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Peter Joseph Brennan (September 23, 1936 – June 8, 2012) was an American basketball player. He played one season in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the New York Knicks.
Personal information | |
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Born | Brooklyn, New York, U.S. | September 23, 1936
Died | June 8, 2012 Durham, North Carolina, U.S. | (aged 75)
Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | St. Augustine (Brooklyn, New York) |
College | North Carolina (1955–1958) |
NBA draft | 1958: 1st round, 4th overall pick |
Selected by the New York Knicks | |
Playing career | 1958–1959 |
Position | Small forward |
Number | 15, 16 |
Career history | |
1958–1959 | New York Knicks |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com |
Early life
editBrennan was born in Brooklyn, New York. He played collegiately for the University of North Carolina, where he was chosen ACC Men's Basketball Player of the Year in the 1957–58 season.
Career
editHe was selected by the New York Knicks in the first round (4th pick overall) of the 1958 NBA draft. He played for the Knicks (1958–59) in the NBA for 16 games.
Honors
editHe was inducted into the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame in 2007.
Death
editBrennan died of prostate cancer on June 8, 2012, in Durham, North Carolina.[1]
Career statistics
editGP | 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[2]
Regular season
editYear | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
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1958–59 | New York | 16 | 8.5 | .302 | .560 | 1.9 | .4 | 2.5 |
Playoffs
editYear | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
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1959 | New York | 2 | 3.0 | .286 | .000 | 2.5 | .0 | 2.0 |
References
edit- ^ Pete Brennan, Tar Heel Legend, Dies At 75 Archived 2012-06-14 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Pete Brennan NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
External links
edit- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com