Los Angeles Lakers: 10 best shooting guards in team history

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9. Frank Selvy (1958, 1959-64)

Once upon a time, Frank Selvy scored 100 points in a college game. As a 6’3″ guard. Before the 3-point shot existed.

While he never got close to triple digits in an NBA game, Selvy did make his mark in the league and enjoyed his greatest success with the Los Angeles Lakers.

After averaging 41.7 points per game as a senior at Furman University — which included the 100-point effort against Newberry College that remains a Division I record — Selvy was the No. 1 pick in the 1954 NBA Draft by the Baltimore Bullets.

He made the All-Star Game as a rookie and was a double-digit scorer in his second year.

But then Selvy had to put basketball aside and serve in the U.S. Army, missing the 1956-57 season. When he returned, his production dipped while coming off the bench for the St. Louis Hawks.

The Lakers traded for Selvy during the 1957-58 season, seeing action in 12 games before moving on to the New York Knicks that offseason. In 1959, he re-joined the Lakers.

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In those final four-plus seasons, Selvy really shined. He averaged 10.3 points, 3.6 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game, helping L.A. (led by Jerry West and Elgin Baylor) make the NBA Finals in 1962 and 1963. Both times, they lost to the Boston Celtics.

Hall of Fame point guard Bob Cousy called Selvy one of the best shooters in the league at the time.

Selvy scored 14.7 points, 5.2 rebounds and 4.8 assists per game in 1961-62, making the All-Star Game for the second time in his career.

His contributions were especially vital that season, since Baylor was on part-time duty with the military and could only play for L.A. on weekends. With Baylor in and out of the lineup, Selvy played the second-most minutes on the team.

Selvy retired in 1964 and went on to coach at Furman.

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