 Armstrong in 1948 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1918-11-01)November 1, 1918 Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | June 6, 1983(1983-06-06) (aged 64) Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S. |
| Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Listed weight | 170 lb (77 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Central (Fort Wayne, Indiana) |
| College | Indiana (1938–1941) |
| Playing career | 1941–1951 |
| Position | Forward /guard |
| Number | 31, 3 |
| Career history | |
Playing | |
| 1941–1943, 1945–1951 | Fort Wayne Pistons |
Coaching | |
| 1947 | Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons (interim HC) |
| 1948–1949 | Fort Wayne Pistons |
| 1951–1953 | Wabash |
| Career highlights | |
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Stats at NBA.com  | |
| Stats atBasketball Reference | |
Paul Carlyle "Curly" Armstrong (November 1, 1918 – June 6, 1983) was an American professionalbasketball player and coach.[1][2]
A 5'11"guard/forward, Armstrong starred atCentral High School inFort Wayne, Indiana, where he reached two state championship games while leading his team to a 50–6 record. In the late 1930s and early 1940s, Armstrong attendedIndiana University, earning All-Big Ten Conference honors during his junior year. He then played, and briefly coached, for the Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons professional basketball team (today'sDetroit Pistons). In 1943, he was named theWorld Professional Basketball Tournament's Most Valuable Player.[3] He was inducted into theIndiana Basketball Hall of Fame in 1980.
He was head basketball coach atWabash College in Crawfordsville, Indiana, for two seasons. His record in 1951–52 was 10 wins and 10 losses. His record in 1952–53 was 9 wins and 10 losses.
| Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Games played | FG% | Field-goal percentage | ||
| FT% | Free-throw percentage | RPG | Rebounds per game | ||
| APG | Assists per game | PPG | Points per game | ||
| Bold | Career high | ||||
| Year | Team | GP | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948–49 | Fort Wayne | 52 | .306 | .698 | – | 2.0 | 7.3 |
| 1949–50 | Fort Wayne | 63 | .279 | .705 | – | 2.8 | 7.3 |
| 1950–51 | Fort Wayne | 38 | .310 | .644 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 5.3 |
| Career | 153 | .295 | .692 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 6.8 | |
| Year | Team | GP | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Fort Wayne | 3 | .182 | .250 | – | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| 1951 | Fort Wayne | 3 | .368 | 1.000 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 5.0 |
| Career | 6 | .268 | .400 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 4.0 | |
| Regular season | G | Games coached | W | Games won | L | Games lost | W–L % | Win–loss % |
| Playoffs | PG | Playoff games | PW | Playoff wins | PL | Playoff losses | PW–L % | Playoff win–loss % |
| Team | Year | G | W | L | W–L% | Finish | PG | PW | PL | PW–L% | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Wayne | 1948–49 | 54 | 22 | 32 | .407 | 5th in Western | — | — | — | — | Missed playoffs |
Source[4]
· Basketball Reference | This biographical article relating to a United States basketball player, coach, or other figure born in the 1910s is astub. You can help Wikipedia byadding missing information. |