Tex Ritter (basketball)

Tex Ritter
Personal information
Born	February 26, 1924; Richmond, Kentucky
Died	October 15, 2004 (aged 80); Letcher, Kentucky
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school	Madison (Richmond, Kentucky)
College	Eastern Kentucky (1944–1948)
NBA draft	1948: -- round, --
	Selected by the New York Knicks
Playing career	1948–1951
Position	Guard / forward
Number	23
Career history
1948–1951	New York Knicks
Career BAA/NBA statistics
Points	911 (6.0 ppg)
Rebounds	65 (1.9 rpg)
Assists	145 (1.0 apg)
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Goebel Franklin "Tex" Ritter (February 26, 1924 – October 15, 2004) was an American professional basketball player.^[1] Ritter was selected in the 1948 BAA Draft by the New York Knicks after a collegiate career at Eastern Kentucky.^[1] He played for the Knicks for three seasons before retiring from basketball.^[1]

BAA/NBA career statistics[edit]

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

Regular season[edit]

Year	Team	GP	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	PPG
1948–49	New York	55	.348	.623	–	1.0	6.1
1949–50	New York	62	.337	.710	–	.8	5.2
1950–51	New York	34	.379	.690	1.9	1.1	3.7
Career		151	.348	.674	1.9	1.0	5.2

Playoffs[edit]

Year	Team	GP	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	PPG
1949	New York	5	.303	.550	–	.4	6.2
1950	New York	5	.303	.893	–	1.6	9.0
1951	New York	3	.200	1.000	.7	.0	1.0
Career		13	.296	.755	.7	.8	6.1

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c Tex Ritter. basketball-reference.com. Retrieved on January 25, 2013.

External links[edit]

Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
Ritter's obituary
EKU's Hall of Fame entry

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[bbr-1] Tex Ritter. basketball-reference.com. Retrieved on January 25, 2013.

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