Norm Grekin

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Norm Grekin
Personal information
Born(1930-06-22)June 22, 1930
Philadelphia Warriors
1953–1954Pottsville Bolognas
1954–1955Sunbury Mercuries
Career highlights and awards
  • NIT champion (1952)
  • NIT co-MVP (1952)
Career NBA statistics
Games played1
Personal fouls1
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Norman Grekin (June 22, 1930 – September 29, 1981) was an American professional

Philadelphia Warriors in the National Basketball Association (NBA).[1]

Grekin was born in 1930 in Philadelphia.[1] He started playing basketball at the age of 14. After attending West Philadelphia High School, he went on to star at La Salle College from 1950 to 1953.[2] Grekin led the Explorers to the 1952 National Invitation Tournament championship and was named co-Most Valuable Player with his teammate, Tom Gola.[3] It was the first time the honor was shared.[4] In 1953, Grekin received honorable mention in All-American voting from Newspaper Enterprise Association and United Press International.[5][6] He left La Salle as the second-leading scorer in the school's history.[7] He was inducted into the La Salle Hall of Athletes in 1967.[8]

Grekin was selected in the

Eastern Professional Basketball League for the Pottsville Bolognas and the Sunbury Mercuries.[12][13]

Grekin died on September 29, 1981, at Bryn Mawr Hospital in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. He was 51.[2]

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[1]

Regular season

Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1953–54 Philadelphia 1 1.0 – – .0 .0 .0

References

  1. ^
    Basketball Reference
    . Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  2. ^
    Philadelphia Inquirer. 1 October 1981. p. 8-C. Retrieved March 15, 2022. Open access icon
  3. Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  6. Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  7. Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  8. Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  9. Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  10. Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  11. Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  12. Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  13. Newspapers.com. Open access icon

External links
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