 Wier from the 1947 Hawkeye | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 12, 1926 Grandview, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died | April 6, 2016 (aged 89) Georgetown, Texas, U.S. |
| Listed height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Listed weight | 155 lb (70 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Muscatine (Muscatine, Iowa) |
| College | Iowa (1945–1948) |
| BAA draft | 1948: — round, — |
| Selected by the Fort Wayne Pistons | |
| Playing career | 1948–1951 |
| Position | Guard |
| Number | 17 |
| Career history | |
| 1948–1950 | Tri-Cities Blackhawks |
| 1950–1951 | Waterloo Hawks |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 429 (7.7 ppg) |
| Assists | 107 (1.9 apg) |
| Games played | 56 |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Murray Neal Wier (December 12, 1926 – April 6, 2016), nicknamed "Rampaging Redhead" and "Wizard Wier,"[1] was an American professional basketball player for the Tri-Cities Blackhawks (now the present-day Atlanta Hawks) and the Waterloo Hawks.[2][3] He is better known for his standout college career at the University of Iowa, however, when in 1947–48 he was named a consensus first team All-American and was also the inaugural National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Major College scoring leader at 21.0 points per game.[4]
- ^ "Murray Wier". basketball-reference.com. 2010. Retrieved August 14, 2010.
- ^ Dietz, Gil (February 27, 2006). "Former resident stirs up a racket during retirement: Wier swapped a basketball for a tennis ball". Muscatine Journal. Retrieved August 14, 2010.
- ^ "1948 BAA Draft". basketball-reference.com. 2010. Retrieved August 14, 2010.
- ^ "2009–10 NCAA Men's Basketball Records" (PDF). 2009–10 NCAA Men's Basketball Media Guide. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 2009. Retrieved August 14, 2010.