Harry Donovan

Henry "Harry" Donovan (born September 10, 1926) is an American former professional basketball player. Donovan was selected in the second round in the 1949 BAA draft by the New York Knicks. He played for the Knicks in 1949–50, then spent two seasons playing in the American Basketball League. Donovan was a two-time all-league selection while he played for the Lancaster Rockets of the Eastern Professional Basketball League (EPBL) from 1951 to 1953.[1]

Harry Donovan
Personal information
Born(1926-09-10)September 10, 1926
Union City, New Jersey, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High schoolUnion Hill
(Union Hill, New Jersey)
CollegeMuhlenberg (1945–1949)
BAA draft1949: 2nd round, –
Selected by the New York Knicks
Playing career1949–1953
PositionGuard
Number16
Career history
1949–1950New York Knicks
1950Allentown Aces
1950–1951Wilkes-Barre Barons
1951–1953Lancaster Rockets
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× All-EPBL Second Team (1952, 1953)
Career NBA statistics
Points253 (5.6 ppg)
Assists38 (0.8 apg)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

Career statistics
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

NBA

Source[2]

Regular season
Year Team GP FG% FT% APG PPG
1949–50 New York 45 .327 .689 .8 5.6

Playoffs
Year Team GP FG% FT% APG PPG
1950 New York 3 .000 1.000 .0 .7

References
  1. "Henry Donovan minor league basketball statistics". Stats Crew. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  2. "Harry Donovan". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 15 April 2023.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.