Joe McNamee
Personal information | |
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Born | (1926-09-24)September 24, 1926 San Francisco, California |
Died | July 16, 2011(2011-07-16) (aged 84) Greenbrae, California |
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Saint Ignatius (San Francisco, California) |
College | San Francisco (1946–1950) |
NBA draft | 1950: 1st round, 9th overall pick |
Selected by the Rochester Royals | |
Playing career | 1950–1952 |
Position | Power forward / center |
Number | 20, 13 |
Career history | |
1950–1951 | Rochester Royals |
1951–1952 | Baltimore Bullets |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Career statistics | |
Points | 289 (2.4 ppg) |
Rebounds | 238 (2.5) rpg) |
Assists | 58 (0.5 apg) |
Stats ![]() | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
John Joseph McNamee (September 24, 1926 – July 16, 2011) was an American professional basketball player.[1]
A 6′6″ forward/center from the University of San Francisco, McNamee played two seasons (1950–1952) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Rochester Royals and Baltimore Bullets. He averaged 2.4 points per game in his career and won a league championship with Rochester in 1951. Joe went on to have a long and successful career in sales for Watson and Meehan, a distributor of Cummins engines. Joe and his wife Alice had eight kids (Sharon, John, Pattie, Casey, Dennis, Peter, Steve and Jim) and 11 grandchildren.
Career statistics
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 |
† | Won an NBA championship |
NBA
Source:[2]
Regular season
Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
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1950–51† | Rochester | 60 | .287 | .643 | 1.7 | .3 | 2.1 | |
1951–52 | Rochester | 24 | 4.9 | .194 | .333 | 1.0 | .1 | .6 |
1951–52 | Baltimore | 34 | 17.0 | .325 | .636 | 3.3 | 1.1 | 4.5 |
Career | 118 | 12.0 | .298 | .620 | 2.0 | .5 | 2.4 |
Playoffs
Year | Team | GP | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
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1951† | Rochester | 13 | .293 | .750 | 2.7 | .7 | 2.5 |
References
- ^ SFGate obituary retrieved 25/7/2011
- ^ "Joe McNamee". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com
and Basketball-Reference.com
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- Head coach: Harrison
- Assistant coach: Malanowicz
- Regular season
- Playoffs
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