Elnardo Webster (basketball)
Personal information | |
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Born | Jersey City, New Jersey | March 6, 1948
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Lincoln (Jersey City, New Jersey) |
College |
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NBA draft | 1969 / Round: 4 / Pick: 54th overall |
Selected by the New York Knicks | |
Playing career | 1969–1976 |
Position | Small forward |
Career history | |
1969–1970 | UG Gorizia |
1971 | New York Nets |
1971–1972 | Memphis Pros |
1972–1973 | Wilkes-Barre Barons |
1973–1974 | CB Cajabilbao |
1975–1976 | Wilkes-Barre Barons |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats ![]() | |
Elnardo Webster (born March 6, 1948) is an American former professional basketball player. At a height of 6'5" (1.96 m) tall, he played at the small forward position.
College career[]
Despite only playing two years of college basketball at Saint Peter's College, with the Saint Peter's Peacocks[1] Webster finished with 1,338 points and 769 rebounds.[2] His 24.8 points per game scoring average is second only to Keydren Clark (25.9) in school history, while his rebounding average is first.[2] In 2012, he was inducted into the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Hall of Fame, and then in 2016, he was inducted into Saint Peter's Hall of Fame.[3][4]
Professional career[]
Webster played in Italy's top-tier level league, the Serie A, with UG Gorizia, in the 1969–70 season.[5] Webster was forced to take the 1970–71 season off, while recovering from tuberculosis.[5] He played with the New York Nets and the Memphis Pros in the American Basketball Association (ABA) during the 1971–72 season.[6][7]
References[]
- ^ "Morgan: Webster is a rising star at St. Peter's University -- again". NJ.com. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
- ^ a b "Career History - Saint Peter's Records". SaintPetersPeacocks.com. Saint Peter's University. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
- ^ "Two Saint Peter's Men's Basketball Legends are Named to New Jersey List of Best College Basketball Players in History". SaintPeters.edu. Saint Peter's University. January 3, 2018. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
- ^ "Elnardo Webster". MAACsports.com. Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
- ^ a b "Nets Add Webster, Ex‐Star At St. Peter's, to Roster". The Milwaukee Journal. November 9, 1971. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
- ^ Editor, Adrienne J. Romero, Sports. "Two Alum Named to Top 25 NJ Basketball Players". The Pauw Wow. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
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has generic name (help) - ^ "Elnardo Webster ABA stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
External links[]
- 1948 births
- Living people
- American expatriate basketball people in Italy
- American expatriate basketball people in Spain
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players from Jersey City, New Jersey
- Junior college men's basketball players in the United States
- Memphis Pros players
- New York Knicks draft picks
- New York Nets players
- Nuova Pallacanestro Gorizia players
- Saint Peter's Peacocks basketball players
- Small forwards
- Wilkes-Barre Barons players
- American basketball biography, 1940s birth stubs