Davage T. Minor (February 23, 1922 – March 14, 1998)[1] was a player in the National Basketball Association (NBA).[2] He played with the Baltimore Bullets before being traded along with Stan Miasek to the Milwaukee Hawks for Don Boven, Pete Darcey and George McLeod. He began his college career at Toledo, it was interrupted by World War II; following the war, he enrolled at UCLA. In 1947–1948, Minor was honored as an All-Conference guard basketball player at UCLA. His full name was Davage Minor, but Gary, Indiana sportswriters called him "The Wheelhorse of Steel City." He began shooting the first jumpers seen around the Great Lakes in December 1937 in his high school gym in Gary. By 1941, the shot was so unstoppable he used it to take the Froebel High School Blue Devils all the way to the Final Four of the Indiana state tournament, the "mother of them all." Eventually, he starred with the old Oakland Bittners of the AAU, and he was one of the first five African Americans signed in the NBA.[3][4] Minor died in 1998.[5]
 Minor circa 1950 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 23, 1922 Ruleville, Mississippi |
| Died | March 14, 1998 (aged 76) |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Froebel (Gary, Indiana) |
| College | |
| Playing career | 1951–1953 |
| Position | Point guard / shooting guard |
| Number | 10, 8 |
| Career history | |
| 1951–1953 | Baltimore Bullets |
| 1953 | Milwaukee Hawks |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
| Career statistics | |
| Points | 877 (7.6 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 527 (4.5 rpg) |
| Assists | 288 (2.5 apg) |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
In December 2019, he was announced as a member of the 2020 Class in the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame.[6]
Career statistics
edit| 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 |
NBA
editSource[1]
Regular season
edit| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951–52 | Baltimore | 57 | 27.3 | .354 | .765 | 4.8 | 2.8 | 8.3 |
| 1952–53 | Baltimore | 19 | 15.8 | .358 | .769 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 4.6 |
| 1952–53 | Milwaukee | 40 | 32.7 | .369 | .736 | 5.3 | 2.6 | 8.0 |
| Career | 116 | 27.3 | .360 | .754 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 7.6 | |
References
edit- ^ a b "Dave Minor NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
- ^ Christgau, John (1999). "The Wheelhorse of Steel City". Origins of the Jump Shot: Eight Men Who Shook the World of Basketball. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press. pp. 79–105. ISBN 0-8032-6394-5.
- ^ "59th Men's Induction Class announced - Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame".
- ^ "John Christgau, award-winning author. John Christgau's works encompass nonfiction books, novels, poems and other writings. His subjects range from World War II era stories to basketball to horseracing. He has appeared around the country to give lectures, and has done numerous interviews and readings from his books". Archived from the original on October 14, 2013. Retrieved November 3, 2013.
- ^ Known deceased basketball individuals
- ^ "59th Men's Induction Class announced - Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame".
External links
edit- Career statistics from NBA.com and Basketball Reference
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