Joe Hassett

Joseph Patrick Hassett (born September 11, 1955) is an American former professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). A 6-foot-5-inch (1.96 m), 180-pound (82 kg) shooting guard, he played college basketball for the Providence Friars, where he still shares a record with four other players to score at least 500 points in a season in three consecutive years.[1] He also represented the US in the 1975 Pan American Games[2][3] in Mexico City.

Hassett was selected with the eighth pick in the third round (52nd overall) of the 1977 NBA draft by the Seattle SuperSonics.[4] He was part of the Sonics' 1979 NBA championship winning team, but moved on to the Indiana Pacers the following season after being released by the Sonics.[4] In his only year with the Pacers (1979–80) he ranked fourth in the league with 69 three-pointers made.[4] He also played with the Dallas Mavericks and Golden State Warriors, with whom he concluded his NBA career in 1982–83.

Hassett is a member of the New England Basketball Hall of Fame,[4] the Providence College Hall of Fame, the Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame, and the Rhode Island Interscholastic League Hall of Fame.[3] He is now an investment advisor[3]/banker[4] and provides color commentary for the Providence Friars basketball team on 103.7 FM radio.[3][4]

Career playing statistics

Legend
  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 an NBA championship

NBA

Source[5]

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1977–78 Seattle 48 8.4 .444 .833 .8 .9 .4 .0 4.0
1978–79† Seattle 55 8.4 .474 1.000 .8 .8 .3 .1 4.1
1979–80 Indiana 74 2 15.3 .422 .348 .828 1.3 1.4 .6 .1 7.1
1980–81 Dallas 17 16.5 .415 .250 .769 1.5 1.1 .3 .0 8.1
Golden State 24 18.1 .424 .371 .875 1.8 2.3 .3 .1 9.1
1981–82 Golden State 68 2 11.6 .377 .332 .838 .8 1.5 .4 .0 5.7
1982–83 Golden State 6 2 23.2 .432 .111 – 1.8 3.5 .3 .0 6.5
Career 292 6 12.5 .421 .336 .861 1.1 1.3 .4 .1 5.9

Playoffs

Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1978 Seattle 8 2.8 .538 – .3 .0 .1 .0 1.8
1979† Seattle 8 1.9 .429 – .1 .1 .0 .0 .8
Career 16 2.3 .500 – .2 .1 .1 .0 1.3

References

  1. ^ "Jamel Thomas Named First Team All-BIG EAST". Archived from the original on October 22, 2008. Retrieved June 3, 2007.
  2. ^ "All-Time USA Basketball Men's Roster". Archived from the original on May 28, 2007.
  3. ^ a b c d JOSEPH P. HASSETT Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine, Patrick's Pub website
  4. ^ a b c d e f Joe Hassett: Pure Shooter NBA.com/history
  5. ^ "Joe Hassett NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 31, 2025.