Jerry Greenspan Explained

Jerry Greenspan
Height Ft:6
Height In:5
Weight Lb:195
Birth Date:22 November 1941
Birth Place:Newark, New Jersey
Death Place:Florham Park, New Jersey
Nationality:American
High School:Weequahic (Newark, New Jersey)
College:Maryland (1960–1963)
Draft Year:1963
Draft Round:3
Draft Pick:24
Draft Team:Syracuse Nationals
Career Start:1963
Career End:1965
Career Number:22
Career Position:Shooting guard
Years1:
Team1:Philadelphia 76ers
Highlights:
Bbr:greenje01

Gerald Greenspan (November 22, 1941 – September 11, 2019) was an American basketball player. Greenspan, who was 6' 7", 275 lbs. played shooting guard.

College

Born and raised in Newark, New Jersey, he played at the University of Maryland.[1] Greenspan led the team in scoring and rebounds in 1962 and 1963. He received an honorable mention for the 1963 All-American team, and was named to the second team for the All-Atlantic Coast Conference. He had 501 rebounds during his college career.

NBA

He was drafted by the Syracuse Nationals in the third round of the 1963 NBA draft. Greenspan remained with the team until his retirement at the end of the 1964–65 NBA season.

Hall of Fame

Greenspan, who was Jewish, was inducted into the MetroWest Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2005.[2]

Career statistics

NBA

Source[3]

Regular season

YearTeamGPMPGFG%FT%RPGAPGPPG
Philadelphia20 14.0 .356 .680 3.6 .6 4.9
Philadelphia5 9.8 .615 1.000 2.2 .0 4.8
Career25 13.2 .388 .724 3.3 .4 4.9

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External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Greenspan, Jerry. Jews in Sports. 21 February 2014.
  2. Web site: Kaplan . Ron . Hall of Fame induction becomes a family affair . NJ Jewish News . January 11, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110517015617/http://www.njjewishnews.com/njjn.com/060806/mwHallOfFameInduction.html . May 17, 2011 . dead .
  3. Web site: Jerry Greenspan NBA stats. Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. 21 March 2024.