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American basketball player

Carl Shaeffer
Personal information
Born(1924-10-25)October 25, 1924
Delphi, Indiana
DiedOctober 25, 1974 (aged 50)
Delphi, Indiana
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High schoolDelphi (Delphi, Indiana)
CollegeAlabama (1945–1949)
NBA draft1949: undrafted
PositionForward
Number18
Career history
1949–1950Indianapolis Olympians
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference

Carl Edgel Shaeffer (October 25, 1924 – October 25, 1974) was an American professional basketball player. He played for the Indianapolis Olympians in the National Basketball Association between 1949–50 and 1950–51 after a collegiate career at the University of Alabama. Shaeffer was Alabama's first-ever professional basketball player. He became a businessman in Indianapolis, Indiana after his short-lived NBA career.

Personal life

Shaeffer served in the United States Army during World War II and was taken prisoner of war by German forces in Belgium on January 18, 1945. Initially reported missing in action, he was later found to be a prisoner and was released at the end of the war. Following his basketball career, Shaeffer operated a tavern in Brookston, Indiana. He committed suicide by shooting himself on his 50th birthday in 1974.

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

NBA

Source

Regular season

Year Team GP FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1949–50 Indianapolis 43 .369 .561 .9 3.5
1950–51 Indianapolis 10 .273 1.000 1.0 .6 1.5
Career 53 .357 .583 1.0 .9 3.1

Playoffs

Year Team GP FG% FT% APG PPG
1949–50 Indianapolis 6 .333 .000 1.2 3.5

References

  1. "Carl Shaeffer NBA/ABA stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
  2. ^ Millburg, Steve (2013). Gone Pro Alabama: Crimson Athletes Who Became Pros (2nd ed.). Covington, Kentucky: Clerisy Press. p. 311. ISBN 978-1-57860-525-5.
  3. ^ "Carl Shaeffer". Peach Basket Society. July 28, 2017. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  4. "Carl Shaeffer". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved February 12, 2023.


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