Red Dehnert
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Born | New York City, New York | January 24, 1924
Died | September 23, 1994 San Francisco, California | (aged 70)
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Listed weight | 175 lb (79 kg) |
Career information | |
College | St. John's[1] Columbia (1943–1944) |
Playing career | 1946–1949 |
Position | Forward |
Career history | |
As player: | |
1946–1947 | Providence Steamrollers |
1947 | Newark Bobcats |
1947–1948 | Chattanooga Majors |
1948 | Wilkes-Barre Barons |
1948–1949 | Pottsville Packers |
1949 | Lancaster Rockets |
As coach: | |
1947–1948 | Chattanooga Majors |
1948–1949 | Pottsville Packers |
Career highlights and awards | |
As player-coach:
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Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball Reference |
Robert Edward "Red" Dehnert (January 24, 1924 – September 23, 1994)[2] was an American professional basketball player. He played for the Providence Steamrollers for 10 games during the 1946–47 BAA season.[3] He is the nephew of Hall of Fame player Dutch Dehnert.[4][5][6]
Dehnert served as the Pottsville Packers' player-coach in 1948–49.[6] That season, the Packers won the Eastern Professional Basketball League championship against the Harrisburg Senators, three games to two in a best-of-five series.
BAA career statistics
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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 |
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1946–47 | Providence | 10 | .400 | .333 | .0 | 1.4 |
Career | 10 | .400 | .333 | .0 | 1.4 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Father and Son Officials Named for Senators Fray". The Evening News. February 10, 1949. p. 33. Retrieved August 11, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Red Dehnert". Peach Basket Society. Blogspot.com. September 28, 2016. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
- ^ "Red Dehnert stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 16, 2014.
- ^ "Barons Bring Former Penn State Stars for Armory Game". Reading Eagle. Reading, Pennsylvania. February 11, 1948. p. 29. Retrieved July 16, 2014.
- ^ "Brooklyn Youngsters Win Y.M.C.A Tourney Opener" (PDF). Daily Sentinel. Rome, New York. March 14, 1942. p. 7. Retrieved July 16, 2014.
- ^ a b "Tuckey Directs Senators in Fray With Pottsville". The Evening News. January 5, 1949. p. 25. Retrieved August 11, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
Categories:
- 1924 births
- 1984 deaths
- Basketball players from New York City
- Columbia Lions men's basketball players
- Continental Basketball Association coaches
- Forwards (basketball)
- Basketball player-coaches
- Pottsville Packers players
- Professional Basketball League of America players
- Providence Steamrollers players
- St. John's Red Storm men's basketball players
- Wilkes-Barre Barons players
- American men's basketball players