Alex Groza

Alex Groza
Personal information
Born	October 7, 1926; Martins Ferry, Ohio, U.S.
Died	January 21, 1995 (aged 68); San Diego, California, U.S.
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
As player:
1949–1951	Indianapolis Olympians
As coach:
1959–1966	Bellarmine
1970	Kentucky Colonels
1974–1975	San Diego Conquistadors
Career highlights and awards
	NBA All-Star (1951); 2× All-NBA First Team (1950, 1951); 2× NCAA champion (1948, 1949); 2× NCAA Final Four MOP (1948, 1949); 2× Consensus first-team All-American (1947, 1949); Consensus second-team All-American (1948);
Career NBA statistics
Points	2,925 (22.5 ppg)
Rebounds	709 (10.7 rpg)
Assists	318 (2.4 apg)
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball Reference
Men's basketball
Representing United States
Olympic Games

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.