Tex Ritter (basketball)

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]

Tex Ritter
Personal information
Born(1924-02-26)February 26, 1924
Richmond, Kentucky
DiedOctober 15, 2004(2004-10-15) (aged 80)
Letcher, Kentucky
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High schoolMadison (Richmond, Kentucky)
CollegeEastern Kentucky (1944–1948)
NBA draft1948 / Round: -- / Pick: --
Selected by the New York Knicks
Playing career1948–1951
PositionGuard / Forward
Number23
Career history
19481951New York Knicks
Career BAA/NBA statistics
Points911 (6.0 ppg)
Rebounds65 (1.9 rpg)
Assists145 (1.0 apg)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

BAA/NBA career statistics

Legend
  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

Year Team GP FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1948–49 New York 55.348.6231.06.1
1949–50 New York 62.337.710.85.2
1950–51 New York 34.379.6901.91.13.7
Career 151.348.6741.91.05.2

Playoffs

Year Team GP FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1949 New York 5.303.550.46.2
1950 New York 5.303.8931.69.0
1951 New York 3.2001.000.7.01.0
Career 13.296.755.7.86.1

References

  1. Tex Ritter. basketball-reference.com. Retrieved on January 25, 2013.


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