Nick Mantis
Personal information | |
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Born | East Chicago, Indiana | December 7, 1935
Died | August 13, 2017 Schererville, Indiana | (aged 81)
Nationality | American / Greek |
Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Washington (East Chicago, Indiana) |
College | Northwestern (1956–1959) |
NBA draft | 1959: 5th round, 37th overall pick |
Selected by the St. Louis Hawks | |
Playing career | 1960–1964 |
Position | Shooting guard |
Number | 16, 11, 23 |
Career history | |
1960 | Minneapolis Lakers |
1961–1962 | Kansas City Steers |
1962 | St. Louis Hawks |
1962–1963 | Chicago Zephyrs |
1962–1964 | Grand Rapids Tackers |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Career NBA statistics | |
Points | 236 |
Rebounds | 91 |
Assists | 92 |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Nicholas Mantis (December 7, 1935 – August 13, 2017) was an American-Greek professional basketball player.[1]
College career
After having a standout career as a high school player at East Chicago Washington High, while playing for head coach Johnny Baratto; Mantis enjoyed a stellar collegiate career at Northwestern, where he led the Wildcats in field goal percentage as a senior. That season (1958–59), he served as team captain, and led them to their best finish in the Big Ten - a tie for 2nd with an 8-6 conference record, 15-7 overall. The Wildcats won nine of their first ten games, dropping a stunner to #5 ranked North Carolina in the University of Louisville-hosted 'Bluegrass Festival Tournament.' The Wildcats spent seven consecutive weeks on the AP Poll, and knocked off the Jerry West-led West Virginia Mountaineers.[2]
Professional career
Mantis was selected in the 1959 NBA Draft, by the St. Louis Hawks, after a collegiate career at Northwestern University.[1] He played for the Hawks, Minneapolis Lakers, and Chicago Zephyrs, during a two-year NBA career.[1] Mantis also played in the American Basketball League in the 1961–62 season, and in the Midwest Professional Basketball League, earning league MVP and first-team all-league honors, in the 1963–64 season.[3]
Death
Mantis died on August 13, 2017, at the age of 81.[4]
References
- ^ a b c Nick Mantis. basketball-reference.com. Retrieved on May 16, 2013.
- ^ http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/nw/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2012-13/misc_non_event/1213MBBYearbook.pdf
- ^ Midwest Professional Basketball League History. Retrieved on February 7, 2016.
- ^ Hutton, Mike (August 14, 2017). "Nick Mantis, a man among boys in basketball at East Chicago Washington, dies". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
External links
- 1935 births
- 2017 deaths
- American men's basketball players
- American people of Greek descent
- Basketball players from Indiana
- Chicago Zephyrs players
- Greek men's basketball players
- Kansas City Steers players
- Minneapolis Lakers players
- Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball players
- Shooting guards
- St. Louis Hawks draft picks
- St. Louis Hawks players
- American basketball biography, 1930s birth stubs