STATISTICS & HISTORY
During his decade long pro basketball career, Herbie Gershon was never a star, but he was always in demand as a player because he hustled, was well-liked by teammates and had a sharp basketball intellect. Gershon played scholastic basketball at Seward High School in New York City’s Lower East Side. Gershon did not play college basketball, but gained valuable experience playing on veteran metropolitan independent teams such as the New York Celtics and the Brooklyn Visitation. Gershon played with the Trenton Tigers for five and half seasons, a stint that included winning the 1943 American Basketball League championship.
| HERBIE GERSHON | Height: | 5:11 | Weight: | 210 | College: | None | |||||
| Herbert Gershon | Born: Oct 30, 1916 | Died: Sep 24, 1997 | Hometown: | New York, NY | |||||||
| REGULAR SEASON RECORD | |||||||||||
| Year | Team | League | GA | FGM | FTM | FTA | PCT. | AST | PTS | AVG | |
| 1935-36 | New York Local 102 | AAU | |||||||||
| 1936-37 | New York Local 102 | AAU | |||||||||
| 1937-38 | New York Celtics | Indep | |||||||||
| 1938-39 | Brooklyn Visitation | Indep | |||||||||
| 1939-40 | Baltimore | ABL | 19 | 11 | 6 | 28 | 1.5 | ||||
| 1940-41 | Baltimore | ABL | 22 | 32 | 13 | 77 | 3.5 | ||||
| 1941-42 | Trenton | ABL | 25 | 72 | 20 | 164 | 6.6 | ||||
| 1941-42 | Troy | NYSL | 8 | 21 | 18 | 60 | 7.5 | ||||
| 1941-42 | Saratoga Indians | Indep | |||||||||
| 1942-43 | Trenton | ABL | 13 | 25 | 10 | 60 | 4.6 | ||||
| 1942-43 | Wilmington Clippers | Indep | |||||||||
| 1942-43 | Kingston Recreations | Indep | |||||||||
| 1943-44 | Trenton | ABL | 26 | 40 | 26 | 106 | 4.1 | ||||
| 19433-44 Brooklyn Jewels | Indep | ||||||||||
| 1944-45 | Trenton | ABL | 27 | 62 | 30 | 154 | 5.7 | ||||
| 1944-45 | Hartford Pros | Indep | |||||||||
| 1944-45 | Long Island Grumman Hellcats | Indep | |||||||||
| 1945-46 | Trenton | ABL | 34 | 80 | 57 | 217 | 6.4 | ||||
| 1946-47 | Trenton | ABL | 28 | 21 | 22 | 64 | 2.3 | ||||
| 1947-48 | Trenton-Brooklyn | ABL | 22 | 35 | 27 | 97 | 4.4 | ||||
| 1948-49 | Brooklyn | ABL | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | ||||
| Major League Totals | 166 | 322 | 162 | 806 | 4.9 | ||||||
| POST SEASON RECORD | |||||||||||
| Year | Team | League | GA | FGM | FTM | FTA | PCT. | AST | PTS | AVG | |
| 1942-43 | Trenton | ABL | 7 | 15 | 5 | 35 | 5.0 | ||||
| 1944-45 | Trenton | ABL | 3 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 4.3 | ||||
| 1944-45 | Long Island Grumans | WBT | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2 | 2.0 | ||
| 1945-46 | Hazelton | PSL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | ||||
| 1946-47 | Trenton | ABL | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 4 | 1.3 | ||
| Major League Totals | 11 | 22 | 6 | 50 | 4.5 | ||||||