Frank Kudelka

Frank Carl Kudelka (June 25, 1925 - May 4, 1993), nicknamed Apples, was an American National Basketball Association (NBA) player. In his first two years at Saint Mary's College of California, Kudelka averaged 18.1 points per game. Once the shotclock was introduced to college basketball in his junior season, Frank averaged 20.4 points per game. He was the nation's fourth leading scorer. As a senior at Saint Mary's, Frank averaged 16.2 points per game.[1] He was also named an All-American basketball player by the Helms Foundation after his senior season.[2] Frank made his NBA debut in the 1949-50 NBA season for the Chicago Stags. In his first NBA season, Frank averaged 6.7 points and 2.0 assists per game. Frank played four seasons in the NBA with the Stags, Washington Capitols, Boston Celtics, Baltimore Bullets and Philadelphia Warriors. In his NBA career, Frank averaged 7.2 points, 3.2 rebounds, and 2.1 assists per game.[3]

Frank Kudelka
Personal information
Born(1925-06-25)June 25, 1925
San Francisco, California
DiedMay 4, 1993(1993-05-04) (aged 67)
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight193 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High schoolLowell (San Francisco, California)
CollegeSaint Mary's (1946–1949)
BAA draft1949 / Undrafted
Playing career1949–1953
PositionShooting guard / Small forward
Number7, 18, 23, 21, 8, 14
Career history
1949–1950Chicago Stags
1950–1951Washington Capitols
1951Boston Celtics
1951–1952Baltimore Bullets
1952–1953Philadelphia Warriors
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

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

Regular season
Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1949–50 Chicago 65 – .326 .636 – 2.0 6.7
1950–51 Washington/Boston 62 – .346 .697 2.5 1.7 7.1
1951–52 Baltimore 65 24.4 .332 .767 4.2 2.8 9.3
1952–53 Baltimore 16 14.2 .333 .639 2.7 1.8 4.9
1952–53 Philadelphia 20 17.0 .284 .656 2.3 2.1 4.2
Career 228 21.3 .331 .708 3.2 2.1 7.2

Playoffs
Year Team GP FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1950 Chicago 2 .200 .500 – 2.0 2.5
1951 Boston 1 .500 .000 5.0 2.0 4.0
Career 3 .286 .200 5.0 2.0 3.0
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References
  1. "#8 - Frank "Apples" Kudelka". smcgaels.cstv.com. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
  2. Kilwein, Richard. "Little known Saint Mary's All-American fact". smcgaels.worldpress.com. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
  3. "Frank Kudelka NBA statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 10 August 2012.


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