Paul Stanley (basketball) explained

Paul Stanley
Position:Forward
Height Ft:6
Height In:5
Nationality:American
High School:Butler Area (Butler, Pennsylvania)
College:Waynesburg (1981–1985)
Draft Year:1985
Career Start:1986
Career End:1990
Years1:1986
Team1:Melbourne Tigers
Years2:1987
Team2:Hobart Devils
Years3:1988
Team3:Youngstown Pride
Years4:1989–1990
Team4:Hobart Devils
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Paul Stanley (born 1963) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for Waynesburg University and had a four-year career in the Australian National Basketball League (NBL), where he was the league's scoring champion in 1987.

High school career

Stanley attended Butler Area Senior High School in Butler, Pennsylvania, where he was named an All District player. He was later named to the Butler County Sports Hall of Fame.[1]

College career

Between 1981 and 1985, Stanley played four seasons of college basketball for the Waynesburg University Yellow Jackets. He graduated as the school's all-time leader in totals points, finishing with 1,916 points in 111 career games. He led the team in scoring as a sophomore (16.4 ppg) and senior (21.7 ppg), and during his senior season, he had a 38-point effort against Westminster.[2]

Professional career

In 1986, Stanley made his debut in the Australian NBL with the Melbourne Tigers.[3] He scored 40 points or more five times, including a 50-point game.[4] [5] In 25 games, he averaged 33.8 points, 5.8 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.3 steals per game. For the 1987 NBL season, Stanley joined the Hobart Devils.[6] In May 1987, he became the fastest player in NBL history to reach 1,000 career points.[7] He led the league in scoring in 1987, finishing with 920 points in 26 games.[8] He averaged 35.4 points, 5.6 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 2.3 steals per game. His 35.4 points per game is the seventh-best mark in league history for a single year.[9] He was subsequently named to the All-NBL Second Team.[10]

In 1988, Stanley played for the Youngstown Pride in the World Basketball League.[11]

In 1989, Stanley returned to Australia and re-joined the Hobart Devils for the back-end of the season, where in 11 games, he averaged 28.5 points, 6.4 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.0 steals per game.[12] In August 1989, he became the fastest player in NBL history to reach 2,000 career points.[13] [14] He began the 1990 season with the Devils, but only played in the first seven games.[15] In his final professional stint, he averaged 24.1 points, 5.7 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game.

Over 69 games in the NBL, Stanley averaged 32.6 points, which ranks first all time in league history for career points per game with a minimum of 60 games.[16] He also shot 124-for-271 (45.76%) from 3-point range, which as of 2017 ranks second all time in league history for 3-point percentage with a minimum of 100 makes.[17]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: HOF ERA 1990 - 1999. Butler County Sports Hall of Fame. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20240621123155/http://www.thebcshof.com/hof-era-1990---1999.html. June 21, 2024.
  2. Web site: 2015-16 Waynesburg University men's basketball media guide. Waynesburg University. November 12, 2019.
  3. Web site: Player statistics for Paul Stanley – 1986. SportsTG.com. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20191112110009/http://websites.sportstg.com/team_info.cgi?action=PSTATS&pID=190395275&client=0-189-88232-125718-11145427&ocompID=125721. November 12, 2019.
  4. Web site: Nagy. Boti. NBL rebound with Boti Nagy. heraldsun.com.au. March 9, 2014. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20191112110247/https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/basketball/nbl-rebound-with-boti-nagy/news-story/73272bd1cfbca93adf7fc77101557732. November 12, 2019. Gaze and imports Dave Colbert (1990) and Paul Stanley (1986) are the only other Tigers to score 50 or more..
  5. Web site: THE 10 GREATEST SCORING PERFORMANCES IN NBL HISTORY. aussiehoopla.com. May 10, 2017. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20191112110519/http://www.aussiehoopla.com/the-10-greatest-scoring-performances-in-nbl-history/. November 12, 2019.
  6. Web site: Player statistics for Paul Stanley – 1987. SportsTG.com. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20191112111255/http://websites.sportstg.com/team_info.cgi?action=PSTATS&pID=190395275&client=0-189-88232-125718-11145427. November 12, 2019.
  7. Web site: Briggs. John. Stanley ace-in-the-hole against old team. May 1987. 12 November 2019. Stanley gained the rare distinction of scoring the fastest 1,000 points in NBL history recently after totalling 845 points at an average of 33.8 points per game last year..
  8. Web site: All Time Leaders. NBL.com.au. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20170923062541/http://nbl.gearbox.performgroup.com/nbl-all-time-leaders. September 23, 2017.
  9. Web site: LEAGUE ALL TIME INDIVIDUAL SINGLE YEAR AVERAGES. NBL.com.au. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110428180654/http://www.nbl.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/_temp_/leaguewide_single_year.pdf. April 28, 2011.
  10. Web site: All NBL TEAMS. nbl.com.au. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20020206233741/http://nbl.com.au/www/genericpages.asp?gp=110. February 6, 2002. February 21, 2023.
  11. Web site: Jauss. Bill. YOUNGSTOWN TIPS EXPRESS ON SHOT AT BUZZER. chicagotribune.com. May 25, 1988. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20191112114013/https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1988-05-25-8801020354-story.html. November 12, 2019.
  12. Web site: Player statistics for Paul Stanley – 1989. SportsTG.com. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20191112115224/http://websites.sportstg.com/team_info.cgi?action=PSTATS&pID=190395275&client=0-189-88232-125718-11145427&ocompID=125711. November 12, 2019.
  13. Web site: Edmondson. Tracie. Hot-shot Stanley is Devils' advocate. The Courier-Mail. 5 August 1989. 12 November 2019.
  14. Web site: He's faster than a speeding Bullet. The Canberra Times. 8 August 1989. 12 November 2019.
  15. Web site: Player statistics for Paul Stanley – 1990. SportsTG.com. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20191112115749/http://websites.sportstg.com/team_info.cgi?action=PSTATS&pID=190395275&client=0-189-88232-125718-11145427&ocompID=125719. November 12, 2019.
  16. Web site: TOP ALL TIME PLAYER PERFORMANCES. NBL.com.au. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110305114710/http://www.nbl.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/_temp_/leaguewide_career.pdf. March 5, 2011.
  17. Web site: Wenzel. Murray. Brisbane veteran poised for NBL milestone. ESPN.com.au. December 21, 2017. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20191112122322/https://www.espn.com.au/nbl/story/_/id/21830983/brisbane-veteran-poised-nbl-milestone. November 12, 2019.

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