STATISTICS & HISTORY
Hank Beenders was a standout at Long Island University during his three-year career from 1939-42 when the Blackbirds posted a 69-9 record and went to three National Invitation Tournaments.
With Beenders at the center, the 1940-41 team posted a 25-2 and captured the National Invitational Tournament championship. He captained the 1941-42 team to a 25-3 mark and later spent three seasons playing professionally in the Basketball Association of America, which later became the NBA.
| HAMK BEENDERS | Height: | 6:06 | Weight: | 185 | College: | L.I.U.’42 | |||||
| Henry Gerald Beenders | Born: Jun 2, 1916 | Died: Oct 25, 2003 | Hometown: | North Plainfield, NJ | |||||||
| REGULAR SEASON RECORD | |||||||||||
| Year | Team | League | GA | FGM | FTM | FTA | PCT. | AST | PTS | AVG | |
| 1938-39 | Long Island (Frosh) | College | |||||||||
| 1939-40 | Long Island | College | |||||||||
| 1940-41 | Long Island | College | |||||||||
| 1941-42 | Long Island | College | |||||||||
| 1941-42 | New York Orbach’s | AAU | |||||||||
| 1942-46 | U.S. Army | Military Service | |||||||||
| 1945-46 | Paterson | ABL | 5 | 10 | 8 | 28 | 5.6 | ||||
| 1945-46 | Syracuse Stars | Indep | |||||||||
| 1946-47 | Providence | BAA | 58 | 266 | 181 | 257 | .704 | 37 | 713 | 12.3 | |
| 1947-48 | Providence–Philadelphia | BAA | 45 | 76 | 51 | 82 | .622 | 13 | 203 | 4.5 | |
| 1948-49 | Boston | BAA | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | .778 | 3 | 19 | 2.4 | |
| 1948-49 | Schenectady | NYSL | 23 | 180 | 7.8 | ||||||
| 1949-50 | Schenectady-Hartford | ABL | 18 | 46 | 19 | 38 | .500 | 19 | 111 | 6.2 | |
| Major League Totals | 116 | 358 | 247 | 963 | 8.3 | ||||||
| PLAYOFF RECORD | |||||||||||
| Year | Team | League | GA | FGM | FTM | FTA | PCT. | AST | PTS | AVG | |
| 1947-48 | Philadelphia | BAA | 12 | 8 | 7 | 13 | .538 | 4 | 23 | 1.9 | |
| 1948-49 | Schenectady | NYSL | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | ||||||
| Major League Totals | 12 | 8 | 7 | 13 | .538 | 4 | 23 | 1.9 | |||