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Born | Martins Ferry, Ohio, U.S. | October 7, 1926||||||||||||||
Died | January 21, 1995 San Diego, California, U.S. | (aged 68)||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | ||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 218 lb (99 kg) | ||||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||||
High school | Martins Ferry (Martins Ferry, Ohio) | ||||||||||||||
College | Kentucky (1945–1949) | ||||||||||||||
BAA draft | 1949: 1st round, 2nd overall pick | ||||||||||||||
Selected by the Indianapolis Jets | |||||||||||||||
Playing career | 1949–1951 | ||||||||||||||
Position | Center | ||||||||||||||
Number | 15 | ||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||
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1949–1951 | Indianapolis Olympians | ||||||||||||||
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1959–1966 | Bellarmine | ||||||||||||||
1970 | Kentucky Colonels | ||||||||||||||
1974–1975 | San Diego Conquistadors | ||||||||||||||
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Career NBA statistics | |||||||||||||||
Points | 2,925 (22.5 ppg) | ||||||||||||||
Rebounds | 709 (10.7 rpg) | ||||||||||||||
Assists | 318 (2.4 apg) | ||||||||||||||
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Alex John Groza[1] (October 7, 1926 – January 21, 1995) was an American professional basketball player from Martins Ferry, Ohio. Resulting from the CCNY point shaving scandal, Groza was banned from the National Basketball Association (NBA) for life in 1951. In college, he won two NCAA championships as captain of the University of Kentucky Wildcats, and was a two-time All-NBA player for the Indianapolis Olympians before his career abruptly ended.