Dick Holub
Richard Wenzel Holub (October 29, 1921 – July 27, 2009) was an American basketball player and coach.
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| Personal information |
|---|
| (1921-10-29)October 29, 1921Racine, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| July 27, 2009(2009-07-27) (aged 87)Sun City West, Arizona, U.S. |
| 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| 205 lb (93 kg) |
| Flushing (Flushing, New York) |
| LIU Brooklyn (1940–1942, 1946–1947) |
| 1947: 1st round, 5th overall pick |
| New York Knicks |
| 1947–1952 |
| Center |
| 11 |
| 1949–1966 |
| New York Knicks |
| Paterson Crescents |
| Bridgeport Roesslers |
| Middletown Guards |
| Fairleigh Dickinson |
| Second-team All-American – Pic (1942) |
| 504 (10.5 ppg) |
| 48 |
| Stats at NBA.com |
| Stats at Basketball Reference |
Richard Wenzel Holub (October 29, 1921 – July 27, 2009) was an American basketball player and coach.
A 6'6" center born in Racine, Wisconsin, Holub played college basketball for the LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds, and was a member of their National Invitation Tournament (NIT) championship team in 1941. His college career was interrupted by a stint with the Air Force during World War II, but he returned to school in 1946, and led his team in scoring during the 1946–47 season.
After being drafted by the New York Knicks in the 1947 BAA draft, Holub spent the 1947–48 season with the team, then embarked upon a seventeen-year coaching career at Fairleigh Dickinson University. During his tenure as coach, he achieved a 233–167 record. He also taught English at Fairleigh Dickinson. In 1981, he became an academic adviser for the University of Connecticut's athletic department.
Holub died on July 27, 2009, in Sun City West, Arizona.
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| GP | Games played |
| FG% | Field-goal percentage |
| FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| APG | Assists per game |
| PPG | Points per game |
| Year | Team | GP | FG% | FT% | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947–48 | New York | 48 | .295 | .633 | 0.8 | 10.5 |
| Career | 48 | .295 | .633 | 0.8 | 10.5 |
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- Career statistics from NBA.com · Basketball Reference