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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 25, 1924 |
| Died | December 8, 2003 (aged 79) Irvine, California, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Listed weight | 170 lb (77 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | West Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| College | Temple (1942–1943, 1946–1949) |
| NBA draft | 1949: 3rd round |
| Drafted by | Philadelphia Warriors |
| Playing career | 1949–1953 |
| Position | Point guard |
| Number | 5 |
| Career history | |
| 1949–1953 | Philadelphia Warriors |
| Career statistics | |
| Points | 1,052 (4.6 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 405 (2.4 rpg) |
| Assists | 488 (2.1 apg) |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Nelson S. "Nitzy" Bobb (February 25, 1924 – December 8, 2003) was an American basketball player.
Early life
[edit]Born and raised in Philadelphia, he played collegiately for hometown Temple University.
NBA career
[edit]He was selected by the Philadelphia Warriors in the 1949 BAA draft and the Syracuse Nationals in the 1949 NBL draft.
He played for the Warriors (1949–53) in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for 227 games.
Halls of Fame
[edit]Bobb is an inductee of the Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame[1]
Death
[edit]Bobb died December 8, 2003 in Irvine, California at the age of 79.[2]
Career statistics
[edit]| 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
[edit]Source[3]
Regular season
[edit]| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949–50 | Philadelphia | 57 | – | .323 | .626 | – | .8 | 4.2 |
| 1950–51 | Philadelphia | 53 | – | .329 | .557 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 2.8 |
| 1951–52 | Philadelphia | 62 | 19.2 | .359 | .593 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 5.1 |
| 1952–53 | Philadelphia | 55 | 23.4 | .374 | .648 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 6.2 |
| Career | 227 | 21.2 | .350 | .612 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 4.6 | |
Playoffs
[edit]| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Philadelphia | 2 | – | .333 | – | – | .5 | 1.0 |
| 1951 | Philadelphia | 1 | – | – | – | .0 | 2.0 | .0 |
| 1952 | Philadelphia | 3 | 9.7 | .333 | .400 | .7 | .3 | 1.3 |
| Career | 6 | 9.7 | .333 | .400 | .5 | .7 | 1.0 | |
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Career statistics from NBA.com · Basketball Reference
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Categories:
- 1924 births
- 2003 deaths
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players from Philadelphia
- Deaths from cancer in California
- Philadelphia Warriors draft picks
- Philadelphia Warriors players
- Point guards
- Temple Owls men's basketball players
- American basketball biography, 1920s birth stubs