John Mahnken Explained

John Mahnken
Height Ft:6
Height In:8
Weight Lb:220
Birth Date:16 June 1922
Birth Place:West New York, New Jersey
Nationality:American
High School:Memorial
(West New York, New Jersey)
College:Georgetown (1942–1943)
Career Start:1945
Career End:1953
Career Number:12, 7, 77, 24, 15, 16, 19
Career Position:Center
Years1:1945–1946
Team1:Rochester Royals
Years2:19461948
Team2:Washington Capitols
Years3:1948
Team3:Baltimore Bullets
Years4:1948
Team4:Indianapolis Jets
Years5:1948
Team5:Fort Wayne Pistons
Team6:Tri-Cities Blackhawks
Years7:
Team7:Boston Celtics
Team8:Indianapolis Olympians
Years9:
Team9:Boston Celtics
Highlights:
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John Emmanuel Mahnken (June 16, 1922  - December 14, 2000) was an American professional basketball player.

A 6'8" center from West New York, New Jersey, Mahnken played high school basketball at Memorial High School in his hometown.[1] He played at Georgetown University during the early 1940s, earning All-American honors in 1943. He served in the United States Army from 1943 to 1945, then embarked on a professional career in the National Basketball League with the Rochester Royals. Mahnken won the 1946 league title on a Royals team which included future New York Knicks coach Red Holzman and future television actor Chuck Connors.[2]

In 1946, Mahnken was signed by Red Auerbach to the Washington Capitols of the Basketball Association of America (which merged with the NBL in 1949 to become the modern NBA). Mahnken was traded to the Baltimore Bullets in 1948, and he was traded five other times until finding stability with the Boston Celtics in 1951.[2] Mahnken competed for the Celtics until 1953, retiring from the NBA that year with career. statistics of 5.8 points per game and 2.9 rebounds per game. He holds the NBA record for worst career field goal percentage all-time.

BAA/NBA career statistics

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  GPGames played MPG Minutes per game
 FG% Field-goal percentage FT% Free-throw percentage
 RPG Rebounds per game APG Assists per game
 PPG Points per game Bold Career high

Regular season

YearTeamGPMPGFG%FT%RPGAPGPPG
1946–47Washington60 .255 .681 1.0 9.3
1947–48Washington48 .249 .614 .6 6.6
1948–49Baltimore7 .263 .611 1.3 7.6
1948–49Indianapolis13 .246 .467 2.6 10.0
1948–49Fort Wayne37 .265 .664 2.2 9.5
1949–50Fort Wayne2 .375 .333 1.0 3.5
1949–50Tri-Cities36 .266 .697 1.8 6.2
1949–50Boston24 .262 .639 1.8 4.6
1950–51Boston46 .342 .648 4.0 1.5 5.2
1950–51Indianapolis12 .170 .625 2.9 .8 2.3
1951–52Boston60 9.7 .344 .605 2.2 1.1 3.0
1952–53Boston69 11.2 .302 .696 2.6 1.1 2.8
Career414 10.5 .272 .650 2.9 1.3 5.8

Playoffs

YearTeamGPMPGFG%FT%RPGAPGPPG
1947Washington6 .240 .842 .2 10.3
1951Indianapolis3 .133 .000 3.7 3.0 1.3
1952Boston3 16.7 .286 .500 3.3 1.0 2.3
1953Boston6 12.0 .000 1.000 3.2 1.0 .8
Career18 13.6 .211 .800 3.3 1.1 4.3

References

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/mahnkjo01.html "John Mahnken Stats"
  2. http://www.hoyabasketball.com/features/top100/j_mahnken.htm John Mahnken