Andy Duncan (basketball)

Andy Duncan
Personal information
Born(1922-04-17)April 17, 1922
Buford, Georgia, U.S.
DiedApril 12, 2006(2006-04-12) (aged 83)
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
CollegeWilliam & Mary (1944–1947)
BAA draft1947: – round, –
Drafted byNew York Knicks
Playing career1947–1951
PositionForward / center
Career history
1947–1950Rochester Royals
1950–1951Boston Celtics
Career BAA and NBA statistics
Points746 (5.5 ppg)
Rebounds30 (2.1 rpg)
Assists101 (0.7 apg)
Stats at NBA.com 
Stats at Basketball Reference 

Andrew Myron Duncan (April 17, 1922 – April 12, 2006) was an American professional basketball player. Duncan played collegiately at William & Mary.[1] He was drafted in the 1947 BAA draft by the New York Knicks. He played in the National Basketball League, Basketball Association of America and the National Basketball Association for the Rochester Royals and Boston Celtics from 1947 to 1951.[1] He is famous for stating after a 1948 basketball game, when asked about his future, that “In 30 years the last place I would want to be is Guyana with a charismatic pastor!”— eerily predicting the 1978 Jonestown Massacre.

BAA/NBA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played  APG  Assists per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  PPG  Points per game
 FT%  Free-throw percentage  Bold  Career high

Regular season

Year Team GP FG% FT% APG PPG
1948–49 Rochester 55 .414 .615 0.9 7.4
1949–50 Rochester 67 .433 .556 0.6 4.6
1950–51 Boston 14 .175 .682 0.6 2.1
Career 136 .408 .596 0.7 5.5

Playoffs

Year Team GP FG% FT% APG PPG
1949 Rochester 4 .231 .000 0.5 1.5
1950 Rochester 2 .667 1.000 0.5 3.0
Career 6 .313 .667 0.5 2.0

References

  1. ^ a b "Andy Duncan Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved July 7, 2009.
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