Alex Groza
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Alex Groza was an American basketball star of the late 1940s and early 1950s, known for his dominant college career at Kentucky and brief but impactful professional tenure before a point-shaving scandal ended his NBA career.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American basketball player
ⓘ
basketball player ⓘ human ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Consensus first-team All-American
NERFINISHED
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NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Alex John Groza NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| careerAssistsPerGame | 3.2 ⓘ |
| careerPointsPerGame | 22.5 ⓘ |
| careerReboundsPerGame | 10.7 ⓘ |
| collegeAttended | University of Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collegeChampionship | NCAA men's basketball championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collegeChampionshipYear |
1948
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1949 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1926-10-07 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1995-01-21 ⓘ |
| draftedBy | Indianapolis Olympians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| draftLeague | BAA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| draftPickNumber | 2 ⓘ |
| draftRound | 1 ⓘ |
| draftYear | 1949 ⓘ |
| familyName | Groza NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Alex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hallOfFameStatus | not in Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame due to scandal ⓘ |
| height | 6 ft 7 in ⓘ |
| heightInMeters | 2.01 ⓘ |
| highSchoolAttended | Martins Ferry High School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jerseyNumber | 15 ⓘ |
| league | National Basketball Association ⓘ |
| memberOfSportsTeam |
Indianapolis Olympians
NERFINISHED
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Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NBAAllStarSelection |
1951
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1952 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dominant college basketball career at Kentucky
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involvement in a point-shaving scandal ⓘ |
| OlympicEvent | basketball at the 1948 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| OlympicMedal | gold medal ⓘ |
| OlympicParticipant | 1948 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Martins Ferry, Ohio, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | San Diego, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedFor | Indianapolis Olympians from 1949 to 1951 ⓘ |
| positionPlayed | center ⓘ |
| reasonForCareerEnd | lifetime ban from the NBA for point-shaving ⓘ |
| representingCountry | United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sibling | Lou Groza NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| weight | 220 lb ⓘ |
| weightInKilograms | 100 ⓘ |
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