Phil Farbman
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Born | Brooklyn, New York | April 3, 1924
Died | September 15, 1996 | (aged 72)
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
Career information | |
College | Brooklyn (1941–1943) CCNY (1947–1948) |
BAA draft | 1948: undrafted |
Playing career | 1948–1949 |
Position | Forward |
Number | 15, 8 |
Career history | |
1948–1949 | Philadelphia Warriors |
1949 | Boston Celtics |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball Reference |
Philip M. Farbman (April 3, 1924 – September 15, 1996) was an American professional basketball player.
Biography
He was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Polish-Jewish immigrants Harry and Frances Farbman and was Jewish.[1][2] He attended and played basketball at Brooklyn College (1941–43) and City College of New York (1947-48).[1] He entered the US Army in 1943 to fight in World War II.[1]
He was drafted in the first round of the 1948 Draft by the Philadelphia Warriors.[2] He spent one season in the Basketball Association of America (BAA) as a member of the Philadelphia Warriors and Boston Celtics (1948–49).
BAA career statistics
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 |
Regular season
Year | Team | GP | FG% | FT% | APG | PPG |
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1948–49 | Philadelphia | 27 | .341 | .581 | .7 | 3.1 |
1948–49 | Boston | 21 | .269 | .789 | .9 | 3.4 |
Career | 48 | .307 | .679 | .8 | 3.2 |
References
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
Categories:
- 1924 births
- 1996 deaths
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players at the 1947 NCAA Men's Division I Final Four
- Boston Celtics players
- Brooklyn Bulldogs men's basketball players
- CCNY Beavers men's basketball players
- Forwards (basketball)
- Philadelphia Warriors players
- Undrafted National Basketball Association players
- Brooklyn College alumni
- Basketball stubs