Bob Carpenter (basketball)

Bob Carpenter
Personal information
Born	November 6, 1917
Died	April 18, 1997 (aged 79)
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
College	Texas A&M–Commerce (1936–1940)
Position	Power forward / center
Number	10, 15
Career history
1940–1941,; 1945–1949	Oshkosh All-Stars
1948	Hammond Calumet Buccaneers
1949–1950	Fort Wayne Pistons
1950	Tri-Cities Blackhawks
Career highlights and awards
	NBL champion (1941); All-NBL First Team (1946); All-NBL Second Team (1947); NBL scoring champion (1946); NBL All-Time team; First-team All-LSC (1939);
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball Reference

Robert Melvin Carpenter (November 6, 1917 – April 18, 1997) was an American basketball player.

He played collegiately for the East Texas State University.

He played for the Fort Wayne Pistons (1949–50, 1950–51) and Tri-Cities Blackhawks (1950–51) in the NBA for 122 games.

Career statistics

Legend
GP	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

Source^[1]

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	PPG
1949–50	Fort Wayne	66	.344	.742	–	1.4	9.3
1950–51	Fort Wayne	21	.218	.810	3.0	.8	4.8
1950–51	Tri-Cities	35	.389	.829	4.8	1.8	6.3
Career		122	.337	.768	4.1	1.4	7.7

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	FG%	FT%	APG	PPG
1950	Fort Wayne	4	.367	.714	.5	8.0

References

^ "Bob Carpenter NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 9, 2023.

External links

Career statistics from NBA.com and Basketball Reference

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[1] "Bob Carpenter NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 9, 2023.

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