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Robert Marvi

Frank Selvy, former Lakers All-Star guard, passes away at age 91

The Los Angeles Lakers of the 1960s were known for their star power. Between Jerry West, Elgin Baylor and later Wilt Chamberlain, they put pro basketball on the map in the Southland while being a force in the NBA’s Western Division (now Western Conference).

But while West, Baylor and Chamberlain got the lion’s share of attention during that era, the Lakers also had some capable role players. One of them was guard Frank Selvy, a 6-foot-3 guard who spent four years with the Purple and Gold starting with the 1960-61 season, the team’s first in L.A.

On Tuesday, it was announced that Selvy had passed away at the age of 91.

Selvy made the All-Star team twice, including in the 1961-62 season with the Lakers. That year, he averaged 14.7 points and 4.8 assists a game.

Trivia buffs may know that he missed what would’ve been the winning shot with the score tied at the end of regulation in Game 7 of the 1962 NBA Finals versus the Boston Celtics.

In 1954, while at Furman University, Selvy set the record for the highest-scoring Division I basketball game ever with 100 points.

Months later, he was the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft by the then-Baltimore Bullets.

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