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Jack Garfinkel
	Garfinkel in 1948
Personal information
Born	June 13, 1918
Died	August 14, 2013 (aged 95)
Listed height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight	190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school	Thomas Jefferson; (Brooklyn, New York)
College	St. John's (1938–1941)
Playing career	1946–1949
Position	Guard
Number	15, 21
Career history
1944–1945	Philadelphia Sphas
1945–1946	Rochester Royals
1946–1949	Boston Celtics
Career highlights and awards
	NBL champion (1946); Haggerty Award (1941);
Career BAA statistics
Points	476
Rebounds	Not tracked
Assists	134
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball Reference

Jack "Dutch" Garfinkel (June 13, 1918 – August 14, 2013) was an American basketball player.

Garfinkel attended Thomas Jefferson High School in Brooklyn and then nearby St. John's University to play for future Hall of Fame coach Joe Lapchick. In 1941, he won the Haggerty Award, given to the top player in the New York City metropolitan area.

After his college career was over, Garfinkel served in the United States Army during World War II. He then played for the Philadelphia Sphas of the American Basketball League, the Rochester Royals of the National Basketball League (NBL), and finally settled in with the Boston Celtics of the Basketball Association of America (BAA), where he was a member of the franchise's first team in 1946–47.^[1] Garfinkel lasted three seasons with the Celtics, but his career ended prior to the NBL/BAA merger that formed the National Basketball Association in 1949.^[2]

After his playing days were over, Garfinkel became a basketball coach and official. He died on August 14, 2013.^[3] He was the last surviving player of the inaugural Celtics team. He also taught in the New York City Public School George Gershwin J.H.S.

BAA career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	FG%	Field-goal percentage
FT%	Free-throw percentage	APG	Assists per game
PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	FG%	FT%	APG	PPG
1946–47	Boston	40	.266	.607	1.5	4.5
1947–48	Boston	43	.300	.761	1.4	6.1
1948–49	Boston	9	.171	.714	1.9	3.8
Career		92	.275	.705	1.5	5.2

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	FG%	FT%	APG	PPG
1948	Boston	3	.304	.800	2.3	7.3
Career		3	.304	.800	2.3	7.3

References

^ Jewish Sports HOF profile^[usurped], accessed November 1, 2010
^ NBA statistics, accessed November 1, 2010
^ "Jack Garfinkel obituary". New York Times. August 15, 2013. Retrieved August 15, 2013.

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