Larry Fogle
Personal information | |
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Born | Brooklyn, New York, U.S. | March 19, 1953
Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Cooley (Detroit, Michigan) |
College | |
NBA draft | 1975: 2nd round, 34th overall pick |
Selected by the New York Knicks | |
Position | Guard |
Number | 44 |
Career history | |
1975 | New York Knicks |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Larry Fogle (born March 19, 1953) is a retired American basketball player. He was an American Basketball Association (ABA) and National Basketball Association (NBA) draft pick. He played in two games for the New York Knicks during 1975–1976 before playing for the CBA and starring on the Rochester Zeniths 1977–78 championship team.
Background
[edit]Fogle, born in Brooklyn, New York, played basketball at Cooley High School in Detroit, Michigan. In February 1972, Fogle established a city league single-game scoring record of 73 points (versus Cody High); at season's end, Larry Fogle was named Michigan High School Player of the Year by the Detroit News. Upon graduating from Cooley, Fogle played collegiate basketball for the University of Southwestern Louisiana (now the University of Louisiana at Lafayette) and Canisius College.[1]
A 6' 5" (1.96 m) and 205 lb (93 kg) guard, Fogle was selected as an underclassman in the 1974 ABA draft in the eighth round by the Denver Nuggets after leading the NCAA in individual scoring, averaging 33.4 points per game and 14 rebounds per game in the 1973–74 season.[1] That year Fogle was named an All-American by the United States Basketball Writers Association [2] and the National Association of Basketball Coaches named him a third team All-American.[3] Fogle opted to stay in college and the following year he was drafted in the second round of the 1975 NBA draft by the New York Knicks and in the fifth round of the 1975 ABA Draft by the Spirits of St. Louis.[4]
Fogle played for the Knicks in the 1975-76 NBA season, appearing in two games and scoring two points to go with three rebounds.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b TheDraftReview.com Larry Fogle page
- ^ USBWA All Americans page
- ^ "National Association of Basketball Coaches site". Archived from the original on May 24, 2024. Retrieved May 5, 2009.
- ^ a b "BasketballReference.com Larry Fogle page". Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved December 26, 2008.
External links
[edit]- Larry Fogle NBA statistics, basketballreference.com
- 1953 births
- Living people
- All-American college men's basketball players
- American expatriate basketball people in the Philippines
- American men's basketball players
- Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball players
- Denver Nuggets draft picks
- Jersey Shore Bullets players
- Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball players
- New York Knicks draft picks
- New York Knicks players
- Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball)
- Philippine Basketball Association imports
- Rochester Zeniths players
- Shooting guards
- Spirits of St. Louis draft picks
- Basketball players from Brooklyn
- Basketball players from Detroit
- Cooley High School alumni
- 21st-century African-American sportspeople
- 20th-century African-American sportspeople