Kevin O'Shea (basketball)

Kevin Christopher O'Shea (July 10, 1925 – February 21, 2003) was an All-American college basketball player who later played professionally. He was born in San Francisco, California.

Kevin O'Shea
Personal information
Born(1925-07-10)July 10, 1925
San Francisco, California
DiedFebruary 21, 2003(2003-02-21) (aged 77)
Sonoma County, California
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High schoolSt. Ignatius
(San Francisco, California)
CollegeNotre Dame (1946–1950)
NBA draft1950: 1st round, 10th overall pick
Selected by the Minneapolis Lakers
Playing career1950–1953
PositionGuard
Number15, 14, 33, 7
Career history
1950–1951Minneapolis Lakers
1951–1952Milwaukee Hawks
19521953Baltimore Bullets
1953Wilkes-Barre Barons
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points911 (5.2 ppg)
Rebounds402 (2.3 rpg)
Assists358 (2.1 apg)
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

A 6'2" guard from the University of Notre Dame, O'Shea was selected by the Minneapolis Lakers with the tenth pick of the 1950 NBA draft. He played three seasons in the NBA with the Lakers, Milwaukee Hawks, and Baltimore Bullets, averaging 5.2 points per game.[1]

Career statistics edit

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 edit

Source[1]

Regular season edit

Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1950–51 Minneapolis 63 .326 .724 2.0 1.6 4.3
1951–52 Milwaukee 43 25.0 .306 .655 2.8 2.3 6.0
1951–52 Baltimore 22 29.5 .370 .722 3.6 3.2 8.7
1952–53 Baltimore 46 14.0 .376 .593 1.7 1.9 4.1
Career 174 21.3 .337 .680 2.3 2.1 5.2

Playoffs edit

Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1951 Minneapolis 5 .143 .750 1.0 .2 1.0

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Kevin O'Shea NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved 15 July 2023.

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