Harry Donovan

Harry Donovan
Personal information
Born(1926-09-10)September 10, 1926
DiedJanuary 20, 2025(2025-01-20) (aged 98)
Listed height
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight
180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High schoolUnion Hill
(Union Hill, New Jersey)
CollegeMuhlenberg (1945–1949)
1949: 2nd round, –
Drafted byNew York Knicks
Playing career
1949–1953
PositionGuard
Number16
Career history
1949–1950New York Knicks
1950Allentown Aces
1950–1951Wilkes-Barre Barons
1951–1953Lancaster Rockets
Career highlights
  • 2× All-EPBL Second Team (1952, 1953)
Career NBA statistics
Points253 (5.6 ppg)
Assists38 (0.8 apg)
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Henry Hunter Donovan (September 10, 1926 – January 20, 2025) was an American professional basketball player. He was selected in the second round in the 1949 BAA draft by the New York Knicks. Donovan played for the Knicks in 1949–50, then spent two seasons playing in the American Basketball League. He was a two-time all-league selection while he played for the Lancaster Rockets of the Eastern Professional Basketball League (EPBL) from 1951 to 1953. Donovan died on January 20, 2025, at the age of 98.

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 FG% FT% APG PPG
1949–50 New York 45 .327 .689 .8 5.6

Playoffs

Year Team GP FG% FT% APG PPG
1950 New York 3 .000 1.000 .0 .7

References

  1. ↑ "Henry Donovan minor league basketball statistics". Stats Crew. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Harry Donovan". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 15, 2023.