PLAYER PROFILE

HYMIE GINSBURG

STATISTICS & HISTORY

Hymie Ginsburg was a star all-around athlete at Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania  High School. Ginsburg remained in Beaver Fall to attend Geneva College, where he again excelled in sports. Geneva was a small college, but played basketball against many of the best teams in the East. In a memorable week in 1934, Geneva shattered wining streaks of  both  LIU and CCNY. Led by thirteen points by Ginsburg, Geneva defeated CCNY 50-27, the worst defeat in Hall of Fame coach Nat Holman’s career. Ginsburg played major league professional basketball in Pittsburgh  for four seasons.

 

HYMIE GINSBURG Height: 5:09 Weight: 170 College: Geneva’35
Hyman L. Ginsburg Born: Mar 23, 1914      Died: Mar 2, 1986 Hometown: Beaver Falls, Pa.
REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year Team League     GA FGM FTM   FTA  PCT.  AST  PTS AVG
1931-32 Geneva College
1932-33 Geneva College
1933-34 Geneva College
1934-35 Geneva College
1935-36 Pittsburgh MBC 17 33 21 87 5.1
1936-37 Pittsburgh MBC 11 38 6 82 7.5
1937-38 Pittsburgh NBL 13 36 20 92 7.1
1938-39 Pittsburgh NBL 23 46 17 109 4.7
1939-40 East Liverpool Fleetwings Indep
1940-41 East Liverpool Fleetwings Indep
1941-44 U.S. Army Military Service
Major League Totals 64 153 64 370 5.8
PLAYOFF RECORD
Year Team League     GA FGM FTM   FTA  PCT.  AST  PTS AVG
1935-36  Pittsburgh MBC 1 3 1 7 7.0
Major League Totals 1 3 1 7 7.0

 

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