PLAYER PROFILE

MATTY BEGOVICH

STATISTICS & HISTORY

Matty Begovich was a member of the St.John’s University “Wonder Five” team for two  seasons from 1929 through 1931. During his second year, Begovich also played professional basketball under an assumed name in the Pennsylvania State Basketball League. The following season, Begovich offically turned pro along with St.John’s teammates  Allie Schuckman, Mac Kinsbrunner, Mac Posnack and Rip as as the Brooklyn Jewels, then after three seasons renamed themselves the New York Jewels, although they continued to play all home games in Brooklyn.  In six seasons, they reached three finals and won one championship, the 1932-33 Metropolitan Basketball. After retiring from pro basketball, Begovich  worked for the FBI and was an salesexecuti at U.S. Steel.  Begovich became one of the best-known referees of the era. He was a fixture at Madison Square Garden games for 21 years where he officiated five N.I.T. finals from 1946-51. Begovich also refereed ABL pro basketball games from 1938-1946.

 

MATTY BEGOVICH Height: 6:05 Weight: 205 College: St.John’s(NY)’31
Mathew William Begovich Born:  Oct 2, 1910 Died: Nov 20, 1966 Hometown: New York, NY
REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year Team League     GA FGM  FTM   FTA  PCT.  AST  PTS   AVG Union (NY)’27
1928-29 St.John’s (Frosh) College
1929-30 St.John’s College
1930-31 St.John’s College
1930-31 Honesdale PSL 18 50 57 157 8.7
1931-32 Brooklyn Jewels MBL 14 22 12 56 4.0
1931-32 Dunsmore PSL 5 31 30 92 18.4
1932-33 Brooklyn Jewels MBL 36 32 18 82 2.3
1932-33 Philadelpia Moose ESBL 12 10 17 37 3.1
1932-33 Wilkes Barre-Freeland PSL 8 10 17 37 4.6
1933-34 Brooklyn Jewels ABL 35 37 29 103 2.9
1933-34 Tunkhannock PSL 19 39 30 108 5.7
1934-35 New York ABL 39 34 46 114 2.9
1934-35 Tunkhannock PSL 11 23 25 71 6.5
1934-35 Atlantic City EBL 1 0 0 0 0.0
1935-36 New York ABL 38 28 17 73 1.9
1936-37 New York Jewels ABL 33 29 23 81 2.5
1937-38 New Haven/New York  Jewels ABL 35 26 19 71 2.0
1938-39 Wilkes-BarreNew York ABL 3 2 2 6 2.0
1938-39 Lebanon TCL 15 43 50 136 9.1
Major League Totals 245 220 183 623 2.5
PLAYOFF RECORD
Year Team League     GA FGM  FTM   FTA  PCT.  AST  PTS   AVG
1931-32 Dunsmore PSL 8 22 31 75 9.4
1932-33 Brooklyn Jewels MBL 2 1 0 2 1.0
1933-34 Tunkhannock PSL 1 0 1 1 1.0
1934-35 New York ABL 5 0 7 7 1.4
1937-38 New York Jewels ABL 6 1 4 6 1.0
Major League Totals 13 2 11 15 1.2
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