| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 18, 1925 Columbus, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | November 2, 1982 (aged 57) Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
Listed weight | 228 lb (103 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Taylor Allderdice (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| College |
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Playing career | 1947–1953 |
| Position | Center |
| Number | 17, 15, 13, 20, 6 |
| Career history | |
| 1947 | Pittsburgh Ironmen |
| 1947–1948 | Portland Indians |
| 1948–1950 | Sheboygan Red Skins |
| 1950–1951 | Tri-Cities Blackhawks |
| 1951–1953 | Syracuse Nationals |
| Career highlights | |
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| Career BAA and NBA statistics | |
| Point | 2,363 (8.8 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 862 |
| Assists | 915 (1.2 apg) |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Noble Gordon "Jorgy" Jorgensen (May 18, 1925 – November 2, 1982) was an American professional basketball player. He was a center in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and other leagues. He was a member of Portland's first professional basketball championship when Portland Indians won the Pacific Coast Professional Basketball League in 1948. He retired from professional basketball following the 1952–53 NBA season.
He played high school basketball for Taylor Allderdice High School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Jorgensen was the brother of former NBA player Roger Jorgensen and Byron Jorgensen who played college basketball for Ohio.
Jorgensen died in Minneapolis in 1982 due to an aortic aneurysm.
| Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Games played | MPG | Minutes per game | ||
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage | ||
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | ||
| PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high | ||
| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946–47 | Pittsburgh | 15 | – | .223 | .640 | – | .3 | 4.4 |
| 1949–50 | Sheboygan | 54 | – | .353 | .766 | – | 1.7 | 13.0 |
| 1950–51 | Tri-Cities | 22 | – | .366 | .706 | 5.1 | 1.2 | 11.2 |
| 1950–51 | Syracuse | 41 | – | .376 | .675 | 5.5 | 1.6 | 9.3 |
| 1951–52 | Syracuse | 66 | 20.0 | .413 | .797 | 4.4 | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| 1952–53 | Syracuse | 70 | 19.4 | .333 | .734 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 6.2 |
| Career | 268 | 19.7 | .360 | .742 | 4.3 | 1.2 | 8.8 | |
| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949–50 | Sheboygan | 3 | – | .386 | .600 | – | 2.7 | 17.3 |
| 1950–51 | Syracuse | 7 | – | .416 | .636 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 7.1 |
| 1951–52 | Syracuse | 7 | 21.4 | .365 | .742 | 3.9 | .7 | 8.7 |
| 1952–53 | Syracuse | 2 | 22.0 | .556 | .667 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 7.0 |
| Career | 19 | 21.6 | .399 | .663 | 3.6 | 1.2 | 9.3 | |