| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1920-06-20)June 20, 1920 Caldwell County, Kentucky |
| Died | November 25, 2012(2012-11-25) (aged 92) Marion, Kentucky |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Shady Grove (Shady Grove, Kentucky) |
| College | Western Kentucky (1938–1941) |
| Playing career | 1941–1950 |
| Position | Power forward /center |
| Number | 24, 77, 10 |
| Career history | |
| 1941–1944, 1946–1948 | Fort Wayne Pistons |
| 1948–1949 | Indianapolis Jets |
| 1949–1950 | Baltimore Bullets |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats atBasketball Reference | |
William Carlisle Towery (June 20, 1920 – November 25, 2012), nicknamed "Blackie" or "Big Boy",[1] was an American professionalbasketball player.
A 6'5" (1.96 m)forward-center, Towery played for theWestern Kentucky University Hilltoppers from 1938 to 1941. He was a two-timeAll-America selection and the first Hilltopper to score 1,000 points. He also led the Hilltoppers to threeSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association titles.[2]
After graduating, Towery began his professional career with theFort Wayne Zollner Pistons of theNational Basketball League. He played three seasons with the Pistons before entering military service inWorld War II, where he earned aBronze Star as aninfantryman.[2] He then returned to the Pistons in 1946, and remained with the team as they joined the Basketball Association of America (the modernNBA) in 1948. Towery spent half a season with the Pistons in the BAA, and later served stints for theIndianapolis Jets andBaltimore Bullets. When he retired from basketball in 1950, he had scored 2,317 combined NBL/NBA points.[3]
In 2003, Western Kentucky University retired his #42 college jersey. He became the sixth Hilltopper to receive such honors.[2] Towery died on November 25, 2012, at the age of 92.[4]
| Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Games played | FG% | Field-goal percentage | ||
| FT% | Free-throw percentage | APG | Assists per game | ||
| PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high | ||
| Year | Team | GP | FG% | FT% | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948–49 | Fort Wayne | 22 | .259 | .712 | 1.6 | 7.5 |
| 1948–49 | Indianapolis | 38 | .265 | .753 | 3.6 | 11.5 |
| 1949–50 | Baltimore | 68 | .327 | .757 | 2.1 | 8.8 |
| Career | 128 | .293 | .748 | 2.4 | 9.4 | |
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