George Ratkovicz was basketball star at Lindboom High School in Chicago. Ratkovicz began playing professional basketball at age 19, directly out of high school. After one year with his hometown Chicago Bruins, he served in the army for four years during World War II. After the war, Ratkovicz played another ten seasons pf professional basketball. The most productive years of his career were the three seasons he spent with the Syracuse Nationals, who twice finished first in the Eastern Division of the National Basketball Association.
GEORGE RATKOVICZ |
Height: |
6:07 |
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Weight: |
225 |
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College: |
None |
George Ratkovicz Jr. |
Born: Nov 13, 1922 |
Died: Nov 10, 2007 |
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Hometown: |
Chicago, Ill. |
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REGULAR SEASON RECORD |
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Year |
Team |
League |
GA |
FGM |
FTM |
FTA |
PCT. |
AST |
PTS |
AVG |
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1940-41 |
Chicago Bruins |
Indep |
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1941-42 |
Chicago |
NBL |
13 |
9 |
14 |
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32 |
2.5 |
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1942-45 |
U.S. Army |
Military Service |
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1944-45 |
Chicago Gears |
Indep |
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1945-46 |
Chicago |
NBL |
33 |
80 |
66 |
113 |
.584 |
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226 |
6.8 |
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1946-47 |
Chicago |
NBL |
37 |
43 |
26 |
58 |
.448 |
|
112 |
3.0 |
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1947-48 |
Grand Rapids |
PBLA |
6 |
35 |
18 |
25 |
.720 |
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88 |
14.7 |
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1947-48 |
Rochester |
NBL |
53 |
79 |
76 |
119 |
.639 |
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234 |
4.4 |
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1948-49 |
Tri-Cities |
NBL |
64 |
109 |
106 |
175 |
.606 |
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324 |
5.1 |
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1949-50 |
Syracuse |
NBA |
62 |
162 |
211 |
348 |
.606 |
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535 |
8.6 |
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1950-51 |
Syracuse |
NBA |
66 |
264 |
321 |
429 |
.748 |
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849 |
12.9 |
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1951-52 |
Syracuse |
NBA |
66 |
165 |
163 |
242 |
.674 |
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493 |
7.5 |
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1952-53 |
Baltimore–Milwaukee |
NBA |
71 |
208 |
262 |
373 |
.702 |
217 |
678 |
9.5 |
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1953-54 |
Milwaukee |
NBA |
69 |
197 |
176 |
273 |
.645 |
154 |
570 |
8.3 |
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1954-55 |
Milwaukee |
NBA |
10 |
7 |
11 |
25 |
.440 |
13 |
25 |
2.5 |
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1954-55 |
Wilkes-Barre |
EBL |
2 |
4 |
3 |
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11 |
5.5 |
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Major League Totals |
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550 |
1358 |
1450 |
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4166 |
7.6 |
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POST SEASON RECORD |
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Year |
Team |
League |
GA |
FGM |
FTM |
FTA |
PCT. |
AST |
PTS |
AVG |
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1944-45 |
Chicago |
WBT |
4 |
8 |
7 |
9 |
.778 |
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23 |
5.8 |
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1945-46 |
Chicago |
WBT |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1.000 |
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3 |
1.0 |
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1946-47 |
Chicago |
NBL |
10 |
6 |
8 |
9 |
.889 |
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20 |
2.0 |
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1947-48 |
Rochester |
NBL |
11 |
22 |
16 |
28 |
.571 |
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60 |
5.5 |
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1948-49 |
Tri-Cities |
NBL |
6 |
11 |
16 |
22 |
.727 |
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38 |
6.3 |
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1949-50 |
Syracuse |
NBA |
11 |
47 |
50 |
73 |
.685 |
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144 |
13.1 |
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1950-51 |
Syracuse |
NBA |
7 |
28 |
41 |
55 |
.745 |
21 |
97 |
13.9 |
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1951-52 |
Syracuse |
NBA |
6 |
5 |
8 |
20 |
.400 |
14 |
18 |
3.0 |
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Major League Totals |
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58 |
128 |
147 |
217 |
.677 |
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403 |
6.9 |
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Morris “Tubby” Raskin was a a baseball and basketball star at DeWitt Clinton High School in the Bronx, New York, A three-year member of the City College of New York varsity, Raskin joined the basketball team in 1919-20, the same year that Nat Holman took over as CCNY;s head coach. That year, the Beavers went 13-3. The following year, City College finished 11-4. In 1921-22, as a senior, Raskin captained the CCNY team, leading them to a 10-2 record. After graduating, Raskin played independent basketball in the New York City area. In 1925-26, he played for the Brooklyn Arcadians in the American Basketball League. In later years, Raskin coached at Brooklyn College and in the New York State basketball League. In, 1952, he was the coach of the the Israeli Olympic team and the following year coached the U.S. basketball team in the Maccabiah games.
TUBBY RASKIN |
Height: |
5:08 |
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Weight: |
165 |
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College: |
CCNY’22 |
Morris Raskin |
Born: Jan 8, 1902 |
Died: Sep 9, 1981 |
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Hometown: |
Bronx, NY |
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REGULAR SEASON RECORD |
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Year |
Team |
League |
GA |
FGM |
FTM |
FTA |
PCT. |
AST |
PTS |
AVG |
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1919-20 |
C.C.N.Y. |
College |
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1920-21 |
C.C.N.Y. |
College |
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1921-22 |
C.C.N.Y. |
College |
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1925-26 |
Brooklyn |
ABL |
18 |
13 |
20 |
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46 |
2.6 |
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1925-26 |
Lou Gehrig All Stars |
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Major League Totals |
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18 |
13 |
20 |
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46 |
2.6 |
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