Kevin O'Shea (basketball)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 10, 1925 San Francisco, California |
| Died | February 21, 2003 (aged 77) Sonoma County, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Listed weight | 175 lb (79 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | St. Ignatius (San Francisco, California) |
| College | Notre Dame (1946–1950) |
| NBA draft | 1950: 1st round, 10th overall pick |
| Selected by the Minneapolis Lakers | |
| Playing career | 1950–1953 |
| Position | Guard |
| Number | 15, 14, 33, 7 |
| Career history | |
| 1950–1951 | Minneapolis Lakers |
| 1951–1952 | Milwaukee Hawks |
| 1952–1953 | Baltimore Bullets |
| 1953 | Wilkes-Barre Barons |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 911 (5.2 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 402 (2.3 rpg) |
| Assists | 358 (2.1 apg) |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Kevin Christopher O'Shea (July 10, 1925 – February 21, 2003) was an All-American college basketball player who later played professionally. He was born in San Francisco, California.
A 6'2" guard from the University of Notre Dame, O'Shea was selected by the Minneapolis Lakers with the tenth pick of the 1950 NBA draft. He played three seasons in the NBA with the Lakers, Milwaukee Hawks, and Baltimore Bullets, averaging 5.2 points per game.[1]
Career statistics
[edit]| 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
[edit]Source[1]
Regular season
[edit]| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950–51 | Minneapolis | 63 | – | .326 | .724 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 4.3 |
| 1951–52 | Milwaukee | 43 | 25.0 | .306 | .655 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 6.0 |
| 1951–52 | Baltimore | 22 | 29.5 | .370 | .722 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 8.7 |
| 1952–53 | Baltimore | 46 | 14.0 | .376 | .593 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 4.1 |
| Career | 174 | 21.3 | .337 | .680 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 5.2 | |
Playoffs
[edit]| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Minneapolis | 5 | – | .143 | .750 | 1.0 | .2 | 1.0 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Kevin O'Shea NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
External links
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Categories:
- 1925 births
- 2003 deaths
- All-American college men's basketball players
- American men's basketball players
- Baltimore Bullets (1944–1954) players
- Basketball players from San Francisco
- Guards (basketball)
- Milwaukee Hawks players
- Minneapolis Lakers draft picks
- Minneapolis Lakers players
- Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball players
- Wilkes-Barre Barons players
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- American basketball biography, 1920s birth stubs