Bob Carpenter (basketball)

Robert Melvin Carpenter (November 6, 1917 – April 18, 1997) was an American basketball player.

Bob Carpenter

Personal information
Born	(1917-11-06)November 6, 1917
Died	April 18, 1997(1997-04-18) (aged 79)
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
College	Texas A&M–Commerce (1936–1940)
Position	Power forward / center
Number	10, 15
Career history
1940–1941, 1945–1949	Oshkosh All-Stars
1948	Hammond Calumet Buccaneers
1949–1950	Fort Wayne Pistons
1950	Tri-Cities Blackhawks
Career highlights and awards
NBL champion (1941) All-NBL First Team (1946) All-NBL Second Team (1947) NBL scoring champion (1946) NBL All-Time team First-team All-LSC (1939)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

He played collegiately for the East Texas State University.

He played for the Fort Wayne Pistons (1949–50, 1950–51) and Tri-Cities Blackhawks (1950–51) in the NBA for 122 games.

Career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

NBA

Source

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	PPG
1949–50	Fort Wayne	66	.344	.742	–	1.4	9.3
1950–51	Fort Wayne	21	.218	.810	3.0	.8	4.8
1950–51	Tri-Cities	35	.389	.829	4.8	1.8	6.3
Career		122	.337	.768	4.1	1.4	7.7

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	FG%	FT%	APG	PPG
1950	Fort Wayne	4	.367	.714	.5	8.0

External links

• Career statistics from NBA.com  and Basketball Reference