Fritz Nagy Explained

Fritz Nagy
Height Ft:6
Height In:2
Weight Lb:185
Birth Date:3 January 1924
Birth Place:Akron, Ohio, U.S.
Death Place:Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, U.S.
High School:South (Akron, Ohio)
College:
Draft Year:1947
Draft Round:--
Draft Pick:--
Draft Team:Pittsburgh Ironmen
Career Start:1947
Career End:1949
Career Number:33
Career Position:Small forward / shooting guard
Years1:1947
Team1:Chicago American Gears
Years2:1948–1949
Team2:Indianapolis Kautskys / Jets
Years3:1950–1951
Team3:Grand Rapids Hornets
Highlights:
Stats League:BAA
Stat1label:Points
Stat1value:253 (5.1 ppg)
Stat2label:Assists
Stat2value:68 (1.4 apg)
Bbr:nagyfr01

Frederick Karl "Fritz" Nagy (January 3, 1924  - June 5, 1989) was an American professional basketball player in the Basketball Association of America (BAA). Selected by the Pittsburgh Ironmen in the 1947 BAA draft, Fritz played for just one season, 1948–49, with the Indianapolis Jets.

Nagy played basketball at South High School in Akron, He attended college at North Carolina for one season, leading the Southern Conference with 201 points in the 1942–43 season. He then transferred to Akron, playing for the Zips from 1943 to 1947.[1]

BAA career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played FG% Field-goal percentage
 FT% Free-throw percentage APG Assists per game
 PPG Points per game Bold Career high

Regular season

YearTeamGPFG%FT%APGPPG
1948–49Indianapolis50 .347 .670 1.4 5.1
Career50 .347 .670 1.4 5.1

Notes and References

  1. News: Former Akron cage great Fritz Nagy is dead at 65. Akron Beacon Journal. June 6, 1989. 29. Newspapers.com. December 16, 2020.