Hank Lefkowitz
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 31, 1923 |
| Died | April 21, 2007 (aged 83) |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Cleveland Heights (Cleveland Heights, Ohio) |
| College | Case Western Reserve |
| Playing career | 1946–1947 |
| Position | Forward |
| Number | 6 |
| Career history | |
| 1946–1947 | Cleveland Rebels |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Henry A. Lefkowitz (August 31, 1923 – April 21, 2007) was a professional basketball player. He played for the Cleveland Rebels of the Basketball Association of America (now known as the National Basketball Association).[1]
High school career
[edit]Hank played high school basketball for Cleveland Heights High School, where he led the 1941 team to a Lake Erie League championship and earned All Lake Erie League honors.[2]
College career
[edit]Hank played college basketball at Western Reserve University (now known as Case Western Reserve University) where he was twice named co-captain and was named to the first All-Mid-American Conference team in 1946.[3]
Professional career
[edit]Hank played in 24 games for the Cleveland Rebels during the 1946–47 BAA season.[4]
BAA career statistics
[edit]| Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Games played | ||||
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | ||||
| FT% | Free-throw percentage | ||||
| APG | Assists per game | ||||
| PPG | Points per game | ||||
Regular season
[edit]| Year | Team | GP | FG% | FT% | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946–47 | Cleveland | 24 | .193 | .538 | .2 | 2.1 |
| Career | 24 | .193 | .538 | .2 | 2.1 | |
Playoffs
[edit]| Year | Team | GP | FG% | FT% | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946–47 | Cleveland | 2 | .222 | 1.000 | .0 | 4.5 |
| Career | 2 | .222 | 1.000 | .0 | 4.5 | |
References
[edit]- ^ "Hank Lefkowitz". Basketball-Reference.com.
- ^ "Henry Lefkowitz". Cleveland Jewish News.
- ^ "Lefkowitz, Hank : Jews In Sports @ Virtual Museum". Jewsinsports.org. August 31, 1923. Archived from the original on May 25, 2011. Retrieved December 31, 2015.
- ^ "Pete Lalich Past Stats, Playoff Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards". Archived from the original on September 25, 2012.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from NBA.com and Basketball Reference
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- 1923 births
- 2007 deaths
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players from Cleveland
- Case Western Reserve Spartans men's basketball players
- Cleveland Rebels players
- Forwards (basketball)
- Cleveland Heights High School alumni
- Jewish basketball players
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- American basketball biography, 1920s birth stubs