Frederick Karl "Fritz" Nagy (January 3, 1924 – June 5, 1989) was an American professional

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player in the

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(BAA). Selected by the

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in the 1947 BAA draft, Fritz played for just one season, 1948–49, with the

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. Nagy played basketball at South High School in Akron, He attended college at

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for one season, leading the

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with 201 points in the 1942–43 season. He then transferred to

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, playing for the Zips from 1943 to 1947.

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