Tex Ritter (basketball)
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Born | Richmond, Kentucky | February 26, 1924
Died | October 15, 2004 Letcher, Kentucky | (aged 80)
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Madison (Richmond, Kentucky) |
College | Eastern Kentucky (1944–1948) |
NBA draft | 1948: -- round, -- |
Selected by the New York Knicks | |
Playing career | 1948–1951 |
Position | Guard / forward |
Number | 23 |
Career history | |
1948–1951 | New York Knicks |
Career BAA/NBA statistics | |
Points | 911 (6.0 ppg) |
Rebounds | 65 (1.9 rpg) |
Assists | 145 (1.0 apg) |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball Reference |
Goebel Franklin "Tex" Ritter (February 26, 1924 – October 15, 2004) was an American professional basketball player.[1] Ritter was selected in the 1948 BAA Draft by the New York Knicks after a collegiate career at Eastern Kentucky.[1] He played for the Knicks for three seasons before retiring from basketball.[1]
BAA/NBA career statistics
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GP | Games played | FG% | Field-goal percentage | ||
FT% | Free-throw percentage | RPG | Rebounds per game | ||
APG | Assists per game | PPG | Points per game | ||
Bold | Career high |
Regular season
[edit]Year | Team | GP | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
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1948–49 | New York | 55 | .348 | .623 | – | 1.0 | 6.1 |
1949–50 | New York | 62 | .337 | .710 | – | .8 | 5.2 |
1950–51 | New York | 34 | .379 | .690 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 3.7 |
Career | 151 | .348 | .674 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 5.2 |
Playoffs
[edit]Year | Team | GP | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
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1949 | New York | 5 | .303 | .550 | – | .4 | 6.2 |
1950 | New York | 5 | .303 | .893 | – | 1.6 | 9.0 |
1951 | New York | 3 | .200 | 1.000 | .7 | .0 | 1.0 |
Career | 13 | .296 | .755 | .7 | .8 | 6.1 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Tex Ritter. basketball-reference.com. Retrieved on January 25, 2013.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from NBA.com and Basketball Reference
- Ritter's obituary
- EKU's Hall of Fame entry
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