| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 24, 1926 San Francisco, California |
| Died | July 16, 2011 (aged 84) |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Saint Ignatius (San Francisco, California) |
| College | San Francisco (1946–1950) |
| NBA draft | 1950: 1st round, 9th overall pick |
| Selected by the Rochester Royals | |
| Playing career | 1950–1952 |
| Position | Power forward / center |
| Number | 20, 13 |
| Career history | |
| 1950–1951 | Rochester Royals |
| 1951–1952 | Baltimore Bullets |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Career statistics | |
| Points | 289 (2.4 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 238 (2.5) rpg) |
| Assists | 58 (0.5 apg) |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
John Joseph McNamee (September 24, 1926 – July 16, 2011) was an American professional basketball player.[1]
A 6′6″ forward/center from the University of San Francisco, McNamee played two seasons (1950–1952) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Rochester Royals and Baltimore Bullets. He averaged 2.4 points per game in his career and won a league championship with Rochester in 1951. Joe went on to have a long and successful career in sales for Watson and Meehan, a distributor of Cummins engines. Joe and his wife Alice had eight kids (Sharon, John, Pattie, Casey, Dennis, Peter, Steve and Jim) and 11 grandchildren.
Career statistics
| 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 |
| † | Won an NBA championship |
NBA[2]
Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950–51† | Rochester | 60 | .287 | .643 | 1.7 | .3 | 2.1 | |
| 1951–52 | Rochester | 24 | 4.9 | .194 | .333 | 1.0 | .1 | .6 |
| 1951–52 | Baltimore | 34 | 17.0 | .325 | .636 | 3.3 | 1.1 | 4.5 |
| Career | 118 | 12.0 | .298 | .620 | 2.0 | .5 | 2.4 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951† | Rochester | 13 | .293 | .750 | 2.7 | .7 | 2.5 |
References
- ↑ SFGate obituary retrieved 25/7/2011
- ↑ "Joe McNamee". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
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