Jack Kerris

Jack Kerris
Personal information
Born(1925-01-30)January 30, 1925
DiedDecember 4, 1983(1983-12-04) (aged 58)
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High schoolDe La Salle Institute
(Chicago, Illinois)
CollegeLoyola Chicago (1945–1949)
BAA draft1949: 1st round, 9th overall pick
Selected by the Chicago Stags
Playing career1949–1953
PositionPower forward
Number12, 15, 12
Career history
1949Tri-Cities Blackhawks
1949–1953Fort Wayne Pistons
1953Baltimore Bullets
Career NBA statistics
Points2,057 (7.6 ppg)
Rebounds1,286 (6.3 rpg)
Assists667 (2.5 apg)
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John Edward Kerris (January 30, 1925 – December 4, 1983) was an American professional basketball player. Kerris played college basketball for Loyola of Chicago and was the ninth overall pick in the 1949 BAA draft by the Chicago Stags. He played for the Tri-Cities Blackhawks, Fort Wayne Pistons and Baltimore Bullets in his four-year career.

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
1949–50 Tri-Cities 4 – .308 .833 – 2.0 6.5
1949–50 Fort Wayne 64 – .327 .641 – 1.7 7.1
1950–51 Fort Wayne 68 – .370 .681 7.0 2.7 10.5
1951–52 Fort Wayne 66* 32.5 .388 .668 7.8 3.2 8.9
1952–53 Fort Wayne 52 18.9 .330 .616 4.0 2.1 3.4
1952–53 Baltimore 17 26.0 .442 .659 5.2 2.8 5.6
Career 271 26.5 .363 .662 6.3 2.5 7.6

Playoffs

Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1950 Fort Wayne 4 – .400 .591 – 1.3 9.3
1951 Fort Wayne 3 – .346 .500 6.7 3.3 7.7
1952 Fort Wayne 2 31.5 .350 .550 9.0 4.5 12.5
1953 Baltimore Bullets 2 15.5 .200 1.000 1.0 .5 3.5
Career 11 23.5 .349 .582 5.7 2.2 8.4

References

  1. ^ "Jack Kerris". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved April 5, 2023.