Fred LaCour
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San Francisco, California, U.S.
San Francisco, California, U.S.
 LaCour with the St. Louis Hawks, c. 1961 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 7, 1938 San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Died | August 5, 1972 (aged 34) San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | St. Ignatius Prep (San Francisco, California) |
| College | San Francisco (1957–1959) |
| NBA draft | 1960: 3rd round, 22nd overall pick |
| Selected by the St. Louis Hawks | |
| Playing career | 1960–1964 |
| Position | Point guard / small forward |
| Number | 19, 12 |
| Career history | |
| 1960 | San Francisco Investors |
| 1960–1962 | St. Louis Hawks |
| 1962–1963 | Oakland Oaks |
| 1963 | San Francisco Warriors |
| 1963–1964 | Wilkes-Barre Barons |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 940 (6.5 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 474 (3.3 rpg) |
| Assists | 269 (1.9 apg) |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Fred LaCour (February 7, 1938 – August 5, 1972) was an American professional basketball player.[1] LaCour was selected in the 1960 NBA draft by the St. Louis Hawks after a collegiate career at the University of San Francisco.[1] In his NBA career, LaCour averaged 6.5 points, 3.3 rebounds, and 1.9 assists per game while playing for the Hawks and then the San Francisco Warriors.[1] He also played one season for the San Francisco Investors of the National Industrial Basketball League in 1960.[2]
LaCour played on the varsity team at St. Ignatius College Preparatory in San Francisco, California where he graduated from in 1956.[3] He stood at 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) and his array of ball-handling and shooting abilities enabled him to play at any position.[3] LaCour led his team to a combined 81–12 record in his three seasons.[3] He was selected as California Mr. Basketball in 1955 and 1956.[3] LaCour was inducted into the San Francisco Prep Hall of Fame for basketball in 1983.[4][5]
Personal life
LaCour was of Louisiana Creole mixed-race descent.[3] His friends claimed that he subsequently struggled with his racial identity.[3] His coach with the San Francisco Dons, Phil Woolpert, stated that LaCour's "attempts to integrate into a white-type culture met rebuff after rebuff" and he did not identity as a black person; Woolpert described it as the "most difficult and insoluble problem [he] ever confronted."[3]
