Bevo Nordmann

Bevo Nordmann
Personal information
Born(1939-12-11)December 11, 1939
DiedAugust 24, 2015(2015-08-24) (aged 75)
Listed height
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight
225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High schoolSt. Louis University HS
(St. Louis, Missouri)
CollegeSaint Louis (1958–1961)
1961: 3rd round, 25th overall pick
Drafted byCincinnati Royals
Playing career
1961–1965
PositionCenter
Number61, 10, 22, 34
Career history
1961–1962Cincinnati Royals
1962St. Louis Hawks
1962–1963New York Knicks
1963–1964St. Louis Hawks
1964Boston Celtics
1964Allentown Jets
Career highlights
  • First-team All-MVC (1960)
Career NBA statistics
Points571 (4.3 ppg)
Rebounds517 (3.9 rpg)
Assists73 (0.5 apg)
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Robert William "Bevo" Nordmann (December 11, 1939 – August 24, 2015) was an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Saint Louis Billikens.

Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Nordmann was a 6'10" center who played at Saint Louis University from 1958 to 1961. He was named to the All-MVC First Team during his junior season, when he averaged 16 points per game.

In 1961, Nordmann was drafted by the Cincinnati Royals with the 25th pick in the NBA draft. He appeared in four NBA seasons as a member of the Royals, St. Louis Hawks, New York Knicks and Boston Celtics, averaging 4.3 points per game.

After his basketball playing career ended, Nordmann served as an assistant coach at Michigan State University and Saint Louis University. He was inducted into Saint Louis' Hall of Fame in 2005. Nordmann died from cancer on August 24, 2015.

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

NBA

Source

Regular season

Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1961–62 Cincinnati 585.9.405.5092.2.32.3
1962–63 St. Louis 2710.0.450.5383.1.33.4
1962–63 New York 2628.0.502.4588.91.510.7
1963–64 New York 715.1.520.5713.6.14.9
1963–64 St. Louis 1212.8.341.2003.3.42.4
1964–65 Boston 38.3.600–2.71.02.0
Career 13312.2.459.4903.9.454.3

Playoffs

Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1962 Cincinnati 22.5.000–1.0.0.0

References

  1. 1 2 2005 Billiken Hall of Fame Inductees Announced Archived July 16, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. slubillikens.com. January 14, 2005. Retrieved on September 23, 2009.
  2. 1 2 "Bevo Nordmann career stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Digest: Former SLU basketball star Nordmann dies". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. August 26, 2015. Retrieved August 26, 2015.