Art Hillhouse
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Arthur Sherwood Hillhouse (June 12, 1916 - October 1980) was an American professional basketball player.
Playing for the legendary coach Clair Bee, Hillhouse was the 6'7" starting center on the Long Island University men’s basketball teams during a three-year span when they went 73-8. He helped LIU to its first undefeated season in 1935-36 (25-0) and was then part of the 1936-37 team that set the school-record for wins with 28. As a senior in 1937-38, he served as team captain on a team that went 25-3 and advanced to the National Invitation Tournament (NIT).
Beginning with the 1943-44 season he played for the Philadelphia SPHAs in the American Basketball League (ABL). In 1945-46 he led the ABL in scoring with 12.4 points per game and in successful free throws with 145. In 1947-48 he appeared in eight games for the Wilkes-Barre Barons.
Hillhouse played two seasons (1946-48) in the Basketball Association of America, the forerunner of the National Basketball Association) as a member of the Philadelphia Warriors. He averaged 5.9 points per game in his career and won a league championship in 1947. During the 1947 Finals, Hillhouse set an NBA record that still stands, by becoming the only player to foul out of every game of a 5-game playoff series.
In 2007 Hillhouse was inducted into the LIU Athletics Hall of Fame.
