Bob Carpenter (basketball)

Robert Melvin Carpenter (November 6, 1917 – April 18, 1997) was an American basketball player.

Bob Carpenter
Personal information
Born(1917-11-06)November 6, 1917
DiedApril 18, 1997(1997-04-18) (aged 79)
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
CollegeTexas A&M–Commerce (1936–1940)
PositionPower forward / center
Number10, 15
Career history
1940–1941,
1945–1949
Oshkosh All-Stars
1948Hammond Calumet Buccaneers
19491950Fort Wayne Pistons
1950Tri-Cities Blackhawks
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

He played collegiately for the East Texas State University.

He played for the Fort Wayne Pistons (1949–50, 1950–51) and Tri-Cities Blackhawks (1950–51) in the NBA for 122 games.

Career statistics

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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

Source[1]

Regular season

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Year Team GP FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1949–50 Fort Wayne 66 .344 .742 1.4 9.3
1950–51 Fort Wayne 21 .218 .810 3.0 .8 4.8
1950–51 Tri-Cities 35 .389 .829 4.8 1.8 6.3
Career 122 .337 .768 4.1 1.4 7.7

Playoffs

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Year Team GP FG% FT% APG PPG
1950 Fort Wayne 4 .367 .714 .5 8.0

References

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  1. ^ "Bob Carpenter NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
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