STATISTICS & HISTORY
Kotz lead his Rhinelander High School squad to the state title, and two years later lead the University of Wisconsin to the NCAA title As a sophomore, Kotz led the Badgers to the 1941 NCAA Championship and was named the tournament’s Most Outstanding Player. He was an All-American in 1941 and 1942. Kotz left Wisconsin as the school’s leading scorer After military service during World War II, played 11 games for Sheboygan in the National Basketball League.
| JOHNNY KOTZ | Height: | 6:03 | Weight: | 200 | College: | Wisconsin’43 | |||||
| John S. Kotz | Born: Mar 27, 1919 | Died: May 8, 1999 | Hometown: | Rhinelander, Wis. | |||||||
| REGULAR SEASON RECORD | |||||||||||
| Year | Team | League | GA | FGM | FTM | FTA | PCT. | AST | PTS | AVG | 6 |
| 1939-40 | Wisconsin (Frosh) | College | |||||||||
| 1940-41 | Wisconsin | College | 23 | 79 | 47 | 205 | 8.9 | ||||
| 1941-42 | Wisconsin | College | 21 | 125 | 75 | 325 | 15.5 | ||||
| 1942-43 | Wisconsin | College | 21 | 114 | 79 | 307 | 14.6 | ||||
| 1942-43 | Sheboygan Redskins | Indep | |||||||||
| 1943-45 | Military Service | ||||||||||
| 1945-46 | Sheboygan | NBL | 11 | 26 | 22 | 26 | .846 | 74 | 6.7 | ||
| 1946-47 | Milwaukee Shooting Stars | Indep | |||||||||
| 1947-48 | Madison Badger Sports | Indep | |||||||||
| 1949-50 | Madison Frankies | Indep | |||||||||
| Major League Totals | 11 | 26 | 22 | 26 | .846 | 74 | 6.7 | 6 | |||
| PLAYOFF RECORD | |||||||||||
| Year | Team | League | GA | FGM | FTM | FTA | PCT. | AST | PTS | AVG | |
| 1942-43 | Sheboygan | WBT | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 3 | 3.0 | ||
| 1945-46 | Sheboygan | NBL | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2.3 | ||||
| Major League Totals | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 2.5 | ||||||