| Wally Osterkorn | |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 5 |
| Weight Lb: | 215 |
| Birth Date: | 6 July 1928 |
| Birth Place: | Chicago, Illinois |
| Death Place: | Phoenix, Arizona |
| Nationality: | American |
| High School: | Amundsen (Chicago, Illinois) |
| College: | Illinois (1946–1950) |
| Draft Round: | 2 |
| Draft Pick: | 17 |
| Draft Year: | 1950 |
| Draft Team: | Chicago Stags |
| Career Start: | 1950 |
| Career End: | 1955 |
| Career Number: | 17, 8 |
| Career Position: | Power forward / center |
| Years1: | 1950–1951 |
| Team1: | Saint Paul Lights |
| Years2: | 1951 |
| Team2: | Sheboygan Red Skins |
| Years3: | – |
| Team3: | Syracuse Nationals |
| Highlights: | |
| Stats League: | NBA |
| Stat1label: | Points |
| Stat1value: | 1,436 (7.0 ppg) |
| Stat2label: | Rebounds |
| Stat2value: | 1,218 (6.0 rpg) |
| Stat3label: | Assists |
| Stat3value: | 346 (1.7 apg) |
| Bbr: | osterwa01 |
Walter Raymond Osterkorn (July 6, 1928 - January 11, 2012) was an American professional basketball player.
A 6'5" forward from the University of Illinois, Osterkorn began his pro career with the St. Paul Lights of the National Professional Basketball League during the 1950-51 season. When St. Paul folded 20 games into the season, he was obtained by the Sheboygan Red Skins, who at that time were in their 13th season of operation, the longest-running professional basketball franchise in the nation. Osterkorn played the final 19 games for Sheboygan and helped the Red Skins to a league-best 29-16 record. He was named to the NPBL's second team as a forward after averaging 13 points per game, sixth-best in the league.
Osterkorn then played four seasons (1951–1955) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Syracuse Nationals. He averaged 7.0 points per game and won a league championship in 1955. He died in 2012.[1]
| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951–52 | Syracuse | 66* | 26.1 | .351 | .594 | 6.7 | 1.8 | 7.4 | |
| 1952–53 | Syracuse | 49 | 20.7 | .324 | .631 | 4.4 | 1.2 | 5.6 | |
| 1953–54 | Syracuse | 70 | 30.9 | .346 | .579 | 7.0 | 2.2 | 8.8 | |
| 1954–55† | Syracuse | 19 | 15.1 | .206 | .500 | 3.7 | .9 | 2.9 | |
| Career | 204 | 25.4 | .334 | .592 | 6.0 | 1.7 | 7.0 | ||
| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Syracuse | 7 | 35.6 | .343 | .596 | 8.1 | 2.9 | 10.6 | |
| 1953 | Syracuse | 2 | 21.0 | .444 | .333 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 4.5 | |
| 1954 | Syracuse | 13* | 41.7 | .369 | .556 | 9.6 | 2.8 | 10.8 | |
| 1955† | Syracuse | 11* | 6.8 | .324 | .765 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 3.2 | |
| Career | 33 | 27.5 | .358 | .586 | 6.3 | 2.1 | 7.6 | ||