John Mandic
 Mandic, circa 1941 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 3, 1919 Los Angeles, California |
| Died | June 22, 2003 (aged 83) Portland, Oregon |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Roosevelt (Los Angeles, California) |
| College | Oregon State (1939–1942) |
| NBA draft | 1947: 9th round, 74th overall pick |
| Selected by the Washington Capitols | |
| Playing career | 1946–1950 |
| Position | Power forward / center |
| Number | 50, 12, 17 |
| Career history | |
| 1946–1947 | Portland Indians |
| 1947–1948 | Rochester Royals |
| 1948–1949 | Indianapolis Jets |
| 1949–1950 | Washington Capitols |
| 1950 | Baltimore Bullets |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career BAA and NBA statistics | |
| Points | 335 (4.1 ppg) |
| Assists | 88 (1.1 apg) |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
John Joseph Mandic (October 3, 1919 – June 22, 2003) was an American professional basketball player of Croatian origin.[1] He played college basketball for the Oregon State Beavers from 1939 to 1942. He played for the Portland Indians of the Pacific Coast Professional Basketball League in the team's debut season in 1946–47, and was drafted by the Washington Capitols in the 1947 BAA draft after the season had finished. Instead of playing for the Capitols, he instead signed with the Rochester Royals of the National Basketball League and played for the team for one season. He joined the Indianapolis Jets for the 1948–49 BAA season. He was sold to the Capitols, the team that had drafted him two years prior, on August 13, 1949.[2] After playing 22 games with the Capitols, he was waived, and signed with the Baltimore Bullets, but only managed three games with the team before retiring from playing basketball.[2]
BAA/NBA career statistics
[edit]| Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Games played | FG% | Field-goal percentage | ||
| FT% | Free-throw percentage | APG | Assists per game | ||
| PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high | ||
Regular season
[edit]| Year | Team | GP | FG% | FT% | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948–49 | Indianapolis | 56 | .321 | .652 | 1.4 | 4.8 |
| 1949–50 | Washington | 22 | .323 | .667 | 0.3 | 2.8 |
| 1949–50 | Baltimore | 3 | .100 | 1.000 | 0.3 | 1.3 |
| Career | 81 | .316 | .660 | 1.1 | 4.1 | |
References
[edit]- ^ Croatians in America by Adam Eterovich
- ^ a b John Mandic Stats. Basketball Reference. Accessed on June 8, 2017.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
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- 1919 births
- 2003 deaths
- All-American college men's basketball players
- American men's basketball players
- American people of Croatian descent
- Baltimore Bullets (1944–1954) players
- Basketball players from Los Angeles
- Centers (basketball)
- Indianapolis Jets players
- Oregon State Beavers men's basketball players
- Power forwards
- Washington Capitols draft picks
- Washington Capitols players
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- American basketball biography, 1910s birth stubs