Barry D. Kramer (November 10, 1942 – January 4, 2025) was an American professional basketball player, jurist and attorney. Kramer was named a first-team ''Parade'' All-American basketball player for

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, and a consensus first-team

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playing collegiately for the

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. Following his playing career, he served as a trial court judge in the New York state court system.

Basketball career

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, Kramer played for

in Schenectady, New York. Future NBA basketball player and coach

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was a freshman at Linton when Kramer was a senior. Kramer won two Section II championships at Linton and was named a first-team ''Parade'' All-American in 1960. He was later inducted into the Schenectady School District Hall of Fame. After graduating from Linton in 1960, Kramer attended

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(NYU). Kramer was named a consensus first-team

as a junior in 1963. That year, Kramer was the second-leading scorer in college basketball, averaging 29.3 points per game; he also received the

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as the best college basketball player in the New York City metropolitan area. Kramer played in the 1963 NCAA tournament and the

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with NYU. As a senior in the 1963–64 season, Kramer was named a third-team All-American by both the

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and the

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. He was later named to the NYU Athletic Hall of Fame. Kramer was selected by the

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with the sixth pick in the

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. He played one season in the NBA, a portion of which he spent playing for the Warriors and a portion of which he spent playing for the

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. Kramer averaged 3.6

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that season. Kramer later played in the rival

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with the

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in the 1969–1970 season. In 2009, Kramer was selected by the Capital District Basketball Hall of Fame as the premier area basketball player over the past 50 years. He was inducted into the

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in 2014.

Legal and judicial career

Kramer became an attorney after graduating from

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in 1968; he finished second in his class. He was appointed to a

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judgeship in Schenectady, New York by Gov.

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in 1993, was elected to the post later that year, and was re-elected in 2003. In November 2009, Kramer was elected as a Justice of the

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–a trial-level court–in New York's Fourth Judicial District. After reaching the mandatory retirement age for New York judges in 2012, Kramer continued to serve on the court through a certification process available to retired judges. Kramer joined the law firm of McNamee Lochner P.C. in 2019.

Personal life and death

Kramer was born in

, on November 10, 1942. He died on January 4, 2025, at the age of 82.

Career statistics

College

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NBA/ABA

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Regular season

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References

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