Alex Hannum was a professional basketball player. Hannum died on January 18, 2002, in San Diego, California. Hannum was born on July 19, 1923, in Los Angeles, California. Hannum’s height was 6 ft 7 in. This article takes a deep dive into Alex Hannum’s net worth.
Image Credit: UnknownIn high school, Alex Hannum played basketball for Alexander Hamilton High School (Los Angeles)(Los Angeles, California). Hannum played basketball in college with USC Trojans men’s basketball (1942-1943; 1946-1948) and started playing professionally in 1948. In the 1948 draft, Hannum was chosen number — in round — by the Indianapolis Jets. Hannum left the game of basketball in 1957.
Hannum played for the Oshkosh All-Stars during 1948-1949 as well as the Syracuse Nationals in 1949-1950. Later, Hannum played for the Baltimore Bullets (1944-54) throughout 1951, the Rochester Royals over 1951 1953, the Atlanta Hawks during 1954-1955, and the Fort Wayne Pistons during 1956-. Some of the highlights of Alex Hannum’s career included: First-team List of All-Pac-12 Conference men’s basketball teams, 2× NBA champion, NBA Coach of the Year Award, 2× List of NBA All-Star Game head coaches, ABA champion, and ABA Coach of the Year Award.
Hannum set a career record of 3,078 (6.0 ppg) points, 2,013 (4.5 rpg) rebounds, and 857 (1.7 apg) assists.
Player yearly earnings range between a couple thousand dollars and millions of dollars per annum, depending on a number of circumstances. Although typical NBA players make a salary of almost $2 million, some with D-league crossover agreements earn as little as $50,000. The salary cap for National Basketball Association players is close to $100 million, although as of today nobody brings in anywhere near that amount. The top players in the NBA earn around $35 million. Outside of the National Basketball Association, yearly earnings can dip below $20,000 annually for minor league teams.
So what was basketball player Alex Hannum’s net worth at the time of death? Our estimate for Alex Hannum’s net worth at death is:
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