Ronald Charles Sobieszczyk (September 21, 1934 – October 23, 2009[1]), known as Ron Sobie,[2] was an American professional basketball player.
| 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.com | |
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 9 November 2023.
External links edit
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com