# Bob Donham
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{{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](/source/Hammond%2C_Indiana), U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|1983|9|21|1926|10|11}}
| death_place = [Seattle, Washington](/source/Seattle%2C_Washington), U.S.
| high_school = Clark (Hammond, Indiana)
| college = [Ohio State](/source/Ohio_State_Buckeyes_men's_basketball) (1946–1950)
| draft_year = 1950
| draft_round = 3
| draft_pick = 24
| draft_team = [Boston Celtics](/source/Boston_Celtics)
| career_start = 1950
| career_end = 1954
| career_number = 12
| career_position = [Shooting guard](/source/Shooting_guard)
| years1 = {{nbay|1950|start}}–{{nbay|1953|end}}
| team1 = [Boston Celtics](/source/Boston_Celtics)
| cyears1 = 1954–1957
| cteam1 = [Washington](/source/Washington_Huskies_men's_basketball) (assistant)
| cyears2 = 1957–1962
| cteam2 = [Bowdoin](/source/Bowdoin_Polar_Bears)
| highlights =
* First-team All-[Big Ten](/source/Big_Ten_Conference) (1950)
| stats_league = NBA
| stat1label = [Points](/source/Point_(basketball))
| stat1value = 1,818 (6.7 ppg)
| stat2label = [Rebounds](/source/Rebound_(basketball))
| stat2value = 1,071 (3.9 rpg)
| stat3label = [Assists](/source/Assist_(basketball))
| stat3value = 706 (2.6 apg)
| historical_profile =
}}
'''Robert E. Donham''' (October 11, 1926 – September 21, 1983) was an American professional [basketball](/source/basketball) player.[[https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/d/donhabo01.html Bob Donham]. basketball-reference.com. Retrieved on February 5, 2013.] Donham was selected in the third round of the [1950 NBA draft](/source/1950_NBA_draft) by the [Boston Celtics](/source/Boston_Celtics) after a collegiate career at [Ohio State](/source/Ohio_State_Buckeyes_men's_basketball).[ In four [NBA](/source/NBA) seasons, all with the Celtics, Donham recorded 1,818 points, 1,071 rebounds and 706 assists.][ After his playing career ended, Donham became the junior varsity basketball coach at the [University of Washington](/source/University_of_Washington), where he was working on his doctorate in physical education.][{{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}}] In 1957, he became the head coach at [Bowdoin College](/source/Bowdoin_College).[{{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}}] He resigned in 1962 to enter the securities business.[{{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}}]
== 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](/source/Field_goal_(basketball)) percentage
| style="background:#f2f2f2; border:1px solid black;" | FT%
|[Free-throw](/source/Free_throw) percentage
|-
| style="background:#f2f2f2; border:1px solid black;" | RPG
|[Rebounds](/source/Rebound_(basketball)) per game
| style="background:#f2f2f2; border:1px solid black;" | APG
|[Assists](/source/Assist_(basketball)) 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](/source/1950%E2%80%9351_NBA_season)
| style="text-align:left;" |[Boston](/source/1950-51_Boston_Celtics_season)
|68
|–
|'''.507'''
|.498
|3.5
|2.0
|6.1
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |[1951–52](/source/1951%E2%80%9352_NBA_season)
| style="text-align:left;" |[Boston](/source/1951-52_Boston_Celtics_season)
|66
|'''30.0'''
|.487
|.509
|'''5.0'''
|'''3.5'''
|'''8.3'''
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |[1952–53](/source/1952%E2%80%9353_NBA_season)
| style="text-align:left;" |[Boston](/source/1952-53_Boston_Celtics_season)
|'''71'''
|20.2
|.479
|.471
|3.4
|2.2
|6.4
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |[1953–54](/source/1953%E2%80%9354_NBA_season)
| style="text-align:left;" |[Boston](/source/1953-54_Boston_Celtics_season)
|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](/source/1951_NBA_Playoffs)
| style="text-align:left;" |[Boston](/source/1950-51_Boston_Celtics_season)
|2
|–
|.444
|.417
|4.0
|1.0
|6.5
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |[1952](/source/1952_NBA_Playoffs)
| style="text-align:left;" |[Boston](/source/1951-52_Boston_Celtics_season)
|3
|'''37.3'''
|'''.474'''
|'''.500'''
|'''4.3'''
|'''5.7'''
|'''9.0'''
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |[1953](/source/1953_NBA_Playoffs)
| style="text-align:left;" |[Boston](/source/1952-53_Boston_Celtics_season)
|'''6'''
|23.0
|.289
|.407
|3.5
|2.2
|5.5
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |[1954](/source/1954_NBA_Playoffs)
| style="text-align:left;" |[Boston](/source/1953-54_Boston_Celtics_season)
|'''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
|}
==References==
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Category:American men's basketball players
Category:Boston Celtics draft picks
Category:Boston Celtics players
Category:Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball players
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Category:Basketball players from Lake County, Indiana
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
Category:Bowdoin Polar Bears men's basketball coaches
Category:Washington Huskies men's basketball coaches
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