Jake Bornheimer Explained

Jake Bornheimer
Position:Forward / center
Height Ft:6
Height In:5
Weight Lb:200
Number:15
Birth Date:9 June 1927
Birth Place:New Brunswick, New Jersey
Nationality:American
High School:St. Peter the Apostle
(New Brunswick, New Jersey)
College:Muhlenberg (1946–1947)
Draft Year:1947
Draft League:BAA
Career Start:1948
Career End:1950
Years1:19481950
Team1:Philadelphia Warriors

Jacob "Jake" Bornheimer (June 29, 1927 – September 10, 1986) was an American professional basketball player.

Born in New Brunswick, New Jersey, Bornheimer played prep basketball for St. Peter the Apostle High School[1] and collegiately for the Muhlenberg College.

He played for the Philadelphia Warriors (1948–50) in the NBA for 75 games. His older brother, Bill, played basketball at Georgetown, from 1940 to 1942.[2]

BAA/NBA 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
1948–49Philadelphia15 .312 .690 .9 5.9
Philadelphia60 .289 .667 .7 4.2
Career75 .295 .671 .7 4.6

Playoffs

YearTeamGPFG%FT%APGPPG
1949Philadelphia2 .412 .667 1.0 10.0
Philadelphia2 .333 .000 .0 1.0
Career4 .400 .667 .5 5.5

References

  1. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-central-new-jersey-home-news-jake-bo/122111598/ "Knicks Five, Warriors Win"
  2. Web site: Georgetown Basketball History Project: Top 100 Players. www.hoyabasketball.com. 2017-05-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20181005052549/http://www.hoyabasketball.com/features/top100/b_bornheimer.htm. 2018-10-05. dead.