Paul Napolitano
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 3, 1923 Clayton, California |
| Died | June 22, 1997 (aged 74) Martinez, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | McClymonds (Oakland, California) |
| College | San Francisco (1945–1946) |
| BAA draft | 1947 / Round: 6 / Pick: 54th overall |
| Selected by the St. Louis Bombers | |
| Playing career | 1946–1949 |
| Position | Forward / Guard |
| Career history | |
| 1947–1948 | Minneapolis Lakers |
| 1949 | Indianapolis Jets |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
Stats  at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Paul Walter Napolitano (February 3, 1923 – June 22, 1997) was an American professional basketball player.[1] Napolitano was selected in the 1947 BAA Draft by the St. Louis Bombers after a collegiate career for San Francisco Dons.[1] He also played one season in the Amateur Athletic Union for the Oakland Bittners and was named an AAU All-American that year. In the National Basketball League, while playing for the Minneapolis Lakers, he won the NBL championship.
Napolitano worked as a bartender at Original Joe's in San Francisco after his playing career.[2]
On June 22, 1997, Napolitano and his wife, Pauline, were killed in a mobile home fire in Pacheco, California. Napolitano died soon after he was taken to an area hospital while his wife was declared dead at the scene. Fire investigators said that it appeared to be an accident and was possibly started by a cigarette or electrical problems.[2]
BAA career statistics[]
| Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Games played | ||||
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | ||||
| FT% | Free-throw percentage | ||||
| APG | Assists per game | ||||
| PPG | Points per game | ||||
Regular season[]
| Year | Team | GP | FG% | FT% | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948–49 | Indianapolis | 1 | .000 | .000 | .0 | .0 |
| Career | 1 | .000 | .000 | .0 | .0 | |
References[]
- ^ a b Paul Napolitano. basketball-reference.com. Retrieved on January 30, 2013.
- ^ a b "EAST BAY / Ex-NBA Player, Wife Die in Mobile Home Fire". SFGate. June 24, 1997. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
External links[]
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com
and Basketball-Reference.com
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- 1923 births
- 1997 deaths
- Amateur Athletic Union men's basketball players
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players from California
- Deaths from fire in the United States
- Forwards (basketball)
- Guards (basketball)
- Indianapolis Jets players
- Minneapolis Lakers players
- People from Clayton, California
- San Francisco Dons men's basketball players
- Sportspeople from the San Francisco Bay Area
- St. Louis Bombers (NBA) draft picks
- American basketball biography, 1920s birth stubs