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Ken Rollins
Kenneth Herman Rollins (September 14, 1923 – October 9, 2012) was an American professional basketball player. He competed at the 1948 London Olympics and was a member of the University of Kentucky's "Fabulous Five" who won the 1948 NCAA tournament. His college career was interrupted by service in the United States Navy during World War II. He was voted to the All- SEC and All- SEC Tourney teams following his junior and senior seasons. His brother, Phil, played for the University of Louisville and spent 3 seasons in the NBA. Biography Born in Charleston, Missouri, Rollins played high school basketball in Wickliffe, Kentucky. He later played professionally for the Chicago Stags of the BAA and the NBA, the Louisville Alumnites of the National Professional Basketball League and the Boston Celtics of the NBA. He died in October 2012 in Greencastle, Indiana Greencastle is a city in Greencastle Township, Putnam County, Indiana, United States, and the county seat of Put ...
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Charleston, Missouri
Charleston is a city in Mississippi County, Missouri, United States. The population was 5,056 at the 2020 census, a decrease from 5,947 in 2010. It is the county seat of Mississippi County and since 1968 has been home to the annual Dogwood-Azalea Festival which highlights the old homes and gardens throughout the town. History Charleston is the largest town on the Missouri side near the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers. Its history has long been tied to river commerce and the development of the highly productive agricultural lands that surround the community. Settlement initially occurred on the north side of town, in what in 1805 was called "Matthews Prairie". After purchasing for $337, Joseph Moore laid out Charleston in 1837. Some say the community derives its name from nearby Charles Prairie, while others believe the name is a transfer from Charleston, South Carolina. In 1845, it was selected as the county seat. A post office named Charleston has been in operat ...
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1948 Summer Olympics
The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and officially branded as London 1948, were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus caused by the outbreak of World War II, these were the first Summer Olympics held since the 1936 Summer Olympics, 1936 Games in Berlin. The 1940 Summer Olympics, 1940 Olympic Games had been scheduled for Tokyo and then for Helsinki, while the 1944 Summer Olympics, 1944 Olympic Games had been provisionally planned for London. This was the second time London hosted the Olympic Games, having previously hosted them in 1908 Summer Olympics, 1908, making it the second city to host summer olympics twice (after Paris). The Olympics would return again to London 64 years later in 2012 Summer Olympics, 2012, making London the first city to host the games thrice, and the only such city until Paris, who hosted their third games in 2024 Summer Olympics, 202 ...
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1952–53 Boston Celtics Season
The 1952–53 NBA season was the Celtics' seventh season in the NBA. Offseason NBA draft Roster Regular season :x = clinched playoff spot Record vs. opponents Game log Playoffs , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 1 , March 19 , @ Syracuse W 87–81, Bob Cousy (20) , — , Onondaga War Memorial , 1–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 2 , March 21 , Syracuse W 111–105 (4OT), Bob Cousy (50) , Macauley, Sharman (5) , Boston Garden , 2–0 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 1 , March 25 , @ New York L 91–95, Bob Cousy (28) , Chuck Cooper (6) , Madison Square Garden III , 0–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 2 , March 26 , New York W 86–70, Macauley, Cousy (21) , Bob Cousy (13) , Boston Garden , 1–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 3 , March 28 , @ New York L 82–101, Bob Cousy (18) , Ed Macauley (5) , Madison Square Garden III , 1–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , ...
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1949–50 Chicago Stags Season
The 1949–50 NBA season was the fourth and final season for the Chicago Stags of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The team ceased operations after the season, and Chicago would be left without an NBA team until 1961. NBA draft Roster Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents Game log Playoffs Central Division Semifinals (1) Minneapolis Lakers vs. (4) Chicago Stags: ''Lakers win series 2-0'' *Game 1 @ Minneapolis (March 22): Minneapolis 85, Chicago 75 *Game 2 @ Chicago (March 25): Minneapolis 75, Chicago 67 Last playoff meeting: 1949 Western Division Semifinals (Minneapolis won 2–0) Dispersal Draft After the Stags (who were initially considered to go by the Chicago Bruins by the start of the upcoming season before new ownership plans fell apart for the team''Chicago Tribune'', Chicago, Illinois, September 26, 1950, page 47.) were officially considered disbanded by the NBA on September 25, 1950 (effectively weeks before beginn ...
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1948–49 Chicago Stags Season
The 1948–49 BAA season was the Stags' 3rd season in the NBA/BAA. Draft Roster Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents Game log Playoffs West Division Semifinals (2) Minneapolis Lakers vs. (3) Chicago Stags: ''Lakers win series 2-0'' *Game 1 @ Minneapolis: Minneapolis 84, Chicago 77 *Game 2 @ Chicago: Minneapolis 101, Chicago 85 Last Playoff Meeting: This is the first meeting between the Lakers and Stags. Awards and records *Max Zaslofsky, All-NBA First Team References {{DEFAULTSORT:1948-49 Chicago Stags Season Chicago Stags seasons Chicago Chicago is the List of municipalities in Illinois, most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States. With a population of 2,746,388, as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the List of Unite ...
