| Tex Ritter | |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 2 |
| Weight Lb: | 185 |
| Birth Date: | 26 February 1924 |
| Birth Place: | Richmond, Kentucky |
| Death Place: | Letcher, Kentucky |
| Nationality: | American |
| High School: | Madison (Richmond, Kentucky) |
| College: | Eastern Kentucky (1944–1948) |
| Draft Year: | 1948 |
| Draft Round: | -- |
| Draft Pick: | -- |
| Draft Team: | New York Knicks |
| Career Start: | 1948 |
| Career End: | 1951 |
| Career Number: | 23 |
| Career Position: | Guard / forward |
| Years1: | 1948– |
| Team1: | New York Knicks |
| Stat1label: | Points |
| Stat1value: | 911 (6.0 ppg) |
| Stat2label: | Rebounds |
| Stat2value: | 65 (1.9 rpg) |
| Stat3label: | Assists |
| Stat3value: | 145 (1.0 apg) |
| Stats League: | BAA/NBA |
| Bbr: | rittete01 |
Goebel Franklin "Tex" Ritter (February 26, 1924 – October 15, 2004) was an American professional basketball player.[1] Ritter was selected in the 1948 BAA Draft by the New York Knicks after a collegiate career at Eastern Kentucky.[1] He played for the Knicks for three seasons before retiring from basketball.[1]
| Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Games played | FG% | Field-goal percentage | ||
| FT% | Free-throw percentage | RPG | Rebounds per game | ||
| APG | Assists per game | PPG | Points per game | ||
| Bold | Career high | ||||
| Year | Team | GP | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948–49 | New York | 55 | .348 | .623 | – | 1.0 | 6.1 |
| New York | 62 | .337 | .710 | – | .8 | 5.2 | |
| New York | 34 | .379 | .690 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 3.7 | |
| Career | 151 | .348 | .674 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 5.2 | |
| Year | Team | GP | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | New York | 5 | .303 | .550 | – | .4 | 6.2 |
| New York | 5 | .303 | .893 | – | 1.6 | 9.0 | |
| New York | 3 | .200 | 1.000 | .7 | .0 | 1.0 | |
| Career | 13 | .296 | .755 | .7 | .8 | 6.1 | |