Nick Werkman
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | Trenton, New Jersey,U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Trenton Catholic (Trenton, New Jersey) |
| College | Seton Hall(1961–1964) |
| NBA draft | 1964:5th round, 43rd overall pick |
| Selected by theBoston Celtics | |
| Position | Forward |
| Career history | |
| As coach: | |
| 1972–1978 | Stockton |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Statsat Basketball-Reference.com | |
Nicholas G. Werkman IIIis an American former basketball player for theSeton Hall PiratesofSouth Orange, New Jersey,wholed the NCAA in scoringin 1962-63 and was in the top three nationally on his two other collegiate seasons.[1]
Born inTrenton, New Jersey,Werkman played for the basketball team that won 100 consecutive games for Immaculate Conception Grammar School. Werkman earnedvarsity lettersin both baseball and basketball all four years he attendedTrenton Catholic High School,where he graduated in 1960. The basketball team won the Parochial A state championship all four years in high school.[2]
In just three seasons of collegiate basketball (the NCAA did not allow freshman to play varsity ball at the time) Werkman compiled 2,273 points and 1,036 rebounds. Among the nation's top scorers in each of his three seasons, Werkman averaged 32 points per game in 1962 (third nationally), 29.5 in 1963 (top scorer), and 33.2 in 1964 (second nationally).[3]His career 32.0 points per game average is ninth all-time inNCAADivision Ihistory.[4]He was inducted into Seton Hall's Athletics Hall of Fame in 1972.[5]
After Werkman's senior campaign ended, he was drafted by theBoston Celticsin the 5th round as the 43rd overall selection in the1964 NBA draft.[6]Werkman never played in theNBA.[citation needed]
Werkman played for Trenton Colonials for nine seasons in theEastern Professional Basketball League.[2]In the 1972–73 school year, he became the coach of both the baseball and basketball teams atStockton State College.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Nick Werkman player profile, stats, career".basketpedya.com.RetrievedJune 8,2009.
- ^abc"Former All-American Cager, Werkman, Is Now Coaching",Asbury Park Press,July 22, 1973. Accessed November 9, 2017. "Nick Werkman, Seton Hall University's last All-America basketball player, is now the varsity baseball and basketball coach at Stockton State College. He was born in Trenton, where he started playing CYO basketball when he was 10 years old. He played for the Immaculate Conception Grammar School team that reeled off 100 successive victories before losing to St. Catherine's of Spring Lake. Before graduating from Trenton Catholic High School in 1960, he earned eight varsity letters, four each in baseball and basketball."
- ^Delozier, Alan (2002).Seton Hall Pirates: A Basketball History.Arcadia Publishing.ISBN9780738510798.RetrievedJune 8,2009.
- ^"NCAA Division I Individual Career Records — Scoring: Average Points".Infoplease.com.RetrievedJune 8,2009.
- ^"SHU Pirates Hall of Fame".Seton Hall University.Archived fromthe originalon June 22, 2009.RetrievedJune 8,2009.
- ^"1964 NBA Draft".basketball-reference.com.RetrievedJune 8,2009.
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[edit]- Living people
- All-American college men's basketball players
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball coaches from New Jersey
- Basketball players from Trenton, New Jersey
- Boston Celtics draft picks
- Forwards (basketball)
- Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball players
- Stockton Ospreys baseball coaches
- Stockton Ospreys men's basketball coaches
- Trenton Catholic High School alumni