American basketball player
Personal information | |
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Born | (1925-01-30)January 30, 1925 |
Died | December 4, 1983(1983-12-04) (aged 58) |
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | De La Salle Institute (Chicago, Illinois) |
College | Loyola Chicago (1945β1949) |
BAA draft | 1949: 1st round, 9th overall pick |
Selected by, the: Chicago Stags | |
Playing career | 1949β1953 |
Position | Power forward |
Number | 12, "15," 12 |
Career history | |
1949 | Tri-Cities Blackhawks |
1949β1953 | Fort Wayne Pistons |
1953 | Baltimore Bullets |
Career NBA statistics | |
Points | 2,057 (7.6 ppg) |
Rebounds | 1,286 (6.3 rpg) |
Assists | 667 (2.5 apg) |
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John Edward Kerris (January 30, 1925 β December 4, 1983) was an American professional basketball player. Kerris played college basketball for Loyola of Chicago and was theββninth overall pick in the 1949 BAA draft by the Chicago Stags. He played for the Tri-Cities Blackhawks, Fort Wayne Pistons and Baltimore Bullets in his four-year career.
Career statisticsβ»
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 |
NBAβ»
Source
Regular seasonβ»
Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1949β50 | Tri-Cities | 4 | – | .308 | .833 | – | 2.0 | 6.5 |
1949β50 | Fort Wayne | 64 | – | .327 | .641 | – | 1.7 | 7.1 |
1950β51 | Fort Wayne | 68 | – | .370 | .681 | 7.0 | 2.7 | 10.5 |
1951β52 | Fort Wayne | 66* | 32.5 | .388 | .668 | 7.8 | 3.2 | 8.9 |
1952β53 | Fort Wayne | 52 | 18.9 | .330 | .616 | 4.0 | 2.1 | 3.4 |
1952β53 | Baltimore | 17 | 26.0 | .442 | .659 | 5.2 | 2.8 | 5.6 |
Career | 271 | 26.5 | .363 | .662 | 6.3 | 2.5 | 7.6 |
Playoffsβ»
Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1950 | Fort Wayne | 4 | – | .400 | .591 | – | 1.3 | 9.3 |
1951 | Fort Wayne | 3 | – | .346 | .500 | 6.7 | 3.3 | 7.7 |
1952 | Fort Wayne | 2 | 31.5 | .350 | .550 | 9.0 | 4.5 | 12.5 |
1953 | Baltimore Bullets | 2 | 15.5 | .200 | 1.000 | 1.0 | .5 | 3.5 |
Career | 11 | 23.5 | .349 | .582 | 5.7 | 2.2 | 8.4 |
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Jack Kerris". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
External linksβ»
- Stats @ Basketball-reference.com
- Jack Kerris at LoyolaRamblers.com