Donald James Lofgran (November 18, 1928 – June 17, 1976) was an American basketball player who was a consensus

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in 1950 while at the

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. He also played professionally in the

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(NBA) from 1950 to 1954.

Biography

Lofgran was a native of

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, and a 1946 graduate of Oakland Technical High School. He spent the first two years of college (1946–48) at Grant Technical College, a junior college in Sacramento, California (now American River College). He graduated Grant Tech and enrolled at the University of San Francisco to play for the Dons basketball team. While at USF, Lofgran averaged approximately 15

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for his career. In his junior season of 1948–49, Lofgran led the Dons to a 48–47 win over Loyola (IL) in the 1949 National Invitation Tournament and was named the Most Valuable Player. Lofgran was drafted as the 11th pick in the first round of the 1950 NBA draft by the Syracuse Nationals. He was traded to the Indianapolis Olympians his rookie year. During Lofgran's four year NBA career, he also played for the Philadelphia Warriors and

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Career statistics

NBA

Source

Regular season

Playoffs

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External links

College stats
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