Ralph O'Brien
American basketball player (1928–2018)
Personal information | |
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Born | (1928-04-08)April 8, 1928 Henshaw, Kentucky |
Died | August 22, 2018(2018-08-22) (aged 90) Clearwater Beach, Florida |
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
Listed weight | 160 lb (73 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | George Washington (Indianapolis, Indiana) |
College | Butler (1946–1950) |
NBA draft | 1950: 6th round, 68th overall pick |
Selected by the Indianapolis Olympians | |
Playing career | 1951–1953 |
Position | Point guard |
Number | 6, 20 |
Career history | |
1950-1951 | Grand Rapids Hornets |
1951 | Waterloo Hawks |
1951–1952 | Indianapolis Olympians |
1952–1953 | Baltimore Bullets |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Career NBA statistics | |
Points | 848 (7.1 ppg) |
Rebounds | 192 (1.6 rpg) |
Assists | 180 (1.5 apg) |
Stats ![]() | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Ralph E. "Buckshot" O'Brien (April 8, 1928 – August 22, 2018) was an American professional basketball player.
A 5'9" point guard from Butler University, O'Brien played two seasons (1951–1953) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Indianapolis Olympians and Baltimore Bullets. He averaged 7.1 points per game in his NBA career.[1]
O'Brien was the last Butler product to appear in an NBA game for more than a half-century, before the 2010 arrival of Gordon Hayward.
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 |
NBA
Source[1][2]
Regular season
Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
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1951–52 | Indianapolis | 64 | 24.6 | .372 | .819 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 9.0 |
1952–53 | Indianapolis | 34 | 15.5 | .311 | .877 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 5.1 |
Fort Wayne | 7 | 7.1 | .417 | .600 | .0 | .6 | 3.3 | |
Baltimore | 14 | 13.0 | .375 | .818 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 5.1 | |
Career | 199 | 19.6 | .360 | .830 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 7.1 |
Playoffs
Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1952 | Indianapolis | 2 | 24.5 | .455 | 1.000 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 7.5 |
1953 | Baltimore | 1 | 18.0 | .000 | 1.000 | 1.0 | .0 | 2.0 |
Career | 3 | 22.3 | .385 | 1.000 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 5.7 |
See also
References
- ^ a b "Ralph O'Brien NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
- ^ "Ralph O'Brien NBA stats". Statmuse. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
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