Chester Stanley Jaworski (November 8, 1916 – October 16, 2003) was the

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(URI)'s first

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n selection in men's basketball. As a senior in 1938–39, he led the nation in scoring at 22.9 points per game and was named the

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as well as a Consensus NCAA First Team All-American. He scored a career-high 44 points in December 1938. Jaworski played the

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position in

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, but he also earned three varsity letters for the school's baseball team and one letter for the

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. For his achievements, Jaworski was enshrined into both the URI and New England Basketball Halls of Fame. He was a member of the Bristol Tramps champions of the 1946-47 Eastern Basketball League - Connecticut

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