Larry Friend
Personal information | |
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Born | Los Angeles, California ) | April 14, 1935
College |
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Number | 7 |
Career history | |
1957–1958 | New York Knicks |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
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
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 |
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1957–58 | New York | 44 | 12.9 | .327 | .659 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 4.0 |
References
- ISBN 9780881259698.
- ^ a b "Friend, Larry". jewsinsports.org. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
- ^ Basketball Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
- ^ "Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame Home".
- ^ "Larry Friend 1998 Deaths". infoplease.com. Retrieved 2 August 2012.