.jpg/220px-Gene_Rock_1947_(cropped).jpg) Rock, circa 1947 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 4, 1921 Caruthers, California, US |
| Died | October 31, 2002 (aged 80) San Diego, California, US |
| Listed height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Listed weight | 155 lb (70 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Huntington Park (Huntington Park, California) |
| College | USC (1941–1943, 1946–1947) |
| BAA draft | 1947: undrafted |
| Playing career | 1947–1948 |
| Position | Guard |
| Number | 15 |
| Career history | |
| 1947 | Birmingham Skyhawks |
| 1947–1948 | Chicago Stags |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
| Career BAA statistics | |
| Points | 10 (0.9 ppg) |
| Assists | 0 (0.0 apg) |
| Games played | 11 |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Eugene Rock (November 4, 1921 – October 31, 2002) was an American professional basketball player who played in the Professional Basketball League of America (PBLA) and the Basketball Association of America (BAA) during the 1947–48 season.[1][2] A native of Huntington Park, California, Rock attended Huntington Park High School before enrolling at the University of Southern California to play basketball.[1] While at USC, Rock earned varsity letters in 1942, 1943 and 1947.[3] Like many male college athletes during his day, Rock served in the military for two years before finishing college; he attained the rank of Captain in the Marine Corps.[3] Rock led the Trojans in scoring during 1942–43 (12.6 points per game) and again in 1946–47 (11.1 ppg).[3] During the former season, USC finished with a then-school record 23–5 mark en route to winning the Pacific Coast League Southern Division title.[3] Rock was also a teammate of future College Basketball Hall of Fame coaches Alex Hannum and Tex Winter.
After his college career ended, Rock played for the Birmingham Skyhawks in the PBLA, which was a professional basketball league that lasted for less than one full season due to underfunding. He averaged 6.9 points per game in seven games before the league folded.[2] Rock then signed with the Chicago Stags of the BAA. In 11 games played, he averaged 0.9 points.[1] His basketball career ended after the season, and Rock worked for the Los Angeles Police Department where he became a captain.[3] He served in the vice squad, Hollywood division.[4] Rock retired in 1979 and lived the rest of his life in the San Diego area. On October 31, 2002, he succumbed to cancer.[3]
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BAA career statistics
| Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Games played | ||||
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | ||||
| FT% | Free-throw percentage | ||||
| APG | Assists per game | ||||
| PPG | Points per game | ||||
Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | FG% | FT% | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947–48 | Chicago | 11 | .222 | .500 | .0 | .9 |
| Career | 11 | .222 | .500 | .0 | .9 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | FG% | FT% | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | Chicago | 2 | .000 | .000 | .0 | .0 |
| Career | 2 | .000 | .000 | .0 | .0 | |
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Gene Rock". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2010. Retrieved October 4, 2010.
- ^ a b "Professional Basketball League of America 1947–48". apbr.org. The Association for Professional Basketball Research. 2009. Retrieved October 4, 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f "Former Trojans player Rock dies". Sports Illustrated. CNN. November 1, 2002. Retrieved October 4, 2010.
- ^ "The Ladder, May 1957, Vol. 1, No. 8 | Alexander Street Documents". documents.alexanderstreet.com. Retrieved 2024-01-27.
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