Walter Raymond Osterkorn (July 6, 1928 – January 11, 2012) was an American professional basketball player.
Osterkorn in 1948 | |
Personal information | |
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Born | Chicago, Illinois | July 6, 1928
Died | January 11, 2012 Phoenix, Arizona | (aged 83)
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Amundsen (Chicago, Illinois) |
College | Illinois (1946–1950) |
NBA draft | 1950: 2nd round, 17th overall pick |
Selected by the Chicago Stags | |
Playing career | 1950–1955 |
Position | Power forward / center |
Number | 17, 8 |
Career history | |
1950–1951 | Saint Paul Lights |
1951 | Sheboygan Red Skins |
1951–1955 | Syracuse Nationals |
Career highlights and awards | |
Career NBA statistics | |
Points | 1,436 (7.0 ppg) |
Rebounds | 1,218 (6.0 rpg) |
Assists | 346 (1.7 apg) |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
A 6'5" forward from the University of Illinois, Osterkorn began his pro career with the St. Paul Lights of the National Professional Basketball League during the 1950-51 season. When St. Paul folded 20 games into the season, he was obtained by the Sheboygan Red Skins, who at that time were in their 13th season of operation, the longest-running professional basketball franchise in the nation. Osterkorn played the final 19 games for Sheboygan and helped the Red Skins to a league-best 29-16 record. He was named to the NPBL's second team as a forward after averaging 13 points per game, sixth-best in the league.
Osterkorn then played four seasons (1951–1955) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Syracuse Nationals. He averaged 7.0 points per game and won a league championship in 1955. He died in 2012.[1]
Career statistics
editGP | 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 |
† | Won an NBA championship | * | Led the league |
NBA
editRegular season
editYear | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
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1951–52 | Syracuse | 66* | 26.1 | .351 | .594 | 6.7 | 1.8 | 7.4 |
1952–53 | Syracuse | 49 | 20.7 | .324 | .631 | 4.4 | 1.2 | 5.6 |
1953–54 | Syracuse | 70 | 30.9 | .346 | .579 | 7.0 | 2.2 | 8.8 |
1954–55† | Syracuse | 19 | 15.1 | .206 | .500 | 3.7 | .9 | 2.9 |
Career | 204 | 25.4 | .334 | .592 | 6.0 | 1.7 | 7.0 |
Playoffs
editYear | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
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1952 | Syracuse | 7 | 35.6 | .343 | .596 | 8.1 | 2.9 | 10.6 |
1953 | Syracuse | 2 | 21.0 | .444 | .333 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 4.5 |
1954 | Syracuse | 13* | 41.7 | .369 | .556 | 9.6 | 2.8 | 10.8 |
1955† | Syracuse | 11* | 6.8 | .324 | .765 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 3.2 |
Career | 33 | 27.5 | .358 | .586 | 6.3 | 2.1 | 7.6 |
References
edit- ^ Walter R. Osterkorn. Retrieved on January 20, 2012.
- ^ "Wally Osterkorn NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
- ^ "Wally Osterkorn NBA stats". StatMuse. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
External links
edit- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com