Del Loranger | |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 3 |
Weight Lb: | 175 |
Birth Date: | 17 March 1920 |
Birth Place: | Detroit, Michigan |
Death Place: | St. Clair, Michigan |
Nationality: | American |
High School: | Fordson (Dearborn, Michigan) |
College: | Western Michigan (1939–1943) |
Career Start: | 1944 |
Career End: | 1949 |
Career Position: | Forward / guard |
Team1: | Midland Dow Chemical |
Years1: | 1944–1945 |
Team2: | Detrtoit Mansfields |
Years2: | 1945 |
Team3: | Detroit Gems |
Years3: | 1946–1947 |
Team4: | Kansas City Blues |
Years4: | 1947 |
Team5: | Indianapolis Kautskys |
Years5: | 1947 |
Team6: | Detroit Vagabond Kings |
Years6: | 1947–1948 |
Team8: | Detroit Jerry Lynch All-Stars |
Years8: | 1948–1949 |
Delbert Loranger (March 17, 1920 – March 24, 2003) was an American professional basketball player and coach.[1] [2]
Loranger played in numerous independent and professional leagues, including the National Basketball League for the Detroit Gems, Indianapolis Kautskys, and Detroit Vagabond Kings. As a player, he averaged 6.8 points per game while in the NBL.[2] Loranger also served as the Vagabond Kings' head coach during the 1948–49 season.[1]