Joe Graboski

Joseph W. Graboski (January 15, 1930 – July 2, 1998) was an American professional basketball player. He spent 13 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was the third player to enter the NBA without having played in college: (Tony Kappen and Connie Simmons being the first two prep-to-pro players).[1] He was also the second player to play in the league while still being 18 years old. A star at Tuley High School in Chicago, the 6'7" power forward had previously played some basketball with the Illinois Tool Works while he was a high school junior and senior before he began his professional career with the hometown Chicago Stags, with whom he played from 1949 to 1950. He also played for the Indianapolis Olympians, Philadelphia Warriors, St. Louis Hawks, and Chicago Packers, and he left the NBA in 1962 with 9,398 career points and 6,104 career rebounds.

Joe Graboski
Personal information
Born(1930-01-15)January 15, 1930
DiedJuly 2, 1998(1998-07-02) (aged 68)
Columbus, Ohio
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High schoolTuley (Chicago, Illinois)
Playing career1948–1967
PositionPower forward / center
Number15, 9, 29, 23, 44
Career history
1948–1950Chicago Stags
1950–1951Kansas City Hi-Spots
1951Louisville Alumnites
1951–1953Indianapolis Olympians
1953–1961Philadelphia Warriors
1961St. Louis Hawks
1961Chicago Packers
1961–1962Syracuse Nationals
1962–1963Camden Bullets
1966–1967Asbury Park Boardwalkers
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points9,280
Rebounds5,999
Assists1,502
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

BAA/NBA 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
 †  Won an NBA championship

Regular season
Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1948–49 Chicago 45–.344.357–.42.8
1949–50 Chicago 57–.304.596–.63.6
1951–52 Indianapolis 6637.0.387.6679.92.013.7
1952–53 Indianapolis 6940.1.340.68210.02.313.0
1953–54 Philadelphia 7138.9.354.6749.42.313.3
1954–55 Philadelphia 7035.9.340.6869.12.613.6
1955–56† Philadelphia 7233.0.369.7068.92.614.4
1956–57 Philadelphia 7234.7.349.7838.51.914.3
1957–58 Philadelphia 7228.8.335.7497.91.712.6
1958–59 Philadelphia 7234.5.353.75010.42.114.7
1959–60 Philadelphia 7317.4.372.7534.91.57.7
1960–61 Philadelphia 6814.9.333.6943.91.16.8
1961–62 St. Louis / Chicago / Syracuse 3812.3.348.6004.1.75.1
Career 84530.5.352.7008.11.811.0

Playoffs
Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1949 Chicago 1–.000.000–.0.0
1950 Chicago 1–.000.000–.0.0
1952 Indianapolis 248.0.396.53311.51.523.0
1953 Indianapolis 238.0.500.7508.0.017.0
1956† Philadelphia 1031.3.344.7439.42.713.2
1957 Philadelphia 245.5.325.81811.02.017.5
1958 Philadelphia 831.5.290.78310.33.812.3
1960 Philadelphia 914.3.293.7783.31.04.6
1961 Philadelphia 11.0.000.000.0.0.0
1962 Syracuse 46.0.1431.0001.0.0.8
Career 4025.8.328.7357.11.89.7

References
  1. "High School Players to enter NBA". Archived from the original on 2013-05-12. Retrieved 2008-05-20.


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