STATISTICS & HISTORY
Willie Rubenstein was a basketball star at Theodore Roosevelt High School in the Bronx. Rubenstein played freshmen basketball at City College of New York, but left school at the end of the year. After sitting out one year, Rubenstein returned to CCNY where he quickly established himself as the best player on one of the best teams in the country. CCNY posted a 50-5 record during Rubenstein’s three varsity seasons. Rubenstein played pro basketball for a half dozen seasons, the majority of the time with the New York Jewels.
| WILLIE RUBENSTEIN | Height: | 5:11 | Weight: | 175 | College: | NYU’36 | |||||
| William Rubenstein | Born: | Apr 3, 1912 | Died: Sep, 1980 | Hometown: | Bronx, NY | ||||||
| REGULAR SEASON RECORD | |||||||||||
| Year | Team | League | GA | FGM | FTM | FTA | PCT. | AST | PTS | AVG | |
| 1931-32 | NYU (Frosh) | College | |||||||||
| 1932-33 | Did Not Play | ||||||||||
| 1933-34 | NYU | College | 16 | 119 | 7.4 | ||||||
| 1934-35 | NYU | College | 20 | 60 | 36 | 156 | 8.2 | ||||
| 1935-36 | NYU | College | 19 | 68 | 39 | 175 | 9.2 | ||||
| 1936-37 | New York Whirlwinds | Indep | |||||||||
| 1937-38 | New York Jewels | ABL | 40 | 76 | 84 | 236 | 5.9 | ||||
| 1937-38 | Tunkhannock | NYPA | 4 | 11 | 13 | 35 | 8.8 | ||||
| 1938-39 | New York | ABL | 28 | 41 | 58 | 140 | 5.0 | ||||
| 1939-40 | New York | ABL | 27 | 55 | 63 | 173 | 6.4 | ||||
| 1940-41 | New York | ABL | 29 | 73 | 58 | 204 | 7.0 | ||||
| 1941-42 | New York–Washington | ABL | 14 | 21 | 25 | 67 | 4.8 | ||||
| 1942-43 | New York | ABL | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 5.0 | ||||
| Major League Totals | 140 | 269 | 292 | 830 | 5.9 | ||||||
| PLAYOFF RECORD | |||||||||||
| Year | Team | League | GA | FGM | FTM | FTA | PCT. | AST | PTS | AVG | |
| 1937-38 | New York Jewels | ABL | 6 | 7 | 21 | 35 | 5.8 | ||||
| 1938-39 | New York | ABL | 5 | 15 | 16 | 46 | 9.2 | ||||
| 1939-40 | New York | ABL | 7 | 21 | 8 | 50 | 7.1 | ||||
| Major League Totals | 18 | 43 | 45 | 131 | 7.3 | ||||||