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A three time All-American (1961, 62 & 63) at Duke University, he was their highest scorer, averaging 25.1 points per game, with 1,984 total points. Art later played four years in the NBA and three in the ABA. He was voted 1963 college basketball player of the year by the Associated Press and The Sporting News.
Art chose to attend Duke and made a brilliant start. He was soon scoring 30 points a game for Duke in his freshman year.
In his junior year, Heyman scored 608 points and helped Duke finish with a 20-5 record and a national ranking of tenth again. In his senior year, he scored 747 points for an average of 25 per game and led Duke to a 28-2 record, and a national ranking of second. He was All-American in his sophomore, junior and senior years. Duke had a 69-14 record during Heyman´s three years Art´s coach Vic Bubsa said that aggressiveness and strength were what set heyman apart from the other players. He was a great driver and fast for his size. He was so strong that it was impossible to take the ball from him. He was the number one draft choice in the NBA and was picked by the NY Knicks in May 1963.
In all, Heyman played six seasons of Pro basketball (1963-70) with seven teams in the NBA & the ABA. Art was inducted into the Helms Hall of Fame in 1974.
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