Henry A. Lefkowitz (August 31, 1923 – April 21, 2007) was a professional basketball player. He played for the Cleveland Rebels of the Basketball Association of America (now known as the National Basketball Association).[1]

Hank Lefkowitz
Personal information
Born(1923-08-31)August 31, 1923
DiedApril 21, 2007(2007-04-21) (aged 83)
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High schoolCleveland Heights
(Cleveland Heights, Ohio)
CollegeCase Western Reserve
Playing career1946–1947
PositionForward
Number6
Career history
1946–1947Cleveland Rebels
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

High school career edit

Hank played high school basketball for Cleveland Heights High School, where he led the 1941 team to a Lake Erie League championship and earned All Lake Erie League honors.[2]

College career edit

Hank played college basketball at Western Reserve University (now known as Case Western Reserve University) where he was twice named co-captain and was named to the first All-Mid-American Conference team in 1946.[3]

Professional career edit

Hank played in 24 games for the Cleveland Rebels during the 1946–47 BAA season.[4]

BAA career statistics edit

Legend
  GP Games played
 FG%  Field-goal percentage
 FT%  Free-throw percentage
 APG  Assists per game
 PPG  Points per game

Regular season edit

Year Team GP FG% FT% APG PPG
1946–47 Cleveland 24 .193 .538 .2 2.1
Career 24 .193 .538 .2 2.1

Playoffs edit

Year Team GP FG% FT% APG PPG
1946–47 Cleveland 2 .222 1.000 .0 4.5
Career 2 .222 1.000 .0 4.5

References edit

  1. ^ "Hank Lefkowitz". Basketball-Reference.com.
  2. ^ "Henry Lefkowitz". Cleveland Jewish News.
  3. ^ "Lefkowitz, Hank : Jews In Sports @ Virtual Museum". Jewsinsports.org. 1923-08-31. Archived from the original on 2011-05-25. Retrieved 2015-12-31.
  4. ^ "Pete Lalich Past Stats, Playoff Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards". Archived from the original on 2012-09-25.

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