Fred Scolari
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Fred Joseph Scolari (March 1, 1922 – October 17, 2002) was an American professional basketball player. At 5'10", he played the point guard position.
Biography
Though he was blind in one eye, deaf in one ear and often overweight, "Fat Freddie" excelled in basketball at Galileo High School and the University of San Francisco. In 1946, he joined the Washington Capitols of the Basketball Association of America (now the NBA) at the start of a nine-year (1946–1955) professional career with the Capitols, Syracuse Nationals, Baltimore Bullets, Fort Wayne Pistons and Boston Celtics. He was one of the last two NBA players who played in its predecessor BAA from its inception in 1946 to retire.
Scolari became known for his unorthodox, yet effective, shooting style, in which he released the ball from his hip. He led the BAA in free-throw percentage for the 1946–47 BAA season. He was also a well-regarded defender, and was voted to the All-BAA Second Team in 1947 and 1948.
After his basketball career ended, he became a successful insurance salesman. He later served as director of the Salesian Boys and Girls Club in San Francisco. In 1998, he was elected to the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame. He died in 2002.
BAA/NBA career statistics
| 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 |
Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946–47 | Washington | 58 | – | .294 | .811 | – | 1.0 | 12.6 |
| 1947–48 | Washington | 47 | – | .294 | .732 | – | 1.2 | 12.5 |
| 1948–49 | Washington | 48 | – | .310 | .798 | – | 2.1 | 11.2 |
| 1949–50 | Washington | 66 | – | .343 | .822 | – | 2.7 | 13.0 |
| 1950–51 | Washington / Syracuse | 66 | – | .327 | .843 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 13.4 |
| 1951–52 | Baltimore | 64 | 35.0 | .334 | .835 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 14.6 |
| 1952–53 | Baltimore | 46 | 35.2 | .334 | .849 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 14.2 |
| 1952–53 | Fort Wayne | 16 | 31.6 | .377 | .824 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 11.1 |
| 1953–54 | Fort Wayne | 64 | 24.8 | .324 | .800 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 7.2 |
| 1954–55 | Boston | 59 | 10.5 | .305 | .796 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 3.2 |
| Career | 534 | 26.4 | .321 | .818 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 11.3 |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | Washington | 6 | – | .232 | .794 | – | .8 | 11.8 |
| 1949 | Washington | 9 | – | .270 | .700 | – | 1.8 | 9.1 |
| 1950 | Washington | 2 | – | .481 | 1.000 | – | 1.5 | 18.5 |
| 1951 | Syracuse | 7 | – | .355 | .815 | 5.9 | 2.3 | 12.6 |
| 1953 | Fort Wayne | 8 | 33.5 | .322 | .803 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 13.4 |
| 1954 | Fort Wayne | 4 | 15.0 | .250 | .000 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 3.0 |
| 1955 | Boston | 5 | 5.8 | .267 | .800 | 1.0 | .6 | 2.4 |
| Career | 41 | 21.0 | .302 | .792 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 10.0 |
Head coaching record
External links
- Career statistics from ·
- from San Francisco Chronicle