Johnny Macknowski
Russian-born American basketball player (born 1923) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
John Andrew Mackin (né Macknowski; January 7, 1923) is a Russian-born American former professional basketball player.[1] He played in the National Basketball League (NBL) and National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Syracuse Nationals franchise as the team moved from the NBL into the NBA.[1][2]
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Personal information | |
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Born | (1923-01-07) January 7, 1923 (age 101) Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Soviet Union |
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Lincoln (Jersey City, New Jersey) |
College | Seton Hall (1945–1948) |
BAA draft | 1948: – round, – |
Selected by the Rochester Royals | |
Playing career | 1947–1951 |
Position | Guard / forward |
Number | 5 |
Career history | |
1947–1948 | Scranton Miners |
1948–1951 | Syracuse Nationals |
Career NBA statistics | |
Points | 823 (7.0 ppg) |
Assists | 134 (1.1 apg) |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
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Macknowski played college basketball for the Seton Hall Pirates where he started as a freshman in the 1941–42 season and then served three years of military service during World War II.[3] He returned to the Pirates and played from 1945 to 1948.[3]