July 30, 2013(2013-07-30) (aged 94) Delray Beach, Florida
Nationality
American
Listed height
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight
175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High school
Samuel J. Tilden (Brooklyn, New York)
College
LIU Brooklyn (1938–1941)
Playing career
1941–1948
Position
Shooting guard / small forward
Number
24
Career history
1941–1946
Philadelphia Sphas
1946–1947
New York Knicks
1947–1948
Paterson Crescents
Career highlights and awards
All-ABL First Team (1948)
Consensus second-team All-American (1941)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Oscar Benjamin "Ossie" Schectman (March 30, 1919 – July 30, 2013) was an American professional basketball player. He is credited with having scored the first basket in the Basketball Association of America (BAA), which would later become the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Oscar Benjamin "Ossie" Schectman (March 30, 1919 – July 30, 2013) was an American professional basketball player. He is credited with having scored the...
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the league's first official game. In the opening game of the BAA, OssieSchectman scored the opening basket for the Knickerbockers. The Eastern Division...
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the New York Knickerbockers before an opening night crowd of 7,090. OssieSchectman scored the opening basket for the New York Knickerbockers against the...
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the first game played in NBA history. The first basket was made by OssieSchectman of the Knickerbockers. Although there had been earlier attempts at...
& World Report ranked LIU tied for #369 in National Universities. OssieSchectman (1919–2013), basketball player who scored the first basket in National...
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called the Basketball Association of America took place in Canada. OssieSchectman of the Knicks scored the first points in the first game. The night...
Sonny Hertzberg, Ralph Kaplowitz, Leo Gottlieb, Hank Rosenstein, and OssieSchectman, were inducted into the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in New...
of the very first game of NBA/BAA history, alongside fellow Knicks OssieSchectman, Sonny Hertzberg, Jake Weber, and Leo Gottlieb. Together, they beat...
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