Pete Brennan

Pete Brennan
Personal information
Born	September 23, 1936; Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Died	June 8, 2012 (aged 75); Durham, North Carolina, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight	205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school	St. Augustine (Brooklyn, New York)
College	North Carolina (1955–1958)
NBA draft	1958: 1st round, 4th overall pick
	Selected by the New York Knicks
Playing career	1958–1959
Position	Small forward
Number	15, 16
Career history
1958–1959	New York Knicks
Career highlights and awards
	NCAA champion (1957); Consensus second-team All-American (1958); ACC Player of the Year (1958); First-team All-ACC (1958); Second-team All-ACC (1957);
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball Reference

Peter Joseph Brennan (September 23, 1936 – June 8, 2012) was an American basketball player. He played one season in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the New York Knicks.

Early life

Brennan was born in Brooklyn, New York. He played collegiately for the University of North Carolina, where he was chosen ACC Men's Basketball Player of the Year in the 1957–58 season.

Career

He was selected by the New York Knicks in the first round (4th pick overall) of the 1958 NBA draft. He played for the Knicks (1958–59) in the NBA for 16 games.

Honors

He was inducted into the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame in 2007.

Death

Brennan died of prostate cancer on June 8, 2012, in Durham, North Carolina.^[1]

Career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

NBA

Source^[2]

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	PPG
1958–59	New York	16	8.5	.302	.560	1.9	.4	2.5

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	PPG
1959	New York	2	3.0	.286	.000	2.5	.0	2.0

References

^ Pete Brennan, Tar Heel Legend, Dies At 75 Archived 2012-06-14 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Pete Brennan NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 10, 2023.

External links

Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com

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[1] Pete Brennan, Tar Heel Legend, Dies At 75 Archived 2012-06-14 at the Wayback Machine

[bbr-2] "Pete Brennan NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 10, 2023.

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