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 |
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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.
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.
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.
Greenspan, who was Jewish, was inducted into the MetroWest Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2005.[2]
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Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG | |
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Philadelphia | 20 | 14.0 | .356 | .680 | 3.6 | .6 | 4.9 | ||
Philadelphia | 5 | 9.8 | .615 | 1.000 | 2.2 | .0 | 4.8 | ||
Career | 25 | 13.2 | .388 | .724 | 3.3 | .4 | 4.9 |