Cliff Barker

Cliff Barker
Personal information
Born(1921-01-15)January 15, 1921
Yorktown, Indiana, U.S.
DiedMarch 17, 1998(1998-03-17) (aged 77)
Satsuma, Florida, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High schoolYorktown (Yorktown, Indiana)
CollegeKentucky (1946–1949)
NBA draft1949: 5th round, 52nd overall pick
Selected by the Washington Capitols
Playing career1949–1952
PositionGuard
Number10
Career history
1949–1952Indianapolis Olympians
Career highlights and awards
Career statistics
Points557
Rebounds181
Assists294
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1948 London Team competition

Clifford "Cliff" Eugene Barker (January 15, 1921 – March 17, 1998) was an American basketball player who won the gold medal with the USA national basketball team at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London[1][2] and two national championships at the University of Kentucky.

A jersey honoring Barker hangs in Rupp Arena.

While at the University of Kentucky, Barker was an All-SEC (Second Team) and All-SEC Tournament guard during the 1947–48 and 1948–49 seasons.

A member of the United States Army Air Forces during World War II, Barker was a B-17 Flying Fortress gunner and spent 16 months as a prisoner-of-war.[3]

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[4]

Regular season

Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1949–50 Indianapolis 49 .372 .708 2.2 5.7
1950–51 Indianapolis 56 .252 .649 1.8 2.1 2.7
1951–52 Indianapolis 44 11.2 .298 .588 1.8 1.6 2.9
Career 149 11.2 .316 .662 1.8 2.0 3.7

Playoffs

Year Team GP FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1949–50 Indianapolis 6 .387 .667 2.2 5.7
1950–51 Indianapolis 3 .211 .000 5.0 3.3 2.7
Career 9 .320 .556 5.0 2.6 4.7

See also

References

  1. ^ "UK Career Statistics and Bio for Cliff Barker". Retrieved September 10, 2010.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Cliff Barker". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
  3. ^ "UK Career Statistics and Bio for Cliff Barker".
  4. ^ "Cliff Barker". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 13, 2022.