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Chink Crossin

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This article is about the formerBasketball Association of Americaplayer. For his father, who was aMajor League Baseballplayer, seeFrank Crossin.

Chink Crossin
Personal information
Born(1923-07-04)July 4, 1923
Luzerne, Pennsylvania,U.S.
DiedJanuary 10, 1981(1981-01-10)(aged 57)
Danville, Pennsylvania,U.S.
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight165 lb (75 kg)
Career information
High schoolLuzerne
(Luzerne, Pennsylvania)
CollegePenn(1942–1944, 1946–1947)
BAA draft1947:1st round, 6th overall pick
Selected by thePhiladelphia Warriors
Playing career1947–1955
PositionGuard
Number7, 4
Career history
1947–1950Philadelphia Warriors
1950–1951Wilkes-Barre Barons
1951–1952Pottsville Packers
1952–1953Williamsport Billies
Career highlights and awards
StatsEdit this at Wikidataat NBA.com
StatsEdit this at Wikidataat Basketball-Reference.com

Francis Patrick "Chink" Crossin Jr.(July 4, 1923 – January 10, 1981) was an American professionalbasketballplayer.[1]He earnedhis nicknamefrom the sound that the chain-link nets made when his shots dropped through.[2]

During his high school basketball career at Luzerne High School inLuzerne, Pennsylvania,Crossin averaged 24 points per game, and led all Pennsylvania high school players in scoring in 1941.[3]He played basketball at theUniversity of Pennsylvaniain the 1942–43 and 1943–44 seasons before serving inWorld War IIwith theUnited States Navyfor two years.[2]Crossin returned to Penn for the 1946–47 season. After the end of his college career, Crossin was selected with the 6th pick in the inaugural1947 BAA draftby thePhiladelphia Warriors.In three seasons with the team, Crossin averaged 4.7 points and 1.5 assists per game.[1]Crossin played five seasons in theEastern Professional Basketball League(EPBL) from 1950 to 1955 for thePottsville Pros/Packers,Wilkes-Barre Aces, Williamsport Billies,Berwick Carbuilders,Hazleton Pros and Sunbury Mercuries. He was named theEPBL Most Valuable Playerin 1952 and was a two-time All-EPBL First Team selection.[4]

BAA/NBA career statistics

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Legend
GP Games played APG Assistsper game
FG% Field-goalpercentage PPG Points per game
FT% Free-throwpercentage Bold Career high

Regular season

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Year Team GP FG% FT% APG PPG
1947–48 Philadelphia 39 .240 .565 0.5 1.8
1948–49 Philadelphia 44 .349 .619 1.2 4.0
1949–50 Philadelphia 64 .322 .782 2.3 7.0
Career 147 .318 .711 1.5 4.7

Playoffs

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Year Team GP FG% FT% APG PPG
1948 Philadelphia 10 .327 .889 1.0 4.0
1949 Philadelphia 2 .419 .714 1.5 15.5
1950 Philadelphia 2 .333 .889 2.0 13.0
Career 14 .355 .840 1.2 6.9

References

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  1. ^ab"Chink Crossin Stats".Basketball Reference. Retrieved on June 3, 2017.
  2. ^abZeitlin, Dave."Common Bonds".Penn Gazette. June 30, 2010. Retrieved on June 3, 2017.
  3. ^"Francis" Chink "Crossin".Penn Athletics. Retrieved on June 3, 2017.
  4. ^"Francis Crossin minor league basketball statistics".Stats Crew.RetrievedJune 21,2021.
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