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American basketball player
Wilson Fitts
Personal information
Born(1915-06-16)June 16, 1915
Smithville, Tennessee
DiedFebruary 23, 2005(2005-02-23) (aged 89)
Topeka, Kansas
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight165 lb (75 kg)
Career information
High schoolEast (Akron, Ohio)
CollegeAkron (1933–1937)
PositionGuard / forward
Career history
1937–1939Akron Goodyear Wingfoots
Career highlights and awards

William Wilson Fitts (June 16, 1915 – February 23, 2005) was an American professional basketball player. He played for the Akron Goodyear Wingfoots in the National Basketball League from 1937 to 1939. In his brief professional career, Cope averaged 2.0 points per game and contributed towards the Wingfoots' league championship in the 1937–38 season.

Career statistics

NBL

Legend
  GP Games played  FGM  Field goals made
 FTM  Free throws made  FTA  Free throws attempted
 FT%  Free throw percentage  PTS  Total points
 PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
† Denotes seasons in which Fitts's team won an NBL championship

Source

Regular season

Year Team GP FGM FTM PTS PPG
1937–38† Akron G.W. 12 8 6 22 1.8
1938–39† Akron G.W. 19 16 7 39 2.1
Career 31 24 13 61 2.0

Playoffs

Year Team GP FGM FTM PTS PPG
1937† Akron G.W. 5 2 6 10 2.0

References

  1. ^ "Wilson Fitts NBL stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
  2. "Wilson Fitts". Peach Basket Society. August 20, 2015. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
  3. "Wilson Fitts Statistics". Stats Crew. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
Akron Goodyear Wingfoots 1937–38 NBL champions
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