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Bob Kinney
Kinney in 1948
Personal information
Born(1920-09-16)September 16, 1920
Bexar County, Texas
DiedSeptember 2, 1985(1985-09-02) (aged 64)
Asheville, North Carolina
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High schoolJefferson (San Antonio, Texas)
CollegeRice (1939–1942)
Playing career1945–1951
PositionCenter / Forward
Number32, 22
Career history
1945–1949Fort Wayne Pistons
1949–1950Boston Celtics
1950–1951Anderson Packers
Career highlights and awards
Career BAA/NBA statistics
Points1,125
ReboundsNot tracked
Assists177
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference

Robert Paul Kinney (September 16, 1920 – September 2, 1985) was an American professional basketball player in the Basketball Association of America (BAA), National Basketball Association (NBA) and National Professional Basketball League (NPBL).[1][2] Besides Bob, his nicknames included Hi-Pocket and Bat-em Bob.[1] Kinney, who attended high school in San Antonio, Texas, went to college at Rice University where he was a standout on the basketball team in 1940–41 and 1941–42.

During his career at Rice, Kinney, who was an imposing 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m), 215 pounds (98 kg) center and forward, was a two-time consensus All-American. He was a Second Team selection in 1941 and a First Team All-American in 1942. He joined the Fort Wayne Pistons of the National Basketball League (a precursor to the NBA) in 1945.[3] On January 30, 1949, he was sold by the Pistons to the Boston Celtics and finished out the year with them.[1] At the conclusion of the season, the BAA merged with some of the teams from the NBL to form the NBA. Kinney was retained for the 1949–50 season, which was the NBA's first, and therefore the Celtics' first in the league.[1] In 60 games that year, Kinney scored 667 points (11.1 ppg).[1] Kinney's NBA career ended after that season, but he played for the Anderson Packers of the NPBL in 1950–51.[2] In 23 games, he averaged 12.4 points.[2] On November 19, 1950, he tied a Packers franchise record with 28 points in a 73–81 loss to the Louisville Alumnites.[4]

BAA/NBA career statistics

Legend
  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
1948–49 Fort Wayne 37 .317 .573 1.4 6.9
1948–49 Boston 21 .335 .593 1.2 9.7
1949–50 Boston 60 .375 .628 1.7 11.1
Career 118 .353 .608 1.5 9.5

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Bob Kinney". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2010. Retrieved September 16, 2010.
  2. ^ a b c "1950–51 National Professional Basketball League". APBR.org. The Association for Professional Basketball Research. 2010. Retrieved September 16, 2010.
  3. ^ Official NBA Encyclopedia. Doubleday, 2000. pg. 592.
  4. ^ Luchter, Paul S. (June 7, 2010). "Single-Game Scoring Record Holders for U.S. Professional Basketball Franchises". luckyshow.org. Retrieved September 16, 2010.
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