Price Brookfield | |
Position: | Forward / guard |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 4 |
Weight Lb: | 185 |
Number: | 66, 17 |
Birth Date: | 11 May 1920 |
Birth Place: | Floydada, Texas |
Death Place: | Pinehurst, North Carolina |
Nationality: | American |
High School: | Friona (Friona, Texas) |
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Career Start: | 1946 |
Career End: | 1951 |
Years1: | 1946–1947 |
Team1: | Chicago American Gears |
Years2: | 1947–1948 |
Team2: | Anderson Duffey Packers |
Years3: | 1948–1949 |
Team3: | Indianapolis Jets |
Team4: | Rochester Royals |
Years5: | 1950–1951 |
Team5: | Mexico Aztecas |
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Emery Price Brookfield (May 11, 1920 – April 17, 2006) was an American professional basketball and baseball player.
Brookfield played college basketball for the West Texas A&M Buffaloes and Iowa State Cyclones. He played professionally for the Indianapolis Jets and Rochester Royals of the Basketball Association of America (BAA)) and National Basketball Association (NBA) for 61 games.
Brookfield also played baseball for the Borger Gassers of the West Texas–New Mexico League as a pitcher in 1942 and 1946.[1]
Brookfield served in the United States Navy during World War II. After his retirement from playing, he coached high school basketball, baseball and golf in Indiana. Brookfield died in his home in Pinehurst, North Carolina.[2]
Legend | |||||
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GP | Games played | FG% | Field-goal percentage | ||
FT% | Free-throw percentage | APG | Assists per game | ||
PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high | ||
Year | Team | GP | FG% | FT% | APG | PPG |
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1948–49 | Indianapolis | 54 | .276 | .720 | 2.5 | 8.2 |
Rochester | 7 | .478 | .923 | .1 | 4.9 | |
Career | 61 | .283 | .739 | 2.2 | 7.8 | |