George Senesky
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Philadelphia Warriors | |
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1955–1958 | Philadelphia Warriors |
Career highlights and awards | |
As player:
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Career NBA playing statistics | |
Points | 3,455 (7.2 ppg) |
Rebounds | 878 (3.5 rpg) |
Assists | 1,553 (3.2 apg) |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Career coaching record | |
NBA | 119–97 (.551) |
George Lawrence Senesky (April 4, 1922 – June 25, 2001) was an American professional
Professional career
A Pennsylvania native, Senesky played for the St. Joseph Hawks from 1940 to 1943. In his final year, he averaged 23.4 points a game scoring 515 total points in 22 games of that season, a school record. Seven years later, his brother Paul broke the record. He was the unofficial
Coaching career
Two seasons after retiring from the Warriors, Senesky returned to coach the team. Like the man he had replaced, Senesky won a title in his first year. In his first year, he coached them to a 45–27 record, finishing 1st in the Eastern Division. The Warriors beat the defending champion Syracuse Nationals in five games to advance to their first NBA Finals since 1948. In the Finals, the Warriors beat the Fort Wayne Pistons in five games to win their first championship in nine years.
In his second year, he led them to a 37–35 record, finishing three games behind the eventual champion Boston Celtics in the Division. The Warriors were swept in two games by the Syracuse Nationals.
In his third (and final) year, they finished with the same record and place in the division. They beat Syracuse in three games to advance to the Division Finals, but they lost to the Celtics in five games.
Death
Senesky died of cancer on June 25, 2001, at the age of 79.[1]
BAA/NBA 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 |
† | Won an NBA championship |
Regular season
Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
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1946–47† | Philadelphia | 58 | – | .267 | .661 | – | .6 | 6.3 |
1947–48 | Philadelphia | 47 | – | .277 | .667 | – | 1.1 | 8.8 |
1948–49 | Philadelphia | 60 | – | .267 | .730 | – | 3.9 | 6.5 |
1949–50 | Philadelphia | 68 | – | .320 | .704 | – | 3.9 | 9.0 |
1950–51 | Philadelphia | 65 | – | .354 | .761 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 10.4 |
1951–52 | Philadelphia | 57 | 33.8 | .361 | .753 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 8.3 |
1952–53 | Philadelphia | 69 | 33.9 | .330 | .637 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 6.0 |
1953–54 | Philadelphia | 58 | 13.3 | .345 | .547 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.9 |
Career | 482 | 27.3 | .313 | .702 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 7.2 |
Playoffs
Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
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1947† | Philadelphia | 10 | – | .317 | .808 | – | .8 | 10.9 |
1948 | Philadelphia | 13 | – | .314 | .644 | – | .8 | 9.9 |
1949 | Philadelphia | 2 | – | .136 | .750 | – | 2.0 | 6.0 |
1950 | Philadelphia | 2 | – | .375 | .500 | – | 1.5 | 7.0 |
1951 | Philadelphia | 2 | – | .182 | .778 | 3.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 |
1952 | Philadelphia | 3 | 40.0 | .545 | .636 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 14.3 |
Career | 32 | 40.0 | .320 | .699 | 3.8 | 1.6 | 10.1 |
References
- Richard Goldstein (29 June 2001). "George Senesky, 79, All-American Who Played in the N.B.A.". The New York Times. p. B 7. Archivedfrom the original on September 13, 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2021.