Norman Clifford Mager (March 23, 1926 – March 17, 2005) was an American professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association for the Baltimore Bullets during the 1950–51 NBA season. Mager is also notable as a key member of the 1949–50 CCNY Beavers men's basketball team, the only team in NCAA history to win both the National Invitation Tournament and NCAA tournament in the same year.
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 23, 1926 Brooklyn, New York |
| Died | March 17, 2005 (aged 78) Boynton Beach, Florida |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Lafayette (Brooklyn, New York) |
| College | CCNY (1947–1950) |
| NBA draft | 1950: 5th round |
| Selected by the Baltimore Bullets | |
| Position | Forward |
| Number | 33 |
| Career history | |
| 1950–1951 | Baltimore Bullets |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
College career
editMager, a 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) forward from Lafayette High School in Brooklyn, was a senior during the 1949–50 season. He averaged 3.6 points per game during the season, but had a strong postseason, averaging 12.6 points per game in the 1950 NCAA tournament and was named to the All-Eastern regional team. He was also important in the Beavers' NIT run, averaging 4.7 points per game.[1]
Professional career
editBaltimore Bullets (1950-1951)
editFollowing the close of his collegiate career, Mager was drafted in the fifth round of the 1950 NBA draft by the Baltimore Bullets. Mager played 22 games for the Bullets, averaging 4.6 points and 2.0 rebounds per game. However, his career came to a premature end in the wake of the CCNY Point Shaving Scandal, where it was revealed that players on the team had taken money to manipulate the point-spread of several games. Mager was thrown out of the NBA and other members of the CCNY team were banned for life from the league.[2]
Personal life
editMager became an executive with a janitorial supply company, retiring in 2000. He died of cancer on March 17, 2005, in Boynton Beach, Florida.
Career statistics
edit| 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
editSource[3]
Regular season
edit| Year | Team | GP | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950–51 | Baltimore | 24 | .282 | .786 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 5.2 |
References
edit- ^ "Welcome to Jews in Sports Online". www.jewsinsports.org. Retrieved July 29, 2011.
- ^ Richard Goldstein (March 23, 2005). "Norman Mager, 78, Player Tarnished by Gambling Scandal, Dies". New York Times. Retrieved July 29, 2011.
- ^ "Norm Mager NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved July 3, 2023.