Marvin "Marv" Huffman ( eng. Marvin "Marv" Huffman ; March 14, 1917 , Henry , Indiana , USA - May 1983 , Akron , Ohio , USA ) - American professional basketball player who finished his career. Champion of the National University Sports Association (NCAA) of the 1939/1940 season .
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| Position | Easy forward |
| Nicknames | Marv |
| Growth | 188 cm |
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| Citizenship |  USA |
| Date of Birth | March 14, 1917 |
| Place of Birth | Henry , Indiana , United States |
| Date of death | 1983 |
| Place of death | Akron , Ohio , United States |
| School | New Castle ( New Castle , Indiana ) |
| College | Indiana (1937–1940) |
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Early years
Marvin Huffman was born March 14, 1917 in Henry County ( Indiana ), he studied at the New Castle school from the city of the same name (Indiana), where he played for the local basketball team, constantly going to the site as part of the starting five.
Student career
In 1940 he graduated from Indiana University in Bloomington , where for three years he played for the Indiana Hoezers basketball team, where he spent a successful career. Under Huffman, “Khuzers” never won either the regular championship or the Big Ten conference , but once went to the playoffs of the US student championship (1940) [1] [2] [3] .
In 1940, "Indiana Houzers" became champions of the National University Sports Association (NCAA) , and Marvin Huffman was recognized as the most prominent player in this basketball tournament . On March 20, “Hunters” reached the final of the four NCAA tournaments ( English Final Four ), where, first in the semifinal match, on March 21, they beat the team of Ed Milkovich “ Dukene Dyuks ” with a score of 39-30, in which Huffman was fourth in performance player the teams scored 6 points [4] [3] , and then in the final game, on March 30, beat Howard Englman 's Kansas Jayhoks team with a score of 60-42, in which Marvin and Jay McCreerie became the best-performing players of their team, typing 12 points [5] [3] .
Marvin Huffman once joined the 2nd NCAA National Team (1940). In 1981, he was included in the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame [6] , and in 1989 - in the Indian University Sports Hall of Fame [7] .
Professional career
He played the position of a light forward . After completing his student career, Huffman spent 22 games in the regular season in the 1940/1941 season, scoring 113 points in the Akron Goodyear Wingfoats , which played at the time in the National Basketball League (NBL) [8] [9] .
Death
Marvin Huffman died in May 1983 at the 67th year of life in the city of Akron ( Ohio ) [10] .
Notes
- ↑ 1937-38 Big Ten Conference Season Summary (English) . sports-reference.com . Sports Reference LLC. The appeal date is April 4, 2014.
- ↑ 1938-39 Big Ten Conference Season Summary (English) . sports-reference.com . Sports Reference LLC. The appeal date is April 4, 2014.
- 2 1 2 3 1939-40 Big Ten Conference Season Summary (English) . sports-reference.com . Sports Reference LLC. The appeal date is April 4, 2014.
- ↑ Indiana 39, Duquesne 30 (English) . sports-reference.com . Sports Reference LLC. The appeal date is April 4, 2014.
- ↑ Kansas 42, Indiana 60 (English) . sports-reference.com . Sports Reference LLC. The appeal date is April 4, 2014.
- ↑ Marvin Huffman (English) . uwbadgers.com . Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame. The appeal date is April 4, 2014.
- ↑ Hall of Fame - 1989 Inductees (English) (inaccessible link) . iuhoosiers.com . Indiana Hoosiers. The appeal date is April 4, 2014. Archived March 16, 2014.
- ↑ 1940-41 Akron Goodyear Wingfoots Statistics (English) . justsportsstats.com . Just Sports Stats. The appeal date is April 4, 2014.
- ↑ Marvin Huffman NBL Stats (English) . basketball-reference.com . Sports Reference LLC. The appeal date is April 4, 2014.
- ↑ Marvin Huffman, "United States Social Security Death Index" (eng.) . familysearch.org . Family Search. The appeal date is April 4, 2014.