Frank Kudelka (basketball)

Frank Kudelka
	Kudelka, circa 1950
Personal information
Born	June 25, 1925; San Francisco, California, U.S.
Died	May 4, 1993 (aged 67)
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	193 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school	Lowell (San Francisco, California)
College	Saint Mary's (1946–1949)
BAA draft	1949: undrafted
Playing career	1949–1953
Position	Shooting guard / small forward
Number	7, 18, 23, 21, 8, 14
Career history
1949–1950	Chicago Stags
1950–1951	Washington Capitols
1951	Boston Celtics
1951–1952	Baltimore Bullets
1952–1953	Philadelphia Warriors
Career highlights and awards
	Third-team All-American – Helms (1948);
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball Reference

Frank Carl Kudelka (June 25, 1925 – May 4, 1993), nicknamed Apples, was an American National Basketball Association (NBA) player. In his first two years at Saint Mary's College of California, Kudelka averaged 18.1 points per game. Once the shotclock was introduced to college basketball in his junior season, Frank averaged 20.4 points per game. He was the nation's fourth leading scorer. As a senior at Saint Mary's, Frank averaged 16.2 points per game.^[1] He was also named an All-American basketball player by the Helms Foundation after his senior season.^[2] Frank made his NBA debut in the 1949-50 NBA season for the Chicago Stags. In his first NBA season, Frank averaged 6.7 points and 2.0 assists per game. Frank played four seasons in the NBA with the Stags, Washington Capitols, Boston Celtics, Baltimore Bullets and Philadelphia Warriors. In his NBA career, Frank averaged 7.2 points, 3.2 rebounds, and 2.1 assists per game.^[3]

NBA career statistics

Legend
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

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	PPG
1949–50	Chicago	65	–	.326	.636	–	2.0	6.7
1950–51	Washington/Boston	62	–	.346	.697	2.5	1.7	7.1
1951–52	Baltimore	65	24.4	.332	.767	4.2	2.8	9.3
1952–53	Baltimore	16	14.2	.333	.639	2.7	1.8	4.9
1952–53	Philadelphia	20	17.0	.284	.656	2.3	2.1	4.2
Career		228	21.3	.331	.708	3.2	2.1	7.2

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	PPG
1950	Chicago	2	.200	.500	–	2.0	2.5
1951	Boston	1	.500	.000	5.0	2.0	4.0
Career		3	.286	.200	5.0	2.0	3.0

References

^ "#8 - Frank "Apples" Kudelka". smcgaels.cstv.com. Retrieved August 10, 2012.
^ Kilwein, Richard. "Little known Saint Mary's All-American fact". smcgaels.worldpress.com. Retrieved August 10, 2012.
^ "Frank Kudelka NBA statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved August 10, 2012.

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[1] "#8 - Frank "Apples" Kudelka". smcgaels.cstv.com. Retrieved August 10, 2012.

[2] Kilwein, Richard. "Little known Saint Mary's All-American fact". smcgaels.worldpress.com. Retrieved August 10, 2012.

[3] "Frank Kudelka NBA statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved August 10, 2012.

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