Irv Bemoras Explained

Irv Bemoras
Width:175px
Position:Forward / guard
Height Ft:6
Height In:3
Weight Lb:185
Number:7, 26
Birth Date:18 November 1930
Birth Place:Chicago, Illinois
Death Place:Buffalo Grove, Illinois
Nationality:American
High School:Marshall (Chicago, Illinois)
College:Illinois (1950–1953)
Draft Year:1953
Draft Round:3
Draft Pick:18
Draft Team:Milwaukee Hawks
Career Start:1953
Career End:1957
Years1:
Team1:Milwaukee / St. Louis Hawks
Highlights:
Stat1label:Points
Stat1value:827 (6.3 ppg)
Stat2label:Rebounds
Stat2value:341 (2.6 rpg)
Stat3label:Assists
Stat3value:125 (1.0 apg)
Bbr:bemorir01

Irving "Irv" Bemoras (November 18, 1930 – November 1, 2007) was an American basketball player.[1]

He played collegiately for the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, where he was voted as one of the top 100 players of all time.

He was selected by the Milwaukee Hawks in the 1953 NBA draft. He played for the Milwaukee Hawks in 1953-54 and the relocated St. Louis Hawks in 1956-57 in the NBA for 131 games.

He is a member of the Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame.

Family

Irv Bemoras and Sally, his wife for over 50 years, had three children and six grandchildren.

Career statistics

NBA

Source[2]

Regular season

YearTeamGPMPGFG%FT%RPGAPGPPG
Milwaukee6921.7.366.6683.11.17.4
St. Louis6215.9.322.6802.0.75.1
Career13118.9.347.6722.61.06.3

Playoffs

Notes and References

  1. Trevor Jensen. "Irving Bemoras: 1930–2007". Chicago Tribune. 3 November 2007.
  2. Web site: Irv Bemoras NBA stats. Basketball Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. 30 September 2023.