Jim Riffey
Personal information | |
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Born | Washington, Indiana | December 14, 1923
Died | January 30, 2018 Battle Creek, Michigan | (aged 94)
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Washington (Washington, Indiana) |
College | Tulane (1946–1950) |
NBA draft | 1950 / Round: 2 / Pick: 19th overall |
Selected by the Fort Wayne Pistons | |
Playing career | 1950–1951 |
Position | Forward |
Number | 17, 9 |
Career history | |
1950–1951 | Fort Wayne Pistons |
Career NBA statistics | |
Points | 150 (4.3 ppg) |
Rebounds | 61 (1.7 rpg) |
Assists | 16 (0.5 apg) |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
James R. Riffey (December 14, 1923 – January 30, 2018) was an American professional basketball player.[1] Riffey was selected in the second round (19th overall) of the 1950 NBA Draft by the Fort Wayne Pistons after a collegiate career at Tulane.[1] He played for the Pistons in 35 total games in 1950–51.[1] He died in January 2018 at the age of 94.[2]
References[]
- ^ a b c Jim Riffey. basketball-reference.com. Retrieved on February 4, 2013.
- ^ "James Ray Riffey obituary". Retrieved 9 July 2018.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1923 births
- 2018 deaths
- American men's basketball players
- United States Army personnel of World War II
- Basketball players from Indiana
- Fort Wayne Pistons draft picks
- Fort Wayne Pistons players
- Forwards (basketball)
- Tulane Green Wave men's basketball players
- People from Washington, Indiana
- American basketball biography, 1920s birth stubs