Walt Hazzard

Walt Hazzard
	Hazzard with UCLA c. 1964
Personal information
Born	April 15, 1942; Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.
Died	November 18, 2011 (aged 69); Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school	Moton; (Easton, Maryland); Overbrook; (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania);
College	UCLA (1961–1964)
NBA draft	1964: territorial pick
	Selected by the Los Angeles Lakers
Playing career	1964–1974
Position	Point guard / shooting guard
Number	42, 1, 44
Coaching career	1980–1988
Career history
As player:
1964–1967	Los Angeles Lakers
1967–1968	Seattle SuperSonics
1968–1971	Atlanta Hawks
1971–1972	Buffalo Braves
1972–1973	Golden State Warriors
1973–1974	Seattle SuperSonics
As coach:
1980–1982	Compton CC
1982–1984	Chapman
1984–1988	UCLA
Career highlights and awards
	As player NBA All-Star (1968); NCAA champion (1964); NCAA Final Four MOP (1964); USBWA Player of the Year (1964); Helms Player of the Year (1964); Consensus first-team All-American (1964); First-team All-American (1963); 2× First-team All-AAWU (1963–1964); No. 42 retired by UCLA Bruins; As coach NIT champion (1985); Pac-10 Coach of the Year (1987);
Career statistics
Points	9,087 (12.6 ppg)
Rebounds	2,146 (3.0 rpg)
Assists	3,555 (4.9 apg)
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball Reference
Men's basketball
Representing United States
Olympic Games

Mahdi Abdul-Rahman (born Walter Raphael Hazzard Jr.; April 15, 1942 – November 18, 2011) was an American professional basketball player and college basketball coach. He played in college for the UCLA Bruins and was a member of their first national championship team in 1964. He also won a gold medal that year with the US national team at the 1964 Summer Olympics. Hazzard began his pro career in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with the Los Angeles Lakers, who selected him a territorial pick in the 1964 NBA draft. He was named an NBA All-Star with the Seattle SuperSonics in 1968. After his playing career ended, he was the head coach at UCLA during the 1980s.