|
Tommy Nisbet
Thomas Nisbet (March 31, 1916 – April 7, 1963) was an American professional basketball player. He played in the National Basketball League for the Hammond Ciesar All-Americans and Oshkosh All-Stars. While playing for Oshkosh he won two league championships, in 1940–41 and 1941–42. For his NBL career, Nisbet averaged 3.1 points per game. References 1916 births 1963 deaths American men's basketball players Basketball coaches from Illinois Basketball players from Illinois Guards (basketball) Hammond Ciesar All-Americans players High school basketball coaches in the United States Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball players Oshkosh All-Stars players British emigrants to the United States Scottish men's basketball players Sportspeople from East Ayrshire People from Galston, East Ayrshire 20th-century American sportsmen 20th-century Scottish sportsmen {{1910s-US-basketball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galston, Scotland
Galston ( Lowland Scots: ''Gauston'', Scottish Gaelic: ''Baile nan Gall'') is a municipality in East Ayrshire, Scotland, which has a population of 5,001 (2001) and is at the heart of the civil parish of the same name. It is situated in wooded countryside four miles up-river from Kilmarnock and is one a group of the small towns located in the Irvine Valley between the towns of Hurlford and Newmilns. To the north of the town is the ruin of Loudoun Castle, the site of Loudoun Castle theme park from 1995 to 2010. In 1874 the population was 4,727. Etymology The name Galston means "place of the strangers" from the Gaelic word ''Gall'' (a stranger), and the ''Toun'' or ''Ton'' was a farm and its outbuildings. The word ''baile'' was anglicised in more recent history as toun like many other place names in Scotland which were originally "bal".Warrack, Alexander (1982)."Chambers Scots Dictionary". Chambers. . Churches * Galston Parish Church, church designed by John Brash of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basketball Coaches From Illinois
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's hoop (a basket in diameter mounted high to a backboard at each end of the court, while preventing the opposing team from shooting through their own hoop. A field goal is worth two points, unless made from behind the three-point line, when it is worth three. After a foul, timed play stops and the player fouled or designated to shoot a technical foul is given one, two or three one-point free throws. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins, but if regulation play expires with the score tied, an additional period of play (overtime) is mandated. Players advance the ball by bouncing it while walking or running (dribbling) or by passing it to a teammate, both of which require considerable skill. On offense, players may use a v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
