Noble Jorgensen | |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 9 |
Weight Lb: | 228 |
Birth Date: | 1925 5, mf=yes |
Birth Place: | Columbus, Ohio, U.S. |
Death Place: | Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
Debutyear: | 1947 |
Finalyear: | 1953 |
Highschool: | Taylor Allderdice (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
College: |
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Career Position: | Center |
Career Number: | 17, 15, 13, 20, 6 |
Years1: | 1947 |
Team1: | Pittsburgh Ironmen |
Years2: | 1947–1948 |
Team2: | Portland Indians |
Years3: | 1948– |
Team3: | Sheboygan Red Skins |
Team4: | Tri-Cities Blackhawks |
Years5: | – |
Team5: | Syracuse Nationals |
Stats League: | BAA and NBA |
Stat1label: | Point |
Stat1value: | 2,363 (8.8 ppg) |
Stat2label: | Rebounds |
Stat2value: | 862 |
Stat3label: | Assists |
Stat3value: | 915 (1.2 apg) |
Highlights: |
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Bbr: | jorgeno01 |
Noble Gordon "Jorgy" Jorgensen (May 18, 1925 – November 2, 1982) was an American professional basketball player. He was a center in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and other leagues. He was a member of Portland's first professional basketball championship when Portland Indians won the Pacific Coast Professional Basketball League in 1948.[1] [2] He retired from professional basketball following the 1952–53 NBA season.[3]
He played high school basketball for Taylor Allderdice High School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[4] [5]
Jorgensen was the brother of former NBA player Roger Jorgensen[6] and Byron Jorgensen who played college basketball for Ohio.[7]
Jorgensen died in Minneapolis in 1982 due to an aortic aneurysm.[8]
Legend | |||||
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GP | Games played | MPG | Minutes per game | ||
FG% | Field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage | ||
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | ||
PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high | ||
Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
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1946–47 | Pittsburgh | 15 | – | .223 | .640 | – | .3 | 4.4 |
1949–50 | Sheboygan | 54 | – | .353 | .766 | – | 1.7 | 13.0 |
1950–51 | Tri-Cities | 22 | – | .366 | .706 | 5.1 | 1.2 | 11.2 |
1950–51 | Syracuse | 41 | – | .376 | .675 | 5.5 | 1.6 | 9.3 |
1951–52 | Syracuse | 66 | 20.0 | .413 | .797 | 4.4 | 1.0 | 8.0 |
1952–53 | Syracuse | 70 | 19.4 | .333 | .734 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 6.2 |
Career | 268 | 19.7 | .360 | .742 | 4.3 | 1.2 | 8.8 | |
Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
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1949–50 | Sheboygan | 3 | – | .386 | .600 | – | 2.7 | 17.3 |
1950–51 | Syracuse | 7 | – | .416 | .636 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 7.1 |
1951–52 | Syracuse | 7 | 21.4 | .365 | .742 | 3.9 | .7 | 8.7 |
1952–53 | Syracuse | 2 | 22.0 | .556 | .667 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 7.0 |
Career | 19 | 21.6 | .399 | .663 | 3.6 | 1.2 | 9.3 | |