Steve Juenger was awarded nine letters in basketball, football and track at South Philadelphia High School Juenger also competed in basketball, football and track at Temple University from 1933-37. He played on the 1935-36 quintet that reached the finals of the Olympic trials. Juenger earned three letters in basketball and was named to the All-Eastern Conference Team as a senior. Juenger played played professional basketball for over a decade. During the 1942-43 and the 1945-46 seasons, he led the American Basketball League in scoring. In 1948, Juenger became the head basketball coach at Haverton (Pennsylvania) High School, a position he held until 1985. Juenger was also worked as a college football and basketball official for many years. He officiated the National Invitational Tournament and the Cotton Bowl during his career.
STEVE JUENGER |
Height: |
6:03 |
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Weight: |
195 |
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College: |
Temple’37 |
Stephen M Michael Juenger |
Born: |
Feb 10, 1915 |
Died: |
Nov 18, 2003 |
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Hometown: |
South Philadelphia, Pa. |
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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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1933-34 |
Temple (Frosh) |
College |
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1934-35 |
Temple |
College |
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1935-36 |
Temple |
College |
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1936-37 |
Temple |
College |
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1937-38 |
Philadelphia Kelly’s All Stars |
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1937-38 |
Reading |
TCL |
27 |
43 |
43 |
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129 |
4.8 |
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1938-39 |
Reading |
TCL |
16 |
34 |
25 |
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93 |
5.8 |
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1938-39 |
Hazelton |
NYPA |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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0 |
0.0 |
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1939-40 |
Hamburg |
TCL |
22 |
53 |
47 |
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153 |
7.0 |
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1940-41 |
Harrisburg/Hamburg |
TCL |
20 |
36 |
35 |
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107 |
5.4 |
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1941-42 |
Lancaster |
TCL |
7 |
5 |
8 |
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18 |
2.6 |
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1941-42 |
Trenton |
ABL |
8 |
5 |
5 |
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15 |
1.9 |
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1942-43 |
Harrisburg |
ABL |
10 |
38 |
40 |
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116 |
11.6 |
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1942-43 |
Detroit Eagles |
Indep |
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1943-44 |
Wilmington–Brooklyn |
ABL |
13 |
15 |
18 |
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48 |
3.7 |
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1943-44 |
Rochester Pros |
Indep |
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1944-45 |
Washington/Paterson |
ABL |
25 |
92 |
89 |
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273 |
10.9 |
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1945-46 |
Paterson-Elizabeth |
ABL |
28 |
75 |
84 |
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234 |
8.4 |
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1946-47 |
Paterson-Elizabeth |
ABL |
36 |
118 |
103 |
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339 |
9.4 |
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1947-48 |
Elizabeth |
ABL |
1 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
.000 |
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6 |
6.0 |
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1947-48 |
Lancaster |
EBL |
19 |
50 |
36 |
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136 |
7.2 |
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1948-49 |
Lancaster |
EBL |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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0 |
0.0 |
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Major League Totals |
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84 |
225 |
236 |
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686 |
8.2 |
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PLAYOFF RECORD |
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Year |
Team |
League |
GA |
FGM |
FTM |
FTA |
PCT. |
AST |
PTS |
AVG |
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1937-38 |
Reading |
TCL |
5 |
5 |
3 |
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13 |
2.6 |
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1938-39 |
Reading |
TCL |
3 |
8 |
9 |
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25 |
8.3 |
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1940-41 |
Hamburg |
TCL |
3 |
1 |
5 |
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7 |
2.3 |
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1943-44 |
Wilmington |
ABL |
6 |
5 |
6 |
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16 |
2.7 |
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1946-47 |
Elizabeth |
ABL |
2 |
1 |
5 |
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7 |
3.5 |
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1947-48 |
Lancaster |
EBL |
3 |
9 |
5 |
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23 |
7.7 |
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Minor League Totals |
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6 |
5 |
6 |
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16 |
2.7 |
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Major League Totals |
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6 |
5 |
6 |
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16 |
2.7 |
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Noble Jorgensen was a high school basketball star in Pittsburgh and attended Westminister College , an hour’s drive north of Pittsburgh. After two years at Westminster, Jorgensen transferred to the University of Iowa for his junior and senior years. Midway through his senior year, Jorgensen was declared ineligible . Five days later he returned to Pittsburgh and signed to play professional basketball for his hometown Basketball Association of America team. Prior to the 1947-48 season, the Pittsburgh BAA team folded and Joregnsen signed with the Waterloo team in the newly organized Professional Basketball of America. A month into the season, the PBLA disbanded. Jorgensen signed for the rest of the season, with the Portland team in the minor-league Pacific Coast Basketball League , where he averaged 17 points a game and led the team to the PCL championship. Jorgensen returned to the majors for the remaining five seasons of his career, one in the National Basketball League and the final four seasons in the National Basketball Association.
NOBLE JORGENSEN |
Height: |
6:09 |
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Weight: |
230 |
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College: |
Westminister’45 / Iowa’47 |
Noble Gordon Jorgensen |
Born: May 18, 1925 |
Died: Nov 2, 1982 |
Hometown: |
Pittsburgh, Pa. |
Brother of Roger Jorgensen |
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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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1943-44 |
Westminster |
College |
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1944-45 |
Westminster |
College |
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1945-46 |
Iowa |
College |
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1946-47 |
Iowa |
College |
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1946-47 |
Pittsburgh |
BAA |
15 |
25 |
16 |
25 |
.640 |
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66 |
4.4 |
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1947-48 |
Waterloo |
PBLA |
6 |
27 |
17 |
26 |
.654 |
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71 |
11.8 |
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1947-48 |
Portland |
PCL |
50 |
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855 |
17.1 |
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1948-49 |
Sheboygan |
NBL |
63 |
218 |
194 |
255 |
.761 |
|
630 |
10.0 |
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1949-50 |
Sheboygan |
NBA |
54 |
218 |
268 |
350 |
.766 |
90 |
704 |
13.0 |
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1950-51 |
Tri Cities–Syracuse |
NBA |
63 |
223 |
182 |
265 |
.687 |
91 |
628 |
10.0 |
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1951-52 |
Syracuse |
NBA |
66 |
190 |
149 |
187 |
.797 |
63 |
529 |
8.0 |
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1952-53 |
Syracuse |
NBA |
70 |
145 |
146 |
199 |
.734 |
76 |
436 |
6.2 |
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Major League Totals |
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337 |
1046 |
972 |
1307 |
.744 |
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3064 |
9.1 |
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PLAYOFF RECORD |
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Year |
Team |
League |
GA |
FGM |
FTM |
FTA |
PCT. |
AST |
PTS |
AVG |
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1947-48 |
Portland |
PCL |
11 |
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|
194 |
17.6 |
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1948-49 |
Sheboygan |
NBL |
2 |
11 |
7 |
8 |
.875 |
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29 |
14.5 |
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1949-50 |
Sheboygan |
NBA |
3 |
17 |
18 |
30 |
.600 |
8 |
52 |
17.3 |
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1950-51 |
Syracuse |
NBA |
7 |
18 |
14 |
22 |
.636 |
7 |
50 |
7.1 |
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1951-52 |
Syracuse |
NBA |
7 |
19 |
23 |
31 |
.742 |
5 |
61 |
8.7 |
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1952-53 |
Syracuse |
NBA |
2 |
5 |
4 |
6 |
.667 |
3 |
14 |
7.0 |
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Major League Totals |
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21 |
70 |
66 |
97 |
.680 |
|
206 |
9.8 |
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