Frank Kudelka (basketball)

Frank Kudelka

Kudelka, circa 1950
Personal information
Born	(1925-06-25)June 25, 1925 San Francisco, California, U.S.
Died	May 4, 1993(1993-05-04) (aged 67)
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	193 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school	Lowell (San Francisco, California)
College	Saint Mary's (1946–1949)
BAA draft	1949: undrafted
Playing career	1949–1953
Position	Shooting guard / small forward
Number	7, 18, 23, 21, 8, 14
Career history
1949–1950	Chicago Stags
1950–1951	Washington Capitols
1951	Boston Celtics
1951–1952	Baltimore Bullets
1952–1953	Philadelphia Warriors
Career highlights and awards
Third-team All-American – Helms (1948)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Frank Carl Kudelka (June 25, 1925 – May 4, 1993), nicknamed Apples, was an American National Basketball Association (NBA) player. In his first two years at Saint Mary's College of California, Kudelka averaged 18.1 points per game. Once the shotclock was introduced to college basketball in his junior season, Frank averaged 20.4 points per game. He was the nation's fourth leading scorer. As a senior at Saint Mary's, Frank averaged 16.2 points per game.^[1] He was also named an All-American basketball player by the Helms Foundation after his senior season.^[2] Frank made his NBA debut in the 1949-50 NBA season for the Chicago Stags. In his first NBA season, Frank averaged 6.7 points and 2.0 assists per game. Frank played four seasons in the NBA with the Stags, Washington Capitols, Boston Celtics, Baltimore Bullets and Philadelphia Warriors. In his NBA career, Frank averaged 7.2 points, 3.2 rebounds, and 2.1 assists per game.^[3]

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