Joe Holup
Personal information | ||
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Born | Syracuse Nationals | February 26, 1934|
1957–1959 | Detroit Pistons | |
1959–1960 | Williamsport Billies | |
1960–1961 | Baltimore Bullets | |
1961–1963 | Wilkes-Barre Barons | |
As coach: | ||
1960 | Williamsport Billies | |
Career highlights and awards | ||
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Career Points | 1,347 (7.0 ppg) | |
Rebounds | 852 (4.4 rpg) | |
Assists | 193 (1.0 apg) | |
Stats at NBA.com | ||
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | ||
Joseph J. Holup (February 26, 1934 – January 28, 1998) was an American
Eastern Professional Basketball League
.
College career
A 6'6' forward, Holup starred at
NCAA in rebounds per game (25.6) during the 1955–56 season.[2] Holup held George Washington's record for most career points until 2003, when he was surpassed by Chris Monroe.[3] He ranks second among NCAA Division I rebounding leaders
with his 2,030 career rebounds.
Professional career
After college, Holup was selected with the fifth overall pick of the
Eastern Professional Basketball League.[5] He spent the 1959–1960 season with the Williamssport Billies where he averaged 12.4 points and 6.9 rebounds. He was named the Billies acting head coach for the remainder of the season in February 1960 after head coach Bobby Sand was injured in an automobile accident.[6][7] He started the following season with the Baltimore Bullets before being obtain by the Wilkes-Barre Barons in a cash deal in January 1961.[8]
Death
Holup died in Rexford, New York in 1998.[1]
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
Source[4]
Regular season
Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1956–57 | Syracuse | 71 | 18.1 | .329 | .806 | 3.9 | 1.2 | 7.4 |
1957–58 | Syracuse | 16 | 8.3 | .246 | .696 | 1.4 | .8 | 2.8 |
1957–58 | Detroit | 37 | 16.4 | .348 | .775 | 5.4 | .6 | 5.6 |
1958–59 | Detroit | 68 | 22.1 | .360 | .760 | 5.2 | 1.1 | 8.4 |
Career | 192 | 18.4 | .342 | .781 | 4.4 | 1.0 | 7.0 |
Playoffs
Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1957 | Syracuse | 5 | 17.6 | .214 | .667 | 4.0 | .2 | 4.0 |
1958 | Detroit | 7 | 19.1 | .349 | .750 | 5.1 | .4 | 6.0 |
1959 | Detroit | 3 | 12.0 | .214 | .857 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
Career | 15 | 17.2 | .282 | .743 | 4.3 | .5 | 4.9 |
See also
- List of NCAA Division I men's basketball players with 2000 points and 1000 rebounds
- List of NCAA Division I men's basketball career free throw scoring leaders
- List of NCAA Division I men's basketball season rebounding leaders
- List of NCAA Division I men's basketball career rebounding leaders
References
- ^ a b "Obituary". Washington Post. January 29, 1998. C02.
- ^ ESPN Sports Almanac 2008. ESPN Books, 2007. 334.
- ^ Sam Doku. "Chris Monroe Breaks G.W's 47-Year Old Record". Washington Informer. March 19, 2003. 24.
- ^ Basketball Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
- ^ Pape, Doug (30 January 1998). "Holup was pride of Valley". Times Leader. p. 2B. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ^ "Holup named Billies coach". The Morning Call. 20 February 1960. p. 14. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ^ "Joe named acting coach of Billies for rest of season". Williamsport Sun-Gazette. 18 February 1960. p. 15. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- Wilkes-Barre Times Leader. 28 January 1961. p. 13. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
External links
- NBA statistics at Basketball Reference
- EPBL statistics at statscrew.com
- College statistics at Sports Reference