Kevin O'Shea (basketball)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 10, 1925 |
| Died | February 21, 2003 (aged 77) |
| 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 |
| Drafted by | Minneapolis Lakers |
| Playing career | 1950–1953 |
| Position | Shooting guard / point 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 | |
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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
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Minneapolis | 5 | – | .143 | .750 | 1.0 | .2 | 1.0 |
References
- 1 2 "Kevin O'Shea NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
External links
Categories:
- 1925 births
- 2003 deaths
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- All-American college men's basketball players
- American men's basketball players
- Baltimore Bullets (1944–1954) players
- Basketball players from San Francisco
- Milwaukee Hawks players
- Minneapolis Lakers draft picks
- Minneapolis Lakers players
- Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball players
- Point guards
- Shooting guards
- Wilkes-Barre Barons players
- American basketball biography, 1920s birth stubs