Tex Ritter (basketball) (original) (raw)

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American basketball player (1924–2004)

Tex Ritter

Personal information
Born (1924-02-26)February 26, 1924Richmond, Kentucky
Died October 15, 2004(2004-10-15) (aged 80)Letcher, Kentucky
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight 185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school Madison (Richmond, Kentucky)
College Eastern Kentucky (1944–1948)
NBA draft 1948: -- round, --
Selected by the New York Knicks
Playing career 1948–1951
Position Guard / forward
Number 23
Career history
1948–1951 New York Knicks
Career BAA/NBA statistics
Points 911 (6.0 ppg)
Rebounds 65 (1.9 rpg)
Assists 145 (1.0 apg)
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference

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]

BAA/NBA career statistics

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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
1949–50 New York 62 .337 .710 – .8 5.2
1950–51 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
1950 New York 5 .303 .893 – 1.6 9.0
1951 New York 3 .200 1.000 .7 .0 1.0
Career 13 .296 .755 .7 .8 6.1
  1. ^ a b c Tex Ritter. basketball-reference.com. Retrieved on January 25, 2013.