Wally Osterkorn
Osterkorn in 1948
Personal information
Born(1928-07-06)July 6, 1928
Chicago, Illinois
DiedJanuary 11, 2012(2012-01-11) (aged 83)
Phoenix, Arizona
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High schoolAmundsen (Chicago, Illinois)
CollegeIllinois (1946–1950)
NBA draft1950: 2nd round, 17th overall pick
Selected by the Chicago Stags
Playing career1950–1955
PositionPower forward / center
Number17, 8
Career history
1950–1951Saint Paul Lights
1951Sheboygan Red Skins
1951–1955Syracuse Nationals
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points1,436 (7.0 ppg)
Rebounds1,218 (6.0 rpg)
Assists346 (1.7 apg)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Walter Raymond Osterkorn (July 6, 1928 – January 11, 2012) was an American professional basketball player.

A 6'5" forward from the University of Illinois, Osterkorn began his pro career with the St. Paul Lights of the National Professional Basketball League during the 1950-51 season. When St. Paul folded 20 games into the season, he was obtained by the Sheboygan Red Skins, who at that time were in their 13th season of operation, the longest-running professional basketball franchise in the nation. Osterkorn played the final 19 games for Sheboygan and helped the Red Skins to a league-best 29-16 record. He was named to the NPBL's second team as a forward after averaging 13 points per game, sixth-best in the league.

Osterkorn then played four seasons (1951–1955) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Syracuse Nationals. He averaged 7.0 points per game and won a league championship in 1955. He died in 2012.[1]

Career statistics

Legend
  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
 †  Won an NBA championship *  Led the league

NBA

Source[2][3]

Regular season

Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1951–52 Syracuse 66* 26.1 .351 .594 6.7 1.8 7.4
1952–53 Syracuse 49 20.7 .324 .631 4.4 1.2 5.6
1953–54 Syracuse 70 30.9 .346 .579 7.0 2.2 8.8
1954–55† Syracuse 19 15.1 .206 .500 3.7 .9 2.9
Career 204 25.4 .334 .592 6.0 1.7 7.0

Playoffs

Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1952 Syracuse 7 35.6 .343 .596 8.1 2.9 10.6
1953 Syracuse 2 21.0 .444 .333 2.0 1.0 4.5
1954 Syracuse 13* 41.7 .369 .556 9.6 2.8 10.8
1955† Syracuse 11* 6.8 .324 .765 1.9 1.0 3.2
Career 33 27.5 .358 .586 6.3 2.1 7.6

References

  1. ↑ Walter R. Osterkorn. Retrieved on January 20, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Wally Osterkorn NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  3. ↑ "Wally Osterkorn NBA stats". Statmuse. Retrieved 4 August 2023.


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