Larry Friend

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Larry Friend
Personal information
Born(1935-04-14)April 14, 1935
Los Angeles, California
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College
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Number7
Career history
1957–1958New York Knicks
Career highlights and awards
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Larry Haskell Friend (April 14, 1935 – February 27, 1998) was an American National Basketball Association (NBA) player.

Biography

Friend was born and raised in

Fairfax High School
.

Friend first played college basketball at Los Angeles City College, where he was named an All-American Junior College. He then transferred to the University of California, where he was a three-year starter. He averaged 19.1 points per game his senior season and was also named to the AP All-American third team.[2]

Friend was drafted with the fifth pick in the second round of the

American Basketball League. He appeared in thirty-nine games for the Jets and averaged 11.0 points and 3.7 rebounds per game, while also leading the league in three-point shooting (58–163). Due to financial problems, the Jets folded midway through their first season.[2] Following his playing career, Friend owned an investment business. In 1990 he was inducted into the Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.[4]

He died on February 27, 1998, in Newport, California, of prostate cancer.[5] He is survived by four children, Denise, Russell, Matthew, and Nicholas.

Career statistics

Legend
  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[3]

Regular season

Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1957–58 New York 44 12.9 .327 .659 2.4 1.1 4.0

References

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  2. ^ a b "Friend, Larry". jewsinsports.org. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
  3. ^
    Basketball Reference
    . Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  4. ^ "Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame Home".
  5. ^ "Larry Friend 1998 Deaths". infoplease.com. Retrieved 2 August 2012.