For the American soldier, see Gene Arden Vance Jr.
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Gene Vance
Vance in 1948
Personal information
Born
(1923-02-25)February 25, 1923 Clinton, Illinois, U.S.
Died
February 16, 2012(2012-02-16) (aged 88) Champaign, Illinois, U.S.
Listed height
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight
195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school
Clinton (Clinton, Illinois)
College
Illinois (1941–1943, 1946–1947)
NBA draft
1947: -- round, --
Selected by the Chicago Stags
Playing career
1947–1952
Position
Guard / forward
Number
25
Career history
1947–1949
Chicago Stags
1949–1952
Tri-Cities Blackhawks / Milwaukee Hawks
Career BAA and NBA statistics
Points
1,437 (8.3 ppg)
Rebounds
103 (2.9 rpg)
Assists
399 (2.3 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Ellis Eugene Vance (February 25, 1923 – February 16, 2012) was an American professional basketball player. He played in the Basketball Association of America (BAA) and National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Chicago Stags and Tri-Cities Blackhawks / Milwaukee Hawks.
Vance played college basketball for the Illinois Fighting Illini where he led the team as a member of the famed "Whiz Kids" of the 1940s. He and the other Whiz Kids, Andy Phillip, Art Mathisen, Ken Menke, and Jack Smiley, are regarded as some of Illinois' all-time greats, but only he and Phillip are on the team's all-century team. Vance and his Whiz Kids teammates left basketball to serve in World War II in 1943. Vance was selected by the Stags in the 1948 NBA draft, and played professionally for five seasons. He served as the athletic director of the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign from 1967 to 1972.[1]
Vance was married to Grace Hoberg from 1943 until her death from stomach cancer in 1980. Vance later married Janann Duffy and had four children. He died on February 16, 2012, at age 88.[1]
^ ab"Gene Vance". The News-Gazette. February 21, 2012. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
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