Gus Doener averaged 8 points a game as a a 16-year-old freshman at Evansville College. He led the team in scoring the remaining three years of his varsity career and finished with 1132 career points, a school record at the time. He was the first Evansville player named an All-American.
GUS DOERNER |
Height: |
6:02 |
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Weight: |
190 |
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College: |
Evansville’42 |
Wilfred Ottto |
Born: Feb 27, 1922 |
Died: Dec 10, 2001 |
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Hometown: |
Mackey, Ind. |
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REGULAR SEASON RECORD |
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Year |
Team |
College |
GA |
FGM |
FTM |
FTA |
PCT. |
AST |
PTS |
AVG |
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1938-39 |
Evansville (Frosh) |
College |
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1939-40 |
Evansville |
College |
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1940-41 |
Evansville |
College |
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1941-42 |
Evansville |
College |
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1942-43 |
Fort Wayne |
NBL |
4 |
4 |
1 |
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9 |
2.3 |
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1943-45 |
U.S. Army Air Corp. |
Military Service |
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1945-46 |
Fort Wayne |
NBL |
11 |
8 |
5 |
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21 |
1.9 |
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1946-47 |
Indianapolis |
NBL |
43 |
94 |
46 |
82 |
.561 |
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234 |
5.4 |
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Major League Totals |
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58 |
106 |
52 |
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264 |
4.6 |
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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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1942-43 |
Fort Wayn |
WBT |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
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0 |
0.0 |
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1946-47 |
Indianapolis |
NBL |
5 |
23 |
13 |
22 |
.591 |
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59 |
11.8 |
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1946-47 |
Indianapolis |
WBT |
3 |
9 |
2 |
10 |
.200 |
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20 |
6.7 |
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Major League Totals |
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9 |
32 |
15 |
32 |
.469 |
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79 |
8.8 |
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