Carl Braun (basketball)

Carl Braun
Personal information
Born	September 25, 1927; Brooklyn, New York
Died	February 10, 2010 (aged 82); Stuart, Florida
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school	Garden City; (Garden City, New York)
College	Colgate (1945–1947)
BAA draft	1947 / Undrafted
Playing career	1947–1962
Position	Shooting guard / Point guard
Number	4
Career history
As player:
1947–1950,; 1952–1961	New York Knicks
1961–1962	Boston Celtics
As coach:
1959–1961	New York Knicks
Career highlights and awards
	NBA champion (1962); 5× NBA All-Star (1953–1957); All-BAA Second Team (1948); All-NBA Second Team (1954);
Career statistics
Points	10,625
Rebounds	2,122
Assists	2,892
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
	Basketball Hall of Fame as player

Carl August Braun Jr. (September 25, 1927 – February 10, 2010)[1] was an American professional basketball and baseball player and professional basketball coach.

Life and career

Born in Brooklyn, New York, Braun played collegiately for the Colgate University Raiders from 1945 to 1947. He briefly pitched in the New York Yankees minor league system before a sore shoulder ended his baseball career. He joined the Knicks in the 1947-1948 NBA season.

Braun was one of the premier guards of the 1950s and spent 13 seasons in the NBA, all but the last with the New York Knicks. Braun led the Knicks in scoring during his first seven seasons.[2] He did not play during the 1950-1951 or 1951-1952 seasons due to military service. He was named to the All-NBA Second Team in 1948 and 1954. On December 6, 1947, he set a then NBA single game scoring record, recording 47 points.[2] He ended his career in 1962, after one season with the Boston Celtics. Braun played in five NBA All-Star Games and scored 10,625 points in his professional career. Braun was a player-coach for the Knicks in 1960 and 1961 as well, compiling a 40–87 head coaching record.

Carl Braun is featured in the 1948 Bowman set of basketball cards, the 1957 Topps set, and the 1961 Fleer set. Though sportscaster Marty Glickman made the term "swish" a popular basketball colloquialism, he attributed the genesis of the word to Braun, who he heard say it following a good shot during warmup. Glickman used the term frequently in broadcasts throughout the 1950s. Braun was elected to the National Basketball Hall of Fame in 2019.

BAA/NBA career statistics

Legend
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

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	PPG
1947–48	New York	47	–	.323	.650	–	1.3	14.3
1948–49	New York	57	–	.330	.760	–	3.0	14.2
1949–50	New York	67	–	.364	.762	–	3.7	15.4
1952–53	New York	70	33.1	.400	.825	3.3	3.5	14.0
1953–54	New York	72	33.0	.400	.825	3.4	2.9	14.8
1954–55	New York	71	34.9	.388	.801	4.2	3.9	15.1
1955–56	New York	72	32.2	.372	.838	3.6	4.1	15.4
1956–57	New York	72	32.6	.381	.809	3.6	3.6	13.9
1957–58	New York	71	34.9	.418	.849	4.6	5.5	16.5
1958–59	New York	72	27.2	.420	.826	3.5	4.8	10.5
1959–60	New York	54	28.0	.432	.838	3.1	5.0	12.9
1960–61	New York	15	14.5	.468	.786	2.1	3.2	5.7
1961–62†	Boston	48	8.6	.377	.741	1.0	1.5	3.7
Career		788	29.8	.383	.804	3.4	3.7	13.5
All-Star		5	18.0	.481	1.000	2.5	1.6	6.0

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	PPG
1948	New York	3	–	.293	.600	–	.7	10.0
1949	New York	6	–	.324	.806	–	3.2	19.3
1950	New York	5	–	.412	.763	–	3.8	17.0
1953	New York	11	34.0	.324	.806	4.0	2.8	13.5
1954	New York	4	31.3	.346	.875	3.0	2.3	17.8
1955	New York	3	34.3	.409	.900	4.7	5.3	18.0
1959	New York	2	31.0	.375	.889	2.0	5.0	16.0
1962†	Boston	6	7.0	.393	.750	1.2	.3	4.2
Career		40	27.2	.350	.812	3.1	2.7	14.0

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References

"Former Knicks star Carl Braun dies at 82 – USATODAY.com". usatoday.com. February 10, 2010. Retrieved February 10, 2010.
Goldstein, Richard (February 11, 2010), "Carl Braun, an All-Star With the Knicks, Dies at 82", The New York Times

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[1] "Former Knicks star Carl Braun dies at 82 – USATODAY.com". usatoday.com. February 10, 2010. Retrieved February 10, 2010.

[goldstein-2] Goldstein, Richard (February 11, 2010), "Carl Braun, an All-Star With the Knicks, Dies at 82", The New York Times