Johnny Horan

For other people named John Horan, see John Horan (disambiguation).

Johnny Horan
Horan from the 1955 Daytonian
Personal information
Born(1932-11-24)November 24, 1932
Minneapolis, Minnesota
DiedNovember 14, 1980(1980-11-14) (aged 47)
Houston, Texas
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High schoolSaint Thomas Military Academy
(Saint Paul, Minnesota)
CollegeDayton (1951–1955)
NBA draft1955: 1st round, 6th overall pick
Selected by the Fort Wayne Pistons
Playing career1955–1956
PositionSmall forward
Number15
Career history
1955Fort Wayne Pistons
1955–1956Minneapolis Lakers
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points34 (1.8 ppg)
Rebounds10 (0.5 rpg)
Assists2 (0.1 apg)
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference

John F. Horan (November 24, 1932 – November 14, 1980), also nicknamed "The Vertical Hyphen,"[1] was an American professional basketball player.[1] Horan was selected in the 1955 NBA draft (first round, sixth overall) by the Fort Wayne Pistons after a collegiate career at Dayton.[1] He played for the Pistons in seven games before being traded to the Minneapolis Lakers in the middle of the 1955–56 season.[1] While with the Lakers, Horan appeared in 12 games.[1]

Career statistics

Legend
  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

Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1955–56 Fort Wayne 7 6.1 .308 1.000 .6 .1 3.1
1955–56 Minneapolis 12 4.2 .250 .800 .5 .1 1.0
Career 19 4.9 .286 .909 .5 .1 1.8

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Johnny Horan NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved October 26, 2023.


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