Forest Able
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Born | July 27, 1932 |
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Fairdale (Fairdale, Kentucky) |
College | Western Kentucky (1953–1956) |
NBA draft | 1956: 3rd round, 20th overall pick |
Selected by the Syracuse Nationals | |
Playing career | 1956–1957 |
Position | Guard |
Number | 6 |
Career history | |
1956–1957 | Syracuse Nationals |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball Reference |
Forest Edward "Frosty" Able (born July 27, 1932) is a retired American basketball player.
A 6'3" (1.90 m) guard, Able attended Fairdale High School in Louisville before starring at Western Kentucky University in the early 1950s, where he tallied 1,221 career points. Afterwards, he had a brief stint with the Syracuse Nationals, who selected him in the 1956 NBA draft. Forest is a member of the Western Kentucky University Hall of Fame.
NBA career statistics
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Regular season
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1956–57 | Syracuse | 1 | - | 1.0 | .000 | - | .000 | 1.0 | 1.0 | - | - | 0.0 |
Career | 1 | - | 1.0 | .000 | - | .000 | 1.0 | 1.0 | - | - | 0.0 |
External links
- NBA stats @ basketballreference.com
- WKU HOF List
- Draft Review- College Stats
Categories:
- 1932 births
- Living people
- Basketball players from Kentucky
- Point guards
- Shooting guards
- Syracuse Nationals draft picks
- Syracuse Nationals players
- Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball players
- Sportspeople from Louisville, Kentucky
- Fairdale High School alumni
- American basketball biography, 1930s birth stubs
- Louisville, Kentucky stubs