John Barr (basketball)

John Barr
Personal information
Born	August 18, 1918; Shamokin, Pennsylvania
Died	July 1, 2002 (aged 83)
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school	Shamokin (Shamokin, Pennsylvania)
College	Penn State (1938–1941)
Playing career	1945–1949
Position	Forward
Number	8, 13
Career history
As player:
1945–1946	Wilmington Bombers
1946–1947	St. Louis Bombers
1947–1948	Wilkes-Barre Barons
1948–1949	Sunbury Mercuries
As coach:
1948–1949	Sunbury Mercuries
1957–1969	Susquehanna
Career highlights and awards
	Third-team All-American – Converse (1941);
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

John Evans Barr (August 8, 1918 – July 1, 2002) was an American professional basketball player and coach. He played college basketball for the Penn State Nittany Lions.

Barr played for the St. Louis Bombers of the Basketball Association of America (BAA) for 58 games during the 1946–47 season. He was player-coach for the Sunbury Mercuries of the Eastern Professional Basketball League (EPBL) during the 1948–49 season.^[1] He led the Mercuries to a 9–21 record during his only season as head coach of the team.^[2]

Barr served as head coach of the Susquehanna River Hawks men's basketball team from 1957 to 1969, compiling a 107–115 record.^[3]

He is credited for having the first buzzer-beating game winner in the history of the league that is now the NBA.

BAA career statistics[edit]

Legend
GP	Games played
FG%	Field-goal percentage
FT%	Free-throw percentage
APG	Assists per game
PPG	Points per game

Regular season[edit]

Year	Team	GP	FG%	FT%	APG	PPG
1946–47	St. Louis	58	.283	.595	.9	5.1
Career		58	.283	.595	.9	5.1

References[edit]

^ "S.U. Cagers Face 19 Game Schedule". The Daily Item. 28 November 1959. p. 9. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
^ "John Barr minor league basketball coaching statistics". Stats Crew. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
^ "John Barr resigns after long career as Susquehanna basketball, golf coach". The Selinsgrove Times-Tribune. March 6, 1969. Retrieved September 10, 2017.

External links[edit]

Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com

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[1] "S.U. Cagers Face 19 Game Schedule". The Daily Item. 28 November 1959. p. 9. Retrieved 12 November 2020.

[2] "John Barr minor league basketball coaching statistics". Stats Crew. Retrieved December 4, 2021.

[3] "John Barr resigns after long career as Susquehanna basketball, golf coach". The Selinsgrove Times-Tribune. March 6, 1969. Retrieved September 10, 2017.

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