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.
Source[1]
Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
St. Louis | 40 | 10.6 | .349 | .6329 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 3.8 | ||
St. Louis | 66 | 17.1 | .364 | .740 | 3.0 | 1.4 | 5.2 | ||
† | St. Louis | 71 | 15.5 | .366 | .728 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 5.4 | |
St. Louis | 29 | 7.9 | .405 | .750 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 3.0 | ||
Cincinnati | 33 | 27.2 | .401 | .770 | 4.5 | 2.4 | 9.7 | ||
Cincinnati | 74 | 25.0 | .388 | .727 | 4.1 | 2.9 | 8.7 | ||
Career | 313 | 18.0 | .379 | .628 | 3.1 | 1.7 | 6.1 |
Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1956 | St. Louis | 6 | 14.7 | .233 | .727 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 6.3 | |
1957 | St. Louis | 10* | 18.3 | .286 | .727 | 3.3 | 1.2 | 4.4 | |
1958† | St. Louis | 10 | 14.7 | .407 | .591 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 4.7 | |
Career | 26 | 16.1 | .314 | .688 | 2.8 | 1.3 | 5.0 |