| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 6, 1933 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Died | February 14, 2018 (aged 84) Poughkeepsie, New York, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Thomas Jefferson (Brooklyn, New York) |
| College | NYU (1951–1954) |
| NBA draft | 1954: 2nd round, 16th overall pick |
| Selected by the Rochester Royals | |
| Position | Small forward |
| Number | 17 |
| Career history | |
| 1954 | Rochester Royals |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Boris Alexander Nachamkin (December 6, 1933 – February 14, 2018) was a Russian-American professional basketball player.[1]
Nachamkin was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Russian immigrants, and was Jewish.[2] He played basketball for Thomas Jefferson High School.[3][4] He then played college basketball for the New York University Violets men's basketball team.[1]
He played in the 1953 Maccabiah Games in Israel, winning a gold medal with the US team.[5]
Nachamkin was selected in the 1954 NBA draft (second round, 16th overall) by the Rochester Royals.[1] He played for the Royals in 1954 as a forward and averaged 3.3 points, 3.2 rebounds and 0.5 assists per contest in six career games.[1]
Boris would then go on to serve in the Vietnam War and was drafted by the U.S. Army, which subsequently cut his NBA career short. After his discharge from the service, he had a 36-year career with Bankers Trust, where he rose to the Head of Global Shipping in London.
- ^ a b c d "Boris Nachamkin NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
- ^ Wechsler, Bob (August 4, 2008). Day by Day in Jewish Sports History. KTAV Publishing House, Inc. ISBN 9780881259698 – via Google Books.
- ^ Friedland, Stan (December 26, 2007). The Judo Twins. AuthorHouse. ISBN 9781463482893 – via Google Books.
- ^ "The Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle from Milwaukee, Wisconsin on April 7, 1950 · Page 16". Newspapers.com. April 7, 1950.
- ^ "78 LOCAL ATHLETES ON MACCABIAH LIST; 102 From Metropolitan Area Will Compete in Games at Tel Aviv This Month". The New York Times.