Boris Nachamkin
American basketball player From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Boris Alexander Nachamkin (December 6, 1933 – February 14, 2018) was a Russian-American professional basketball player.[1]
| 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 | |
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.
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
NBA
Source[1]
Regular season
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