Ray Lumpp

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Ray Lumpp
Personal information
Born(1923-07-11)July 11, 1923
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
DiedJanuary 16, 2015(2015-01-16) (aged 91)
Mineola, New York, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight178 lb (81 kg)
Career information
High school Newtown (Queens, New York)
College NYU (1942–1943, 1946–1948)
NBA draft 1948: -- round, --
Selected by the Indianapolis Jets
Playing career1948–1953
Position Point guard / shooting guard
Number40, 7, 8
Career history
1948–1949 Indianapolis Jets
19491952 New York Knicks
1952–1953 Baltimore Bullets
Career BAA and NBA statistics
Points 2,462 (8.2 ppg)
Rebounds 391 (2.2 rpg)
Assists 654 (2.2 apg)
Stats at NBA.com  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Stats at Basketball Reference
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing the Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1948 London Team competition

Raymond George Lumpp (July 11, 1923 – January 16, 2015) was an American professional basketball player.

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Lumpp was born in Brooklyn and grew up in Queens. He played college basketball for New York University, and was on the team that made it to the finals of the 1948 NIT tournament. [1] Lumpp competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics as part of the American men's basketball team that won the gold medal. [2] From 1948 to 1953 Lumpp played professionally for the NBA's New York Knicks, Indianapolis Jets, and Baltimore Bullets. He averaged 12.7 points per game in his rookie season.

Following his basketball career, Lumpp served as athletic director of the New York Athletic Club and ran the club's annual track and field meet during the 1960s. [1] He later organized the Vitalis Olympic Invitational indoor meet held at the Meadowlands. [3] He died in Mineola, New York in January 2015. [1]

BAA/NBA career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game
 PPG Points per game Bold Career high

Regular season

YearTeamGPMPGFG%FT%RPGAPGPPG
1948–49 Indianapolis 37.331.7543.412.2
1948–49 New York 24.376.8041.413.5
1949–50 New York 58.322.7961.64.6
1950–51 New York 64.404.7752.01.86.7
1951–52 New York 6221.2.387.7562.02.07.4
1952–53 New York 616.5.2671.0003.72.54.7
1952–53 Baltimore 4927.0.378.7272.43.110.2
Career30023.4.366.7672.22.28.2

Playoffs

YearTeamGPMPGFG%FT%RPGAPGPPG
1949 New York 6.288.7711.811.5
1950 New York 5.556.667.64.4
1951 New York 13.358.8701.51.85.2
1952 New York 1216.2.245.9201.61.34.1
1953 Baltimore 237.5.212.7004.02.510.5
Career3819.2.307.8231.71.56.0

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Goldstein, Richard (January 16, 2015), "Ray Lumpp, Who Played for Knicks and Ran a Track Meet, Dies at 91", The New York Times
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ray Lumpp Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
  3. "Bill Shannon Biographical Dictionary of New York Sports: Ray Lumpp".