Billy Joe Adcock

Not to be confused with Joe Adcock.
Billy Joe Adcock
Personal information
BornEvansville, Indiana, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Career information
High schoolWest (Nashville, Tennessee)
CollegeVanderbilt (1947–1950)
NBA draft1950: 8th round, 88th overall pick
Selected by the Fort Wayne Pistons
PositionForward / guard
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Billy Joe Adcock was a basketball player for the Vanderbilt Commodores. A prominent forward,[1] he was the first player to be awarded a basketball scholarship by the school.[2][3] He was also the school's first All-American basketball selection, by the Sporting News in 1950.[4] Adcock retired as Vanderbilt's all-time leading scorer.[5] He attended West High School in Nashville, where he was a three-year letterman in football and baseball as well as basketball.[6]

Early years

Adcock was born in Evansville, Indiana, but his family soon moved to Jackson, Tennessee.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Billy Joe Adcock Of Vanderbilt Is Leading Scorers". Times Daily. February 9, 1949.
  2. ^ a b Bill Traughber (October 16, 2012). Vanderbilt Basketball: Tales of Commodore Hardwood History. ISBN 9781614237242.
  3. ^ Huggins, Harold (February 9, 2011). "Extra efforts paid off in Hall of Fame career for former Vanderbilt great". Nashville City Paper. Archived from the original on October 3, 2015. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
  4. ^ "2013-14 Vanderbilt Men's Basketball Fact Book by Vanderbilt Commodores". ISSUU. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
  5. ^ "Retired Monsanto leader recalls years as Vanderbilt basketball standout". engineering.vanderbilt.edu. Vanderbilt School of Engineering. March 25, 2014. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
  6. ^ "Adcock, Billy Joe « Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame". Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved October 2, 2015.