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Alex Groza

Center

Age99

NationalityUSA

Height201 cm (6'7")

Weight99 kg

BornOct 7, 1926

CollegeKentucky

Career

22.5PPG

5.4RPG

2.4APG

130 games · 2 seasons

Career snapshot

2seasons

130games

2,929career pts

0.0PER (avg)

Position rank · 1950-51

#2PPG rank

#2PER rank

#4WS rank

Among 22 Center players (min. 41 games)

Career highs (single season)

PPG 23.4 1949-50 · —

RPG 10.7 1950-51 · —

APG 2.5 1949-50 · —

Honors & awards

2×

All-NBA Team

1950, 1949

1×

All-Star Selection

1950

1×

NBA Rookie of the Year

1949

Stats by season

Season	Team	G	GS	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG%	3P%	FT%	PER	WS
1949-50	NBA	64	0	0.0	23.4	0.0	2.5	0.0	0.0	47.8	0.0	72.9	—	—
1950-51	NBA	66	0	0.0	21.7	10.7	2.4	0.0	0.0	47.0	0.0	78.6	—	—

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Born on October 7

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About Alex Groza

Alex John Groza was an American professional basketball player from Martins Ferry, Ohio. Resulting from the 1951 college basketball point-shaving scandal, Groza was banned from the National Basketball Association (NBA) for life in 1951. In college, he won two NCAA championships as captain of the University of Kentucky Wildcats, and was a two-time All-NBA player for the Indianapolis Olympians before his career abruptly ended.