Noble Jorgensen
American basketball player
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Noble Gordon "Jorgy" Jorgensen (May 18, 1925 – November 2, 1982) was an American professional basketball player. He was a center in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and other leagues. He was a member of Portland's first professional basketball championship when Portland Indians won the Pacific Coast Professional Basketball League in 1948.[1][2] He retired from professional basketball following the 1952–53 NBA season.[3]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 18, 1925 Columbus, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | November 2, 1982 (aged 57) Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Listed weight | 228 lb (103 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Taylor Allderdice (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| College |
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| Playing career | 1947–1953 |
| Position | Center |
| Number | 17, 15, 13, 20, 6 |
| Career history | |
| 1947 | Pittsburgh Ironmen |
| 1947–1948 | Portland Indians |
| 1948–1950 | Sheboygan Red Skins |
| 1950–1951 | Tri-Cities Blackhawks |
| 1951–1953 | Syracuse Nationals |
| Career highlights | |
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| Career BAA and NBA statistics | |
| Point | 2,363 (8.8 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 862 |
| Assists | 915 (1.2 apg) |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
He played high school basketball for Taylor Allderdice High School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[4][5]
Personal life
Jorgensen was the brother of former NBA player Roger Jorgensen[6] and Byron Jorgensen who played college basketball for Ohio.[7]
Death
Jorgensen died in Minneapolis in 1982 due to an aortic aneurysm.[8]
BAA/NBA career statistics
| Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Games played | MPG | Minutes per game | ||
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage | ||
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | ||
| PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high | ||
Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946–47 | Pittsburgh | 15 | – | .223 | .640 | – | .3 | 4.4 |
| 1949–50 | Sheboygan | 54 | – | .353 | .766 | – | 1.7 | 13.0 |
| 1950–51 | Tri-Cities | 22 | – | .366 | .706 | 5.1 | 1.2 | 11.2 |
| 1950–51 | Syracuse | 41 | – | .376 | .675 | 5.5 | 1.6 | 9.3 |
| 1951–52 | Syracuse | 66 | 20.0 | .413 | .797 | 4.4 | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| 1952–53 | Syracuse | 70 | 19.4 | .333 | .734 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 6.2 |
| Career | 268 | 19.7 | .360 | .742 | 4.3 | 1.2 | 8.8 | |