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Free Throw
In basketball, free throws or foul shots are unopposed attempts to score points by shooting from behind the free-throw line (informally known as the foul line or the charity stripe), a line situated at the end of the restricted area. Free throws are generally awarded after a foul on the shooter by the opposing team, analogous to penalty shots in other team sports. Free throws are also awarded in other situations, including technical fouls, and when the fouling team has entered the '' bonus/penalty situation'' (after a team commits a requisite number of fouls, each subsequent foul results in free throws regardless of the type of foul committed). Also, depending on the situation, a player may be awarded between one and three free throws. Each successful free throw is worth one point. Description In the NBA, most players make 70–80% of their attempts. The league's best shooters (such as Mark Price, Steve Nash, Steve Kerr, Rick Barry, Larry Bird, Ray Allen, José Calde ...
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Field Goal (basketball)
In basketball, a field goal is a basket scored on any Basketball moves#Shots, shot or tap other than a free throw, worth two or three-point field goal, three points depending on the location of the attempt on the basket. Uncommonly, a field goal can be worth other values such as one point in FIBA 3x3 basketball competitions or four-point field goal, four points in the BIG3 basketball league. "Field goal" is the official terminology for a made shot used by the National Basketball Association (NBA) in their rule book, in their box scores and statistics, and in referees' rulings. The same term is also the official wording used by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and basketball#High school basketball, high school basketball. One type of field goal is called a slam dunk. This occurs when a player jumps near the basket with possession of the ball, throwing the ball down through the basket while airborne. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar holds the NBA record for field goals made i ...
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National Professional Basketball League (1950–1951)
There have been two professional basketball leagues known as the National Professional Basketball League. *National Professional Basketball League (1950–51) *National Professional Basketball League (2007–08) The National Professional Basketball League, often abbreviated to the NPBL, was an American men's professional basketball minor league featuring teams from the East Coast of the United States which played for two seasons. A few of the teams in t ...
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National Basketball Association
The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada). The NBA is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada and is considered the premier professional basketball league in the world. The league is headquartered in Midtown Manhattan. The NBA was created on August 3, 1949, with the merger of the Basketball Association of America (BAA) and the National Basketball League (United States), National Basketball League (NBL). The league later adopted the BAA's history and considers its founding on June 6, 1946, as its own. In 1976, the NBA and the American Basketball Association (ABA) ABA–NBA merger, merged, adding four franchises to the NBA. The NBA's regular season runs from October to April, with each team playing 82 games. The NBA playoffs, league's playoff tournament extends into June, culminating with the NBA Finals championship series. The ...
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Basketball Association Of America
The Basketball Association of America (BAA) was a professional basketball league in North America, founded in 1946. Following its third season, 1948–49, the BAA merged with the National Basketball League (United States), National Basketball League (NBL) to form the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Philadelphia Warriors won the inaugural List of NBA champions, BAA championship in 1947, followed by the Baltimore Bullets (1944–54), Baltimore Bullets and the Minneapolis Lakers in 1948 and 1949, respectively. Six teams from the BAA remain in operation in the NBA as of the 2024–25 NBA season, 2024–25 season, three that co-founded the league in 1946 (Boston Celtics, New York Knicks, and Philadelphia Warriors) and three that joined it from the NBL in 1948 (Fort Wayne Pistons, Minneapolis Lakers, and Rochester Royals). The 1946–47 BAA season, inaugural BAA season began with 11 teams, of which four dropped out before the second season. One team joined from the American B ...
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Phil Rollins
Phil Lee Rollins (January 19, 1934 – February 8, 2021) was an American professional basketball player. Biography Rollins was selected in the 1956 NBA draft by the Philadelphia Warriors after a collegiate career at Louisville. As a senior in 1955–56 he helped lead the Cardinals to a National Invitation Tournament championship. In Rollins' five-year professional career, most of which was spent in the National Basketball Association (NBA) (his final season was in the American Basketball League), he played for five different teams. In NBA games only, Rollins averaged 5.1 points, 2.3 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game. His brother, Ken Ken or KEN may refer to: Entertainment * ''Ken'' (album), a 2017 album by Canadian indie rock band Destroyer * ''Ken'' (film), a 1965 Japanese film * ''Ken'' (magazine), a large-format political magazine * Ken Masters, a main character in th ..., starred at the University of Kentucky before starting a professional basketball career. Ken w ...
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