Jack Garfinkel
Rochester Royals | |
| 1946–1949 | Boston Celtics |
|---|---|
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
| Career BAA statistics | |
Points | 476 |
| Rebounds | Not tracked |
| Assists | 134 |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Jack "Dutch" Garfinkel (June 13, 1918 – August 14, 2013) was an American basketball player.
Garfinkel attended
St. John's University to play for future Hall of Fame coach Joe Lapchick. In 1941, he won the Haggerty Award
, given to the top player in the New York City metropolitan area.
After his college career was over, Garfinkel served in the
Rochester Royals of the National Basketball League (NBL), and finally settled in with the Boston Celtics of the Basketball Association of America (BAA), where he was a member of the franchise's first team in 1946–47.[1] Garfinkel lasted three seasons with the Celtics, but his career ended prior to the NBL/BAA merger that formed the National Basketball Association in 1949.[2]
After his playing days were over, Garfinkel became a basketball coach and official. He died on August 14, 2013.[3] He was the last surviving player of the inaugural Celtics team. He also taught in the New York City Public School George Gershwin J.H.S.
BAA career statistics
| Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Games played | FG% | Field-goal percentage | ||
| FT% | Free-throw percentage | APG | Assists per game | ||
| PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high | ||
Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | FG% | FT% | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946–47 | Boston | 40 | .266 | .607 | 1.5 | 4.5 |
| 1947–48 | Boston | 43 | .300 | .761 | 1.4 | 6.1 |
| 1948–49 | Boston | 9 | .171 | .714 | 1.9 | 3.8 |
| Career | 92 | .275 | .705 | 1.5 | 5.2 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | FG% | FT% | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | Boston | 3 | .304 | .800 | 2.3 | 7.3 |
| Career | 3 | .304 | .800 | 2.3 | 7.3 | |
See also
References
- ^ Jewish Sports HOF profile, accessed November 1, 2010
- ^ NBA statistics, accessed November 1, 2010
- New York Times. August 15, 2013. Retrieved August 15, 2013.
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