Med Park Explained

Med Park
Height Ft:6
Height In:2
Weight Lb:205
Birth Date:11 April 1933
Birth Place:Britton, South Dakota
Death Place:Springfield, Missouri
Nationality:American
High School:Wentworth Military Academy
(Lexington, Missouri)
College:Missouri (1952–1955)
Draft Year:1955
Career Start:1955
Career End:1960
Career Position:Shooting guard / small forward
Career Number:11, 27, 32, 17, 14
Years1:
Team1:St. Louis Hawks
Years2:
Team2:Cincinnati Royals
Highlights:

Medford R. "Med" Park (April 11, 1933 – July 23, 1998) was an American professional basketball player.

Park grew up in Lexington, Missouri. Park attended Wentworth Military Academy in Lexington from 1947 to 1951 and was a star athlete. He then went on to become an All-American basketball player for the University of Missouri. A 6'2" guard/forward, Park played five seasons (1955–1960) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the St. Louis Hawks and Cincinnati Royals. He averaged 6.1 points per game and won a league championship with St. Louis in 1958. He also played one season with the Washington Generals.

Career statistics

NBA

Source[1]

Regular season

YearTeamGPMPGFG%FT%RPGAPGPPG
St. Louis40 10.6 .349 .6329 2.4 1.0 3.8
St. Louis66 17.1 .364 .740 3.0 1.4 5.2
St. Louis71 15.5 .366 .728 2.6 1.1 5.4
St. Louis29 7.9 .405 .750 1.3 1.0 3.0
Cincinnati33 27.2 .401 .770 4.5 2.4 9.7
Cincinnati74 25.0 .388 .727 4.1 2.9 8.7
Career313 18.0 .379 .628 3.1 1.7 6.1

Playoffs

YearTeamGPMPGFG%FT%RPGAPGPPG
1956St. Louis6 14.7 .233 .727 2.8 1.8 6.3
1957St. Louis10* 18.3 .286 .727 3.3 1.2 4.4
1958St. Louis10 14.7 .407 .591 2.4 1.2 4.7
Career26 16.1 .314 .688 2.8 1.3 5.0

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Med Park NBA stats. Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. 17 October 2023.