PLAYER PROFILE

HERBIE GERSHON

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

 

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