Donald J. Forman (January 17, 1926 – May 10, 2018
) was an American collegiate and professional
basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's h ...
player.
A 5'10"
guard from
New York University
New York University (NYU) is a private research university in New York City. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded by a group of New Yorkers led by then- Secretary of the Treasury Albert Gallatin.
In 1832, ...
, Forman played one season (1948–49) in the
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 absorbed most of National Basketball League (NBL) and rebranded as the National Ba ...
as a member of the
Minneapolis Lakers. He averaged 4.1
points per game
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and won a league championship.
BAA career statistics
Regular season
Playoffs
References
External links
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1926 births
2018 deaths
All-American college men's basketball players
American men's basketball players
Basketball players from New York City
Boys High School (Brooklyn) alumni
Guards (basketball)
Minneapolis Lakers players
NYU Violets men's basketball players
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