Leo Barnhorst

Leo A. "Barney" Barnhorst (May 11, 1924 – August 25, 2000) was an American basketball player.

Leo Barnhorst
Personal information
Born(1924-05-11)May 11, 1924
Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
DiedAugust 25, 2000(2000-08-25) (aged 76)
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High schoolCathedral (Indianapolis, Indiana)
CollegeNotre Dame (1946–1949)
BAA draft1949: 2nd round
Selected by the Indianapolis Jets
Playing career1949–1954
PositionSmall forward
Number20, 8, 15
Career history
1949–1950Chicago Stags
19501953Indianapolis Olympians
1953–1954Baltimore Bullets
1954Fort Wayne Pistons
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points3,232 (9.4 ppg)
Rebounds1,506 (5.4 rpg)
Assists1,116 (3.2 apg)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

A 6'4" forward/guard from Cathedral High School in Indianapolis, Barnhorst played four seasons at University of Notre Dame, where he was an honorable mention All-American. He then played professionally in the NBA for the Chicago Stags, Indianapolis Olympians, Baltimore Bullets and Fort Wayne Pistons. Barnhorst appeared in two NBA All-Star Games (1952, 1953) and scored 3,232 career points.[1]

Barnhorst was inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame in 1980.

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[1]

Regular season

Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1949–50 Chicago 67.349.6982.16.5
1950–51 Indianapolis 68.346.6894.43.28.0
1951–52 Indianapolis 66*35.5.389.6296.53.912.4
1952–53 Indianapolis 7140.4.389.7276.83.913.6
1953–54 Baltimore 5534.2.352.7074.73.97.9
1953–54 Fort Wayne 1710.9.211.8332.2.71.7
Career 34434.8.368.6655.43.29.4
All-Star 218.0.444.0002.51.58.0

Playoffs

Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1950 Chicago 2.3201.0002.011.0
1951 Indianapolis 3.371.8003.04.011.3
1952 Indianapolis 242.5.412.4294.54.015.5
1953 Indianapolis 239.5.364.66711.02.515.0
1954 Fort Wayne 415.0.526.6001.31.55.8
Career 1328.0.390.7034.12.710.8

References

  1. "Leo Barnhorst". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 21, 2022.


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