 Mahnken in 1948 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1922-06-16)June 16, 1922 West New York, New Jersey |
| Died | December 14, 2000(2000-12-14) (aged 78) |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Memorial (West New York, New Jersey) |
| College | Georgetown (1942–1943) |
| Playing career | 1945–1953 |
| Position | Center |
| Number | 12, 7, 77, 24, 15, 16, 19 |
| Career history | |
| 1945–1946 | Rochester Royals |
| 1946–1948 | Washington Capitols |
| 1948 | Baltimore Bullets |
| 1948 | Indianapolis Jets |
| 1948–1949 | Fort Wayne Pistons |
| 1949–1950 | Tri-Cities Blackhawks |
| 1950–1951 | Boston Celtics |
| 1951 | Indianapolis Olympians |
| 1951–1953 | Boston Celtics |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at NBA.com  | |
| Stats atBasketball Reference | |
John Emmanuel Mahnken (June 16, 1922 – December 14, 2000) was an American professionalbasketball player.
A 6'8"center fromWest New York, New Jersey, Mahnken played high school basketball atMemorial High School in his hometown.[1] He played atGeorgetown University during the early 1940s, earningAll-American honors in 1943. He served in theUnited States Army from 1943 to 1945, then embarked on a professional career in theNational Basketball League with theRochester Royals. Mahnken won the 1946 league title on a Royals team which included futureNew York Knicks coachRed Holzman and future television actorChuck Connors.[2]
In 1946, Mahnken was signed byRed Auerbach to theWashington Capitols of theBasketball Association of America (which merged with the NBL in 1949 to become the modern NBA). Mahnken was traded to theBaltimore Bullets in 1948, and he was traded five other times until finding stability with theBoston Celtics in 1951.[2] Mahnken competed for the Celtics until 1953, retiring from the NBA that year with career. statistics of 5.8points per game and 2.9rebounds per game.[1] He holds the NBA record for worst career field goal percentage all-time.
| Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Games played | MPG | Minutes per game | ||
| 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 | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946–47 | Washington | 60 | – | .255 | .681 | – | 1.0 | 9.3 |
| 1947–48 | Washington | 48 | – | .249 | .614 | – | .6 | 6.6 |
| 1948–49 | Baltimore | 7 | – | .263 | .611 | – | 1.3 | 7.6 |
| 1948–49 | Indianapolis | 13 | – | .246 | .467 | – | 2.6 | 10.0 |
| 1948–49 | Fort Wayne | 37 | – | .265 | .664 | – | 2.2 | 9.5 |
| 1949–50 | Fort Wayne | 2 | – | .375 | .333 | – | 1.0 | 3.5 |
| 1949–50 | Tri-Cities | 36 | – | .266 | .697 | – | 1.8 | 6.2 |
| 1949–50 | Boston | 24 | – | .262 | .639 | – | 1.8 | 4.6 |
| 1950–51 | Boston | 46 | – | .342 | .648 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 5.2 |
| 1950–51 | Indianapolis | 12 | – | .170 | .625 | 2.9 | .8 | 2.3 |
| 1951–52 | Boston | 60 | 9.7 | .344 | .605 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 3.0 |
| 1952–53 | Boston | 69 | 11.2 | .302 | .696 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 2.8 |
| Career | 414 | 10.5 | .272 | .650 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 5.8 | |
| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | Washington | 6 | – | .240 | .842 | – | .2 | 10.3 |
| 1951 | Indianapolis | 3 | – | .133 | .000 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 1.3 |
| 1952 | Boston | 3 | 16.7 | .286 | .500 | 3.3 | 1.0 | 2.3 |
| 1953 | Boston | 6 | 12.0 | .000 | 1.000 | 3.2 | 1.0 | .8 |
| Career | 18 | 13.6 | .211 | .800 | 3.3 | 1.1 | 4.3 | |
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