{{Short description|American basketball player (1926–1983)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = Bob Donham | image = 1953–54 Boston Celtics practice.jpeg | image_size = | caption = Donham (far left) during a Boston Celtics practice | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 2 | weight_lb = 190 | birth_date = {{birth date|1926|10|11}} | birth_place = Hammond, Indiana, U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|1983|9|21|1926|10|11}} | death_place = Seattle, Washington, U.S. | high_school = Clark (Hammond, Indiana) | college = Ohio State (1946–1950) | draft_year = 1950 | draft_round = 3 | draft_pick = 24 | draft_team = Boston Celtics | career_start = 1950 | career_end = 1954 | career_number = 12 | career_position = Shooting guard | years1 = {{nbay|1950|start}}–{{nbay|1953|end}} | team1 = Boston Celtics | cyears1 = 1954–1957 | cteam1 = Washington (assistant) | cyears2 = 1957–1962 | cteam2 = Bowdoin | highlights = * First-team All-Big Ten (1950) | stats_league = NBA | stat1label = Points | stat1value = 1,818 (6.7 ppg) | stat2label = Rebounds | stat2value = 1,071 (3.9 rpg) | stat3label = Assists | stat3value = 706 (2.6 apg) | historical_profile = }}
'''Robert E. Donham''' (October 11, 1926 – September 21, 1983) was an American professional basketball player.<ref name=bbr>[https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/d/donhabo01.html Bob Donham]. basketball-reference.com. Retrieved on February 5, 2013.</ref> Donham was selected in the third round of the 1950 NBA draft by the Boston Celtics after a collegiate career at Ohio State.<ref name=bbr/> In four NBA seasons, all with the Celtics, Donham recorded 1,818 points, 1,071 rebounds and 706 assists.<ref name=bbr/> After his playing career ended, Donham became the junior varsity basketball coach at the University of Washington, where he was working on his doctorate in physical education.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Boni |first1=Bill |title=Writing Our Loud |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mZcnAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA13&dq=Bob+Donham+washington&article_id=4775,497927&hl=en |access-date=8 February 2026 |work=The Spokesman-Review |date=November 17, 1954}}</ref> In 1957, he became the head coach at Bowdoin College.<ref>{{cite news |title=Donham, Former Celtic Player, Bowdoin Coach |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=80cpAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA13&dq=Bob+Donham+bowdoin&article_id=1091,1942195&hl=en |access-date=8 February 2026 |work=The Lewiston Daily Sun |date=September 20, 1957}}</ref> He resigned in 1962 to enter the securities business.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bob Donham Enters Business Field |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VGNhAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA36&dq=Bob+Donham+seattle&article_id=5743,1051546&hl=en |access-date=8 February 2026 |work=The Day |date=September 7, 1962}}</ref>
== NBA career statistics == {| class="toccolours" style="font-size: 90%; white-space: nowrap;" ! colspan="6" style="background:#f2f2f2; border:1px solid #aaa;" |Legend |- | style="background:#f2f2f2; border:1px solid black;" | GP |Games played | style="background:#f2f2f2; border:1px solid black;" | MPG |Minutes per game |- | style="background:#f2f2f2; border:1px solid black;" | FG% | style="padding-right: 8px" |Field-goal percentage | style="background:#f2f2f2; border:1px solid black;" | FT% |Free-throw percentage |- | style="background:#f2f2f2; border:1px solid black;" | RPG |Rebounds per game | style="background:#f2f2f2; border:1px solid black;" | APG |Assists per game |- | style="background:#f2f2f2; border:1px solid black;" | PPG |Points per game | style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black" | '''Bold''' |Career high |}
=== Regular season === {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:right;" !Year !Team !GP !MPG !FG% !FT% !RPG !APG !PPG |- | style="text-align:left;" |1950–51 | style="text-align:left;" |Boston |68 |– |'''.507''' |.498 |3.5 |2.0 |6.1 |- | style="text-align:left;" |1951–52 | style="text-align:left;" |Boston |66 |'''30.0''' |.487 |.509 |'''5.0''' |'''3.5''' |'''8.3''' |- | style="text-align:left;" |1952–53 | style="text-align:left;" |Boston |'''71''' |20.2 |.479 |.471 |3.4 |2.2 |6.4 |- | style="text-align:left;" |1953–54 | style="text-align:left;" |Boston |68 |21.3 |.448 |'''.554''' |3.9 |2.7 |5.9 |- class="sortbottom" | colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |Career |273 |23.7 |.480 |.507 |3.9 |2.6 |6.7 |}
=== Playoffs === {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:right;" !Year !Team !GP !MPG !FG% !FT% !RPG !APG !PPG |- | style="text-align:left;" |1951 | style="text-align:left;" |Boston |2 |– |.444 |.417 |4.0 |1.0 |6.5 |- | style="text-align:left;" |1952 | style="text-align:left;" |Boston |3 |'''37.3''' |'''.474''' |'''.500''' |'''4.3''' |'''5.7''' |'''9.0''' |- | style="text-align:left;" |1953 | style="text-align:left;" |Boston |'''6''' |23.0 |.289 |.407 |3.5 |2.2 |5.5 |- | style="text-align:left;" |1954 | style="text-align:left;" |Boston |'''6''' |16.3 |.467 |.316 |2.0 |1.0 |3.3 |- class="sortbottom" | colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |Career |17 |23.2 |.383 |.408 |3.2 |2.2 |5.5 |}
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