Andrew Joseph "Fuzzy" Levane (April 11, 1920 – April 30, 2012) was an American professional basketball player and coach. A 6'2" guard, he played collegiately at St. John's University. He spent three years in the NBA and its predecessor league, the Basketball Association of America, playing for the Rochester Royals, the Syracuse Nationals and the Milwaukee Hawks. In his final year with the Hawks he was a player-coach.
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 11, 1920 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Died | April 30, 2012 (aged 92) |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | James Madison (Brooklyn, New York) |
| College | St. John's (1940–1943) |
| Playing career | 1945–1953 |
| Position | Small forward / shooting guard |
| Number | 13, 14, 3 |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1945–1949 | Rochester Royals |
| 1949–1950 | Syracuse Nationals |
| 1951–1952 | Elmira Colonels |
| 1952–1953 | Milwaukee Hawks |
| As coach: | |
| 1952–1954 | Milwaukee Hawks |
| 1958–1960 | New York Knicks |
| 1961–1962 | St. Louis Hawks |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Levane coached the Hawks for one additional season, then coached the New York Knickerbockers. He returned to the Hawks, now playing in St. Louis, for a final season in 1962.
Levane's son, Neil, a.k.a. Fuzzy, was a basketball star at Great Neck South high school on Long Island, New York from 1963 to 1967. Following his senior season, he was listed as a fifth-team Parade Magazine All-American. After playing for a year on the freshmen team at the University of Houston, he transferred to St. John's University in Queens where he played from 1968 to 1970.[1]
In 1992 his legacy was honored by the basketball family of New York City with his induction into the newly formed New York City Basketball of Fame[2]
Andrew Levane died April 30, 2012, of heart failure, at the age of 92.[3]
BAA/NBA career statistics edit
| Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Games played | MPG | Minutes per game | ||
| 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 | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948–49 | Rochester | 36 | – | .285 | .619 | – | 1.1 | 3.4 |
| 1949–50 | Syracuse | 60 | – | .333 | .635 | – | 2.6 | 5.5 |
| 1952–53 | Milwaukee | 7 | 9.7 | .125 | .667 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.1 |
| Career | 103 | 9.7 | .310 | .633 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 4.5 | |
Playoffs edit
| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Syracuse | 9 | – | .351 | 1.000 | – | 1.4 | 3.4 |
| Career | 9 | – | .351 | 1.000 | – | 1.4 | 3.4 | |
References edit
- ^ fanbase.com visited 1/27/2015
- ^ Lockhart, Tom (May 3, 2023), "Inductees Listed by Year of Induction", The New York City Basketball of Fame
- ^ Weber, Bruce (May 12, 2012), "Fuzzy Levane, Fixture of New York City Basketball, Dies at 92", The New York Times
External links edit
- BasketballReference.com: Andrew Levane (as coach)
- BasketballReference.com: Andrew Levane (as player)
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