Gary Alcorn
Roosevelt (Fresno, California) | |
| College |
|
|---|---|
| NBA draft | 1959: 3rd round, 16th overall pick |
| Selected by the Detroit Pistons | |
| Playing career | 1959–1960 |
| Position | Center |
| Number | 16, 24 |
| Career history | |
| 1959–1960 | Detroit Pistons |
| 1960 | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
| Career statistics | |
Points | 261 (3.3 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 329 (4.2 rpg) |
| Assists | 24 (0.3 apg) |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Gary R. Alcorn (October 8, 1936 – November 29, 2006) was an American professional basketball player. He played parts of two seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Detroit Pistons and Los Angeles Lakers from 1959 to 1960.
Early life
Alcorn was born and raised on a small farm in
Theodore Roosevelt High School in Fresno, California, and led the basketball team to a North Yosemite League title during his senior year.[1]
Playing career
Alcorn started his
West Coast Athletic Conference (WCAC) where his 333 points during the 1956–57 season surpassed a league record that was set by Bill Russell the previous season.[2] Alcorn led the Bulldogs in scoring and rebounds all three seasons he played.[3] He was selected to the All-WCAC first team in 1957.[2]
Alcorn was selected by the
Minneapolis Lakers as the 83rd overall pick in the 1958 NBA draft and the Detroit Pistons as the 18th overall pick in the 1959 NBA draft. He played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Pistons during his rookie season in 1959–60. Alcorn signed as a free agent with the Lakers on October 24, 1960,[4]
and appeared in 20 games before he was waived on December 15, 1960.
Alcorn was inducted into the Fresno County Athletic Hall of Fame in 1982.[1]
Post-playing career
Alcorn entered the
sporting goods business in 1955 when he was hired as a salesman for Hanoian's Sporting Goods,[5] where he later became manager of the fishing department.[1] He opened his own Fresno store, Alcorn's Sporting Goods, which he owned from the late-1980s until 1998.[5] Alcorn helped to establish the organization Kokanee Power that helped to introduce popular game fish to lakes and reservoirs in central California.[1]
Personal life
Alcorn died on November 29, 2006, at the age of 70.[5]
Alcorn's grandson, Cade, played college basketball for the Montana State Billings Yellowjackets.[6]
Career statistics
| 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 |
NBA
Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959–60 | Detroit | 58 | 11.6 | .292 | .571 | 4.8 | .4 | 4.0 |
| 1960–61 | L.A. Lakers | 20 | 8.7 | .300 | .785 | 2.5 | .1 | 1.6 |
| Career | 78 | 10.8 | .293 | .598 | 4.2 | .3 | 3.3 | |
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Alcorn, Gary". Fresno Athletic Hall of Fame. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
- ^ a b Bass, Dick (March 15, 1957). "Fresno Leaves CBA With Bang" (PDF). The Pacific Weekly. p. 6. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
- ^ "Gary Alcorn". College Hoopedia. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
- ISBN 0786493348. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
- ^ a b c "OBITUARY: GARY ALCORN". Sporting Goods Intelligence. December 2006. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
- ^ "SAAC Spotlight: Montana State Billings' Cade Alcorn". Great Northwest Athletic Conference. July 22, 2016. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com