Robert M. "Bob" Carpenter ( born Robert M. "Bob" Carpenter ; November 6, 1917, Wisconsin , USA - April 18, 1997 , Tyler , Texas , USA ) is an American professional basketball player and coach. NBL Champion in the 1940/41 season .
| Bob Carpenter | |
|---|---|
| Bob carpenter | |
| Finished his career | |
| Position | Heavy Forward / Center |
| Nicknames | Bob |
| Growth | 196 cm |
| Weight | 91 kg |
| Citizenship |  USA |
| Date of Birth | November 6, 1917 |
| Place of Birth | Wisconsin USA |
| Date of death | April 18, 1997 (aged 79) |
| Place of death | Tyler , Texas , USA |
| College | East (1936-1940) |
| Statistics | |
| Games | 122 |
| Glasses | 937 ( 7.7 on average per game) |
| Rebounds | 229 ( 1.9 on average per game) |
| Gears | 171 ( 1.4 on average per game) |
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The early years
Bob Carpenter was born November 6, 1917 in Wisconsin , and then moved to Texas . In 1940 he graduated from East Texas State University , where for four years he defended the colors of the East Texas State Lions team, in which he spent a successful career.
Professional career
He played as a heavy forward and center . In 1940, Bob Carpenter entered into an agreement with the Oshkosh All Stars team, who played in the National Basketball League (NBL) and, already in the debut season, as a teammate of Leroy Edwards and Charlie Shipp , helped his team win the NBL tournament [1] . He later played for the Hammond Calumet Buccaneers (NBL), Fort Wayne Pistons (NBA), and Three City Blackhawks (NBA). In total, he spent 5 seasons in the NBL, and 2 seasons in the NBA. In addition, he was once included in the 1st national team of all the NBL stars ( 1946 ), and also once - in the 2nd national team of all the NBL stars ( 1947 ). In 1946, Bob Carpenter became the most prolific player in the NBL regular season [2] . After the abolition of the league was included in the national team of all times of the NBL . In total, during his career in the NBL, Bob Carpenter played 209 games in which he scored 2140 points (an average of 10.2 per game) [3] . In total, during his career in the NBA he played 122 games in which he scored 937 points (an average of 7.7 per game), made 229 rebounds and 171 assists [4] . In addition, Bob as part of the All Stars four times participated in the World Professional Basketball Tournament , in which he twice became vice-champion (1941, 1946).
Coaching career
Acting as a player in the Hammond Calumet Buccaneers, Carpenter was the team's playing coach, having held 23 matches in this post. Bob joined the Bakkanirs in the middle of the 1948/1949 season , following which his team had a negative balance of wins and losses (21–41), but in the standings she took third place and ended up in the playoffs, where she lost in the semifinals The western division of the Syracuse Nationals club with a score of 0-2 [5] .
Death
Bob Carpenter died on April 18, 1997 at the 80th year of his life in the city of Tyler ( Texas ) [6] .
Notes
- ↑ 1940-41 Oshkosh All-Stars Statistics . justsportsstats.com . Just Sports Stats. Date of treatment April 11, 2014.
- ↑ Bob Carpenter NBL Stats . basketball-reference.com . Sports Reference LLC. Date of treatment April 11, 2014.
- ↑ Bob Carpenter Stats . justsportsstats.com . Just Sports Stats. Date of treatment April 11, 2014.
- ↑ Bob Carpenter NBA Stats . basketball-reference.com . Sports Reference LLC. Date of treatment April 11, 2014.
- ↑ 1948-49 Hammond Calumet Buccaneers Statistics . justsportsstats.com . Just Sports Stats. Date of treatment April 11, 2014.
- ↑ Robert M Carpenter, "United States Social Security Death Index" . familysearch.org . Family Search. Date of treatment April 11, 2014.