Stanley Stutz
Personal information | |
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Born | April 14, 1920 Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Died | October 28, 1975 New Rochelle, New York, U.S. | (aged 55)
Listed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
Listed weight | 170 lb (77 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Classical (Worcester, Massachusetts) |
College | Rhode Island (1938–1942) |
Playing career | 1943–1949 |
Position | Guard / forward |
Number | 7, 5 |
Career history | |
1943–1944 | New York Americans |
1944–1946 | Baltimore Bullets |
1946–1948 | New York Knicks |
1948–1949 | Baltimore Bullets |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com |
Stanley Stutz (born Stanley John Modzelewski; April 14, 1920 – October 28, 1975[1]) was an American professional basketball player.
Stutz, a 5'10" guard-forward from Worcester, Massachusetts, attended the University of Rhode Island where he led the NCAA in scoring three consecutive years from 1940–1942. Stutz then played three seasons (1946–1949) in the Basketball Association of America as a member of the New York Knicks and Baltimore Bullets. He averaged 7.1 points per game in his BAA career.[2]
Stutz later coached the Washington Tapers of the American Basketball League.[3] Stutz quit playing in 1949, but in 1950 returned to the court as a referee in the NBA, staying until 1959. He went into the corporate world, becoming a vice-president at Tucl Cellophane Tape in New York City.
BAA career statistics
[edit]Legend | |||||
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GP | Games played | FG% | Field-goal percentage | ||
FT% | Free-throw percentage | APG | Assists per game | ||
PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Regular season
[edit]Year | Team | GP | FG% | FT% | APG | PPG |
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1946–47 | New York | 60 | .268 | .782 | .8 | 8.0 |
1947–48 | New York | 47 | .218 | .837 | 1.2 | 7.0 |
1948–49 | Baltimore | 59 | .281 | .824 | 1.4 | 6.3 |
Career | 166 | .256 | .813 | 1.1 | 7.1 |
Playoffs
[edit]Year | Team | GP | FG% | FT% | APG | PPG |
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1947 | New York | 5 | .277 | .875 | 1.4 | 16.8 |
1948 | New York | 3 | .273 | .818 | .3 | 5.0 |
1949 | Baltimore | 3 | .200 | .500 | .0 | 1.7 |
Career | 11 | .274 | .816 | .7 | 9.5 |
References
[edit]- ^ David L. Porter. Basketball: A Biographical Dictionary. Greenwood, 2005. 461.
- ^ Stan Stutz. basketball-reference.com
- ^ Association for Professional Basketball Research American Basketball League page
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
- 1920 births
- 1975 deaths
- All-American college men's basketball players
- American Basketball League (1925–1955) players
- American Basketball League (1961–62) coaches
- American men's basketball players
- Baltimore Bullets (1944–1954) players
- Basketball players from Worcester, Massachusetts
- High school basketball coaches in the United States
- NBA referees
- New York Knicks players
- Rhode Island Rams baseball players
- Rhode Island Rams men's basketball players
- Forwards (basketball)
- Guards (basketball)
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- American basketball biography, 1920s birth stubs