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American basketball player

Phil Farbman
Personal information
Born(1924-04-03)April 3, 1924
Brooklyn, New York
DiedSeptember 15, 1996(1996-09-15) (aged 72)
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
CollegeBrooklyn (1941–1943)
CCNY (1947–1948)
BAA draft1948: undrafted
Playing career1948–1949
PositionForward
Number15, 8
Career history
1948–1949Philadelphia Warriors
1949Boston Celtics
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference

Philip M. Farbman (April 3, 1924 – September 15, 1996) was an American professional basketball player.

Biography

He was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Jewish immigrants Harry and Ida Farbman and was Jewish. He attended and played basketball at Brooklyn College (1941–43) and City College of New York (1947–48). He entered the US Army in 1943 to fight in World War II.

He was drafted in the first round of the 1948 Draft by the Philadelphia Warriors. He spent one season in the Basketball Association of America (BAA) as a member of the Philadelphia Warriors and Boston Celtics (1948–49).

BAA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played  FG%  Field-goal percentage
 FT%  Free-throw percentage  APG  Assists per game
 PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Regular season

Year Team GP FG% FT% APG PPG
1948–49 Philadelphia 27 .341 .581 .7 3.1
1948–49 Boston 21 .269 .789 .9 3.4
Career 48 .307 .679 .8 3.2

References

  1. ^ Day by Day in Jewish Sports History – Bob Wechsler

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