Johnny Macknowski

Johnny Macknowski
Personal information
Born(1923-01-07)January 7, 1923
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Soviet Union
DiedApril 8, 2024(2024-04-08) (aged 101)
Listed height
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight
180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High schoolLincoln (Jersey City, New Jersey)
CollegeSeton Hall (1945–1948)
1948: – round, –
Drafted byRochester Royals
Playing career
1947–1951
PositionGuard / forward
Number5
Career history
1947–1948Scranton Miners
1948–1951Syracuse Nationals
Career NBA statistics
Points823 (7.0 ppg)
Assists134 (1.1 apg)
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Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

John Andrew Macknowsky (born Macknowski and formerly Mackin; January 7, 1923 – April 8, 2024) was a Russian-born American professional basketball player. He played in the National Basketball League (NBL) and National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Syracuse Nationals franchise as the team moved from the NBL into the NBA.

Macknowski played college basketball for the Seton Hall Pirates where he started as a freshman in the 1941–42 season and then served three years of military service during World War II. He returned to the Pirates and played from 1945 to 1948.

Personal life and death

After his playing career, Macknowski worked as an English, history and philosophy teacher.

In 1952, Macknowski, his wife and his first daughter changed their surname from Macknowski to Mackin. He had three daughters with his wife, Olga, who predeceased him in December 2016, aged 90. As of September 2017, Macknowski resided at a retirement village in Morristown, Tennessee. On January 7, 2023, Macknowski became the second former NBA player to turn 100, after Whitey Von Nieda did so in June 2022. Macknowski died on April 8, 2024, aged 101.

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played  FGM  Field-goals made
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  FTM  Free-throws made
 FTA  Free-throws attempted  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game
 PTS  Points  PPG  Points per game
 Bold  Career high

NBL

Source

Regular season

Year Team GP FGM FTM FTA FT% PTS PPG
1948–49 Syracuse 62146128178.7194206.8

Playoffs

Year Team GP FGM FTM FTA FT% PTS PPG
1949 Syracuse 6379.778132.2

NBA

Source

Regular season

Year Team GP FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1949–50 Syracuse 59 .333 .736 1.1 7.4
1950–51 Syracuse 58 .301 .718 1.9 1.2 6.6
Career 117 .317 .727 1.9 1.1 7.0

Playoffs

Year Team GP FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1949–50 Syracuse 11 .390 .765 1.9 10.6
1950–51 Syracuse 2 .462 .333 3.5 2.0 6.5
Career 13 .398 .741 3.5 1.9 10.0

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Johnny Macknowski NBA stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Johnny Macknowski NBL stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Johnny Macknowski". Pro Basketball Encyclopedia. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
  4. ↑ Littleton, Wade (January 8, 2023). "Regency celebrates former pro basketball player, soldier and teacher Johnny Mac". Citizen Tribune. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Macknowski Changes His Name to Mackin". The Post-Standard. April 3, 1952. p. 18. Retrieved August 11, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  6. ↑ Olga Macknowsky obituary
  7. ↑ Citizen Tribune: In the Classroom or on the Court, Johnny Macknowsky Gave his All
  8. ↑ "John Andrew Macknowsky". Knoxville News Sentinel. April 10, 2024. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  9. ↑ "Johnny Macknowski NBL Stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 29, 2023.