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Al Cervi
Guard ·Philadelphia 76ers ·NBA ·#15

Al Cervi

Age109 BornFeb 12, 1917 FromUSA Height180 cm (5'11") Weight77 kg CollegeEast HS (NY)
Career averages
7.9PPG
1.3RPG
3.2APG
202 games · 4 seasons

At a glance

PHI hub
Career snapshot
4Seasons
202Games
1,589Career points
0.0PER average
Most-played franchise: Philadelphia 76ers · 202 games · 1949-50 to 1952-53
Honors and awards1 total
1×
All-NBA Team1949
All awards
Career highsSingle season
10.2PPG · 1949-50 · PHI
2.9RPG · 1950-51 · PHI
4.7APG · 1949-50 · PHI
Position rank1951-52
#14PPG rank
#17PER rank
#17Win shares rank
GuardPosition
Among 26 Guard players with 41+ games

Career by team

Philadelphia 76ers
1949-50 - 1952-53 · 4 seasons
7.9 PPG 1.3 RPG 3.2 APG
202 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1949-50 PHI 56 0 0.0 10.2 0.0 4.7 0.0 0.0 33.2 0.0 82.9 - -
1950-51 PHI 53 0 0.0 8.6 2.9 3.9 0.0 0.0 38.2 0.0 81.9 - -
1951-52 PHI 55 0 15.5 7.6 1.6 2.7 0.0 0.0 35.4 0.0 88.3 - -
1952-53 PHI 38 0 7.9 3.8 0.6 0.7 0.0 0.0 43.7 0.0 81.0 - -

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About Al Cervi

Alfred Nicholas Cervi was an American professional basketball player and coach in the National Basketball League (NBL) and National Basketball Association (NBA). One of the strongest backcourt players of the 1940s and 1950s, he was always assigned to defend against the opposing team's best scoring threat. He earned the nickname "Digger" because of his hard-nosed style of defense. He won the National Basketball League championship in 1946 with the Rochester Royals while being an All-NBL First Team in three straight seasons. He stayed with the NBL with the Syracuse Nationals in 1948, where he be