Gene Vance
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| Number | 25 |
|---|---|
| Career history | |
| 1947–1949 | Chicago Stags |
| 1949–1952 | Tri-Cities Blackhawks / Milwaukee Hawks |
| Career BAA and NBA statistics | |
Points | 1,437 (8.3 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 103 (2.9 rpg) |
| Assists | 399 (2.3 apg) |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Ellis Eugene Vance (February 25, 1923 – February 16, 2012) was an American professional basketball player. He played in the Basketball Association of America (BAA) and National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Chicago Stags and Tri-Cities Blackhawks / Milwaukee Hawks.
Vance played
University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign from 1967 to 1972.[1]
Vance was married to Grace Hoberg from 1943 until her death from stomach cancer in 1980. Vance later married Janann Duffy and had four children. He died on February 16, 2012, at age 88.[1]
Honors
- 1973, Inducted into the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association's Hall of Fame as a player.[2]
- 2004, Elected to the "Illini Men's Basketball All-Century Team".[3]
- December 18, 2006, The post office in his hometown of Clinton was named the "Gene Vance Post Office" in his honor.
- September 13, 2008 Awarded as one of the thirty-three honored jerseys which hang in the State Farm Center to show regard for being the most decorated basketball players in the University of Illinois' history.
College and professional statistics
University of Illinois
| Season | Games | Points
|
PPG | Big Ten Record |
Overall Record |
Postseason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941–42 | 23 | 98 | 4.2 | 13–2 | 18–05 | Big Ten Champions |
| 1942–43 | 18 | 126 | 7.0 | 12–0 | 17–1 | Big Ten Champions Premo-Porretta National Champions |
| 1946–47 | 20 | 135 | 6.75 | 8–4 | 14–6 | — |
| Totals | 61 | 359 | 5.9 | 33–6 | 49–12 |
BAA/NBA
| Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Games played | MPG | Minutes per game | ||
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage | ||
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | ||
| PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high | ||
Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947–48 | Chicago | 48 | – | .264 | .603 | – | 1.0 | 8.4 |
| 1948–49 | Chicago | 56 | – | .338 | .724 | – | 3.0 | 10.3 |
| 1949–50 | Tri-Cities | 35 | – | .338 | .717 | – | 3.5 | 8.7 |
| 1950–51 | Tri-Cities | 29 | – | .404 | .701 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 4.8 |
| 1951–52 | Milwaukee | 7 | 16.9 | .269 | .643 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 3.3 |
| Career | 175 | 16.9 | .315 | .687 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 8.3 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | Chicago | 5 | – | .258 | .765 | – | .2 | 9.4 |
| 1949 | Chicago | 2 | – | .229 | .833 | – | 3.5 | 10.5 |
| 1950 | Tri-Cities | 3 | – | .226 | .500 | – | 3.0 | 6.3 |
| Career | 10 | – | .242 | .697 | – | 1.7 | 8.7 | |
References
- ^ a b "Gene Vance". The News-Gazette. February 21, 2012. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
- ^ IBCA Hall of Fame
- ^ "Memory Lane: Gene Vance". 20 February 2012. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
External links
- Gene Vance at Find a Grave
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
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