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Kenny Sailors
Guard

Kenny Sailors

Age104 BornJan 14, 1922 FromUSA Height178 cm (5'10") Weight79 kg CollegeWyoming
Career averages
11.8PPG
0.6RPG
2.6APG
380 games · 5 seasons

At a glance

Career snapshot
5Seasons
380Games
4,494Career points
0.0PER average
Most-played franchise: Boston Celtics · 10 games · 1950-51 to 1950-51
Honors and awards1 total
1×
All-BAA Team1948
All awards
Career highsSingle season
17.3PPG · 1949-50 · -
2.3RPG · 1950-51 · -
4.0APG · 1949-50 · -
Position rank1950-51
#11PPG rank
#11PER rank
#15Win shares rank
GuardPosition
Among 29 Guard players with 41+ games

Career by team

Boston Celtics
1950-51 - 1950-51 · 1 seasons
1.8 PPG 0.3 RPG 0.8 APG
10 games
Golden State Warriors
1947-48 - 1947-48 · 1 seasons
2.0 PPG 0.0 RPG 0.0 APG
2 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1946-47 NBA 58 0 0.0 9.9 0.0 2.3 0.0 0.0 30.9 0.0 59.5 - -
1947-48 NBA 41 0 0.0 12.7 0.0 1.4 0.0 0.0 30.0 0.0 69.2 - -
1947-48 NBA 1 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - -
1947-48 NBA 44 0 0.0 11.9 0.0 1.3 0.0 0.0 30.0 0.0 69.2 - -
1947-48 GSW 2 0 0.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 66.7 0.0 0.0 - -
1948-49 NBA 57 0 0.0 15.8 0.0 3.7 0.0 0.0 34.1 0.0 76.6 - -
1949-50 NBA 57 0 0.0 17.3 0.0 4.0 0.0 0.0 34.9 0.0 72.1 - -
1950-51 NBA 50 0 0.0 9.5 2.3 2.8 0.0 0.0 34.8 0.0 73.8 - -
1950-51 NBA 60 0 0.0 8.2 2.0 2.5 0.0 0.0 34.0 0.0 72.8 - -
1950-51 BOS 10 0 0.0 1.8 0.3 0.8 0.0 0.0 16.0 0.0 62.5 0.0 -0.2

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move Notes
Oct 1950 Golden State Warriors Boston Celtics From 1947-48 to 1950-51

All entries are offseason.

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Born on January 14

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About Kenny Sailors

Kenneth Lloyd Sailors was an American professional basketball player and played in the 1940s and early 1950s. A 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) point guard, he is regarded as being one of the players who developed the jump shot as an alternative to the two-handed, flat-footed set shot. After being named All-American in college basketball for Wyoming in 1942 and 1943, Sailors served in the United States Marine Corps during World War II and returned to play for the Cowboys after the war again winning All-American honors in 1946. Sailors played pro basketball for several teams, then moved to Alaska with his