Ron Sobieszczyk
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 21, 1934 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | October 23, 2009 (aged 75) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | St. Bonaventure (Sturtevant, Wisconsin) |
| College | DePaul (1953–1956) |
| NBA draft | 1956: 1st round, 6th overall pick |
| Selected by the Fort Wayne Pistons | |
| Playing career | 1956–1963 |
| Position | Point guard / shooting guard |
| Number | 17 |
| Career history | |
| 1956–1959 | New York Knicks |
| 1959–1960 | Minneapolis Lakers |
| 1961–1963 | Chicago Majors |
| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 1,619 (8.4 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 791 (4.1 rpg) |
| Assists | 553 (1.8 apg) |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Ronald Charles Sobieszczyk (September 21, 1934 – October 23, 2009[1]), known as Ron Sobie,[2] was an American professional basketball player.
Sobieszczyk played for coach Ray Meyer at DePaul University from 1953 to 1956. He scored 1,222 points in his college career and participated with the College All-Stars team that toured with the Harlem Globetrotters. After college, he played four seasons in the NBA with the New York Knicks and Minneapolis Lakers, scoring 1,691 points before suffering a knee injury. He then served brief stints with the Washington Generals exhibition team and the Chicago Majors of the ABL.
Sobieszczyk later owned Sobie's Bar and Grill in Cicero, Illinois.[3]
Sobieszczyk died on October 23, 2009, of a degenerative brain disease.[4]
Career statistics
[edit]| 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
[edit]Source[5]
Regular season
[edit]| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956–57 | New York | 71 | 19.4 | .376 | .764 | 4.6 | 1.8 | 6.8 |
| 1957–58 | New York | 55 | 25.4 | .403 | .820 | 4.8 | 2.3 | 11.5 |
| 1958–59 | New York | 50 | 17.1 | .360 | .842 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 8.0 |
| 1959–60 | New York | 15 | 14.7 | .346 | .861 | 3.1 | 1.3 | 6.9 |
| 1959–60 | Minneapolis | 1 | 13.0 | .250 | .000 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Career | 192 | 20.1 | .379 | .808 | 4.1 | 1.8 | 8.4 | |
References
[edit]- ^ DePaul Basketball Loses Hall of Famer Ron Sobie Archived 2010-01-10 at the Wayback Machine. October 24, 2009. Retrieved on October 24, 2009.
- ^ "Yes and they count! Not exactly what we had in mind, burt here are Marv's Knicks faves anyway[permanent dead link]". New York Daily News. November 1, 1996. Retrieved on October 24, 2009.
- ^ Joe Goddard. "What's up with Ron Sobieszczyk". Chicago Sun-Times. March 10, 2002. 83.
- ^ Kim Janssen (October 25, 2009), Ron Sobieszczyk, 1934-2009: Former DePaul basketball standout, played in NBA Chicago Tribune. Retrieved on October 25, 2009. Archived November 2, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Ron Sobie NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from NBA.com and Basketball Reference
- 1934 births
- 2009 deaths
- American men's basketball players
- American people of Polish descent
- Basketball players from Chicago
- Basketball players from Wisconsin
- Chicago Majors players
- Deaths from neurodegenerative disease
- DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball players
- Fort Wayne Pistons draft picks
- Minneapolis Lakers players
- Neurological disease deaths in Illinois
- New York Knicks players
- People from Racine County, Wisconsin
- Point guards
- Shooting guards
- Washington Generals players