Sylvester Blye Explained

Sylvester "Sy" Blye (born February 14, 1938)[1] is a former American street and professional basketball player.

Blye was famous in the Rucker Park league in New York City, being named to its Hall of Fame.[2] He played briefly in college for Seattle University, before officials found he had played professionally for the Harlem Clowns and at West Hills College Coalinga in California.[3]

He also starred for the Philadelphia/Washington/New York Tapers of the professional American Basketball League.[4] In the 1962/63 season, he scored the 4th most points. Blye is also 5th in career points and 7th in career rebounds in the ABL.[5]

ABL Statistics

YearGamesPoints per gameRebounds per gameAssists per gameMinutes per game
1961/628116.07.71.333.3
1962/632817.710.01.034.8
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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Archived copy . cltch.com . 14 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303202818/http://cltch.com/nba/players/331/sylvester_blye . 3 March 2016 . dead.
  2. https://www.nytimes.com/1995/08/21/sports/basketball-carrying-on-an-asphalt-legacy.html?pagewanted=1 "BASKETBALL; Carrying On an Asphalt Legacy"
  3. http://www.westhillscollege.com/district/news_&_events/dialogue/documents/2005_01.pdf West Hills College magazine
  4. https://books.google.com/books?id=M95oL4yGSUoC&dq=sylvester+blye&pg=RA2-PA1996 The Great Book of Philadelphia Sports Lists
  5. http://www.apbr.org/ablhist.html Association for Professional Basketball Research
  6. http://www.basketpedya.com/player/Sy-Blye/13597 Basketpedya stats