Gene Berce
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Born | November 22, 1926 |
Died | November 17, 2018 | (aged 91)
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
Listed weight | 175 lb (79 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Marquette University HS (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) |
College | |
NBA draft | 1948: — round, — |
Selected by the New York Knicks | |
Playing career | 1948–1951 |
Position | Guard / Small forward |
Career history | |
1948–1949 | Oshkosh All-Stars |
1949–1950 | Tri-Cities Blackhawks |
1950–1951 | Saint Paul Lights |
1951 | Kansas City Hi-Spots |
Career NBA statistics | |
Points | 10 |
Games played | 3 |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com |
Eugene Daniel Berce (November 22, 1926 – November 17, 2018)[1] was an American basketball player. He played collegiately for the Cornell Big Red and what are now the Marquette Golden Eagles.
He was selected by the New York Knicks in the 1948 BAA draft. He played for the Tri-Cities Blackhawks (1949–50) in the NBA for 3 games. He was the first Marquette player to score 1,000 career points, and is in the Marquette Hall of Fame.
Berce died on November 17, 2018 at age 91.[1]
References
- ^ a b Steele, Ben (November 23, 2018). "Ex-Marquette basketball great Gene Berce has died at age 91". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
Categories:
- 1926 births
- 2018 deaths
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players from Wisconsin
- Cornell Big Red men's basketball players
- Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball players
- New York Knicks draft picks
- Oshkosh All-Stars players
- Sportspeople from Milwaukee
- Tri-Cities Blackhawks players
- Small forwards
- Guards (basketball)
- American basketball biography, 1920s birth stubs