Jack Tingle | |
Number: | 19 |
Position: | Small forward / power forward |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 4 |
Weight Lb: | 205 |
Stats League: | BAA |
Birth Date: | 30 December 1924 |
Birth Place: | Bedford, Kentucky, US |
Death Place: | Louisville, Kentucky, US |
High School: | Trimble (Bedford, Kentucky) |
College: | Kentucky (1943–1947) |
Draft Year: | 1947 |
Draft Round: | 2 |
Draft Pick: | 20 |
Draft Team: | Washington Capitols |
Career Start: | 1947 |
Career End: | 1949 |
Years1: | 1947–1948 |
Team1: | Washington Capitols |
Years2: | 1948–1949 |
Team2: | Minneapolis Lakers |
Highlights: |
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Stat1label: | Points |
Stat1value: | 91 (2.3 ppg) |
Stat2label: | Assists |
Stat2value: | 8 (0.2 apg) |
Stat3label: | Games played |
Stat3value: | 39 |
Bbr: | tinglja01 |
Robert Jackson "Jack" Tingle (December 30, 1924 – September 22, 1958) was an American professional basketball player. He was the first player from Trimble County, Kentucky to go to the University of Kentucky on a scholarship for basketball. He was one of only seven UK players to make the all SEC team four years in a row. After graduation, he played two seasons in the NBA for the Washington Capitols and Minneapolis Lakers.[1] After his NBA stint he coached basketball at Hiseville High School and was an engraver for the Louisville Courier-Journal newspaper.
Legend | |||||
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GP | Games played | FG% | Field-goal percentage | ||
FT% | Free-throw percentage | APG | Assists per game | ||
PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high | ||
Year | Team | GP | FG% | FT% | APG | PPG |
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1947–48 | Washington | 37 | .263 | .515 | .2 | 2.4 |
1948–49 | Minneapolis | 2 | .167 | .000 | .5 | 1.0 |
Career | 39 | .259 | .515 | .2 | 2.3 | |