Bevo Nordmann Explained

Bevo Nordmann
Height Ft:6
Height In:10
Weight Lb:225
Birth Date:11 December 1939
Birth Place:St. Louis, Missouri
Nationality:American
Death Place:DeWitt, Michigan
High School:St. Louis University HS
(St. Louis, Missouri)
College:Saint Louis (1958–1961)
Draft Year:1961
Draft Round:3
Draft Pick:25
Draft Team:Cincinnati Royals
Career Start:1961
Career End:1965
Career Number:61, 10, 22, 34
Career Position:Center
Team1:Cincinnati Royals
Team2:St. Louis Hawks
Years3:
Team3:New York Knicks
Team4:St. Louis Hawks
Team5:Boston Celtics
Years6:1964
Team6:Allentown Jets
Highlights:
  • First-team All-MVC (1960)
Stats League:NBA
Stat1label:Points
Stat1value:571 (4.3 ppg)
Stat2label:Rebounds
Stat2value:517 (3.9 rpg)
Stat3label:Assists
Stat3value:73 (0.5 apg)
Bbr:nordmbe01

Robert William "Bevo" Nordmann (December 11, 1939 – August 24, 2015) was an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball for Saint Louis.

Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Nordmann was a 6'10" center who played at Saint Louis University from 1959 to 1961. He was named to the All-MVC First Team during his junior season, when he averaged 16 points per game.[1]

In 1961, Nordmann was drafted by the Cincinnati Royals with the 25th pick in the NBA draft. He appeared in four NBA seasons as a member of the Royals, St. Louis Hawks, New York Knicks and Boston Celtics, averaging 4.3 points per game.[2]

After his basketball playing career ended, Nordmann served as an assistant coach at Michigan State University and Saint Louis University. He was inducted into Saint Louis' Hall of Fame in 2005.[1] Nordmann died from cancer on August 24, 2015.[3]

Career statistics

NBA

Source[2]

Regular season

YearTeamGPMPGFG%FT%RPGAPGPPG
Cincinnati58 5.9 .405 .509 2.2 .3 2.3
St. Louis27 10.0 .450 .538 3.1 .3 3.4
New York26 28.0 .502 .458 8.9 1.5 10.7
New York7 15.1 .520 .571 3.6 .1 4.9
St. Louis12 12.8 .341 .200 3.3 .4 2.4
Boston3 8.3 .600  - 2.7 1.0 2.0
Career133 12.2 .459 .490 3.9 .45 4.3

Playoffs

Notes and References

  1. http://www.slubillikens.com/genrel/011405aab.html 2005 Billiken Hall of Fame Inductees Announced
  2. Web site: Bevo Nordmann career stats. Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. 20 January 2024.
  3. Web site: Digest: Former SLU basketball star Nordmann dies . . August 26, 2015 . August 26, 2015.