(1926-10-07)October 7, 1926 Martins Ferry, Ohio, U.S.
Died
January 21, 1995(1995-01-21) (aged 68) San Diego, California, U.S.
Listed height
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight
218 lb (99 kg)
Career information
High school
Martins Ferry (Martins Ferry, Ohio)
College
Kentucky (1945–1949)
BAA draft
1949: 1st round, 2nd overall pick
Selected by the Indianapolis Olympians
Playing career
1949–1951
Position
Center
Number
15
Career history
As player:
1949–1951
Indianapolis Olympians
As coach:
1959–1966
Bellarmine
1970
Kentucky Colonels
1974–1975
San Diego Conquistadors
Career highlights and awards
NBA All-Star (1951)
2× All-NBA First Team (1950, 1951)
2× NCAA champion (1948, 1949)
2× NCAA Final Four MOP (1948, 1949)
2× Consensus first-team All-American (1947, 1949)
Consensus second-team All-American (1948)
Career NBA statistics
Points
2,925 (22.5 ppg)
Rebounds
709 (10.7 rpg)
Assists
318 (2.4 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing United States
Olympic Games
1948 London
Team competition
Alex John Groza[1] (October 7, 1926 – January 21, 1995) was an American professional basketball player from Martins Ferry, Ohio. Resulting from the CCNY point shaving scandal, Groza was banned from the National Basketball Association (NBA) for life in 1951. In college, he won two NCAA championships as captain of the University of Kentucky Wildcats, and was a two-time All-NBA player for the Indianapolis Olympians before his career abruptly ended.
^Alex Groza Player Statistics Basketball-Reference.com
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lifetime suspensions to Indianapolis Olympians players Ralph Beard and AlexGroza, not for what they did in the NBA but for point shaving in college at...
Indianapolis Jets. The Olympians were led by University of Kentucky alumni AlexGroza and Ralph Beard, both of whom were key contributors on the gold medal...
"Arnie Risen Stats". Basketball Reference. Retrieved January 3, 2011. "AlexGroza Stats". Basketball Reference. Retrieved January 3, 2011. "Paul Arizin...
Rhodes being fired. Rhodes was briefly replaced by AlexGroza, who won both games he coached. Groza was quickly replaced as coach by Frank Ramsey, the...
from the original on October 1, 2012. Retrieved September 1, 2011. Sachare, Alex (1994). The Official NBA Basketball Encyclopedia. New York: Villard Books...
race and no other retired player in NBA history other than Pettit and AlexGroza (who played only two seasons) has averaged more than 20 points per game...
46–36 victory in the final game over Oklahoma A&M, coached by Henry Iba. AlexGroza of Kentucky was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. The following...
Among these players were Indianapolis Olympians players Ralph Beard and AlexGroza for their actions at University of Kentucky, and 1951's number one draft...
& Schuster. p. 432. ISBN 1-4165-4061-X. Retrieved December 5, 2009. "AlexGroza NBA & ABA Stats". Sports Reference LLC. Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved...
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58–42 victory in the final game over Baylor, coached by Bill Henderson. AlexGroza of Kentucky was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. The following...
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season, Chamberlain got another new coach, former NBA player and ex-soldier Alex Hannum, and was joined by rookie center Nate Thurmond, who later entered...
(1975) Head coach K. C. Jones (1972–73) Wilt Chamberlain (1973–74) AlexGroza & Beryl Shipley (1974–75) Bill Musselman (1975) Ownership Leonard Bloom...
Ralph Beard, and AlexGroza were arrested after admitting they had shaved points while playing in college. Barnstable, Beard, and Groza would each receive...
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