| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 24, 1926 San Francisco, California |
| Died | July 16, 2011 (aged 84) Greenbrae, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Saint Ignatius (San Francisco, California) |
| College | San Francisco (1946–1950) |
| NBA draft | 1950: 1st round, 9th overall pick |
| Selected by the Rochester Royals | |
| Playing career | 1950–1952 |
| Position | Power forward / center |
| Number | 20, 13 |
| Career history | |
| 1950–1951 | Rochester Royals |
| 1951–1952 | Baltimore Bullets |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Career statistics | |
| Points | 289 (2.4 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 238 (2.5) rpg) |
| Assists | 58 (0.5 apg) |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
John Joseph McNamee (September 24, 1926 – July 16, 2011) was an American professional basketball player.[1]
A 6′6″ forward/center from the University of San Francisco, McNamee played two seasons (1950–1952) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Rochester Royals and Baltimore Bullets. He averaged 2.4 points per game in his career and won a league championship with Rochester in 1951. Joe went on to have a long and successful career in sales for Watson and Meehan, a distributor of Cummins engines. Joe and his wife Alice had eight kids (Sharon, John, Pattie, Casey, Dennis, Peter, Steve and Jim) and 11 grandchildren.
- ^ SFGate obituary retrieved 25/7/2011