Fred Scolari

Fred Scolari

Personal information
Born	(1922-03-01)March 1, 1922 San Francisco, California, U.S.
Died	October 17, 2002(2002-10-17) (aged 80) San Ramon, California, U.S.
Listed height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Listed weight	180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school	Galileo (San Francisco, California)
College	San Francisco (1942–1946)
Position	Point guard
Number	14, 23, 20, 10, 24
Career history
As player:
1946–1951	Washington Capitols
1951	Syracuse Nationals
1951–1953	Baltimore Bullets
1953–1954	Fort Wayne Pistons
1954–1955	Boston Celtics
As coach:
1951–1952	Baltimore Bullets
Career highlights and awards
2× NBA All-Star (1952, 1953) 2× All-BAA Second Team (1947, 1948)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Fred Joseph Scolari (March 1, 1922 – October 17, 2002) was an American professional basketball player. At 5'10", he played the point guard position.

Though he was blind in one eye, deaf in one ear and often overweight, "Fat Freddie" excelled in basketball at Galileo High School and the University of San Francisco. In 1946, he joined the Washington Capitols of the Basketball Association of America (now the NBA) at the start of a nine-year (1946–1955) professional career with the Capitols, Syracuse Nationals, Baltimore Bullets, Fort Wayne Pistons and Boston Celtics. He was one of the last two NBA players who played in its predecessor BAA from its inception in 1946 to retire.

Scolari became known for his unorthodox, yet effective, shooting style, in which he released the ball from his hip. He led the BAA in free-throw percentage for the 1946–47 BAA season. He was also a well-regarded defender, and was voted to the All-BAA Second Team in 1947 and 1948.

After his basketball career ended, he became a successful insurance salesman. He later served as director of the Salesian Boys and Girls Club in San Francisco. In 1998, he was elected to the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame.

BAA/NBA career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game
PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	PPG
1946–47	Washington	58	–	.294	.811	–	1.0	12.6
1947–48	Washington	47	–	.294	.732	–	1.2	12.5
1948–49	Washington	48	–	.310	.798	–	2.1	11.2
1949–50	Washington	66	–	.343	.822	–	2.7	13.0
1950–51	Washington / Syracuse	66	–	.327	.843	3.3	3.9	13.4
1951–52	Baltimore	64	35.0	.334	.835	3.3	4.7	14.6
1952–53	Baltimore	46	35.2	.334	.849	3.5	4.3	14.2
1952–53	Fort Wayne	16	31.6	.377	.824	2.9	2.3	11.1
1953–54	Fort Wayne	64	24.8	.324	.800	2.2	2.0	7.2
1954–55	Boston	59	10.5	.305	.796	1.3	1.6	3.2
Career		534	26.4	.321	.818	2.7	2.6	11.3

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	PPG
1947	Washington	6	–	.232	.794	–	.8	11.8
1949	Washington	9	–	.270	.700	–	1.8	9.1
1950	Washington	2	–	.481	1.000	–	1.5	18.5
1951	Syracuse	7	–	.355	.815	5.9	2.3	12.6
1953	Fort Wayne	8	33.5	.322	.803	3.1	2.6	13.4
1954	Fort Wayne	4	15.0	.250	.000	1.8	1.5	3.0
1955	Boston	5	5.8	.267	.800	1.0	.6	2.4
Career		41	21.0	.302	.792	3.3	1.7	10.0

External links

• Career statistics and player information from NBA.com  and Basketball-Reference.com
• Obituary from San Francisco Chronicle