John Pilch Explained

John Pilch
Height Ft:6
Height In:3
Weight Lb:185
Nationality:American
Birth Date:11 July 1925
Birth Place:Sheridan, Wyoming
High School:Hot Springs County
(Thermopolis, Wyoming)
College:Wyoming (1946–1950)
Draft Round:2
Draft Pick:14
Draft Year:1950
Draft Team:Baltimore Bullets
Career Number:18
Career Position:Forward
Team1:Minneapolis Lakers
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John A. Pilch (July 11, 1925 – June 14, 1991) was a National Basketball Association (NBA) player. He played basketball at the University of Wyoming from 1947 to 1950. During that time, he was Wyoming's leading scorer. In his senior season, John averaged 11.5 points per game and was selected as an All-American basketball player.[1] John was drafted in the second round of the 1950 NBA draft by the Baltimore Bullets. He played in one NBA season with the Minneapolis Lakers, 0.6 points and 1 rebound per game.[2] In 1999, John was posthumously inducted into the University of Wyoming Athletics Hall of Fame.

Career statistics

NBA

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: UW Athletics Hall of Fame: Class of 1999. wyomingathletics.com. 4 August 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120514130134/http://www.wyomingathletics.com/trads/hof-1999.html. 14 May 2012.
  2. Web site: John Pilch NBA statistics. Basketball Reference. 5 August 2023.