.

Career

He also played for the New Jersey Nets, Philadelphia 76ers, and finished his career with the Los Angeles Clippers in 1985. He has career averages of 3.2 ppg and 5.0 rpg.

Personal life

Catchings is the father of WNBA star Tamika Catchings, who currently plays for the Indiana Fever.

External links

* [http://www.basketballreference.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=CATCHHA01 NBA statistics] @ basketballreference.com


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