Frank A. Ehmann is an American former

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player known for his All-American college career at

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. Ehmann joined Northwestern from nearby St. George High School in

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. He was able to play for the Wildcats as a freshman due to a temporary relaxation of NCAA eligibility rules due to the

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. He made the most of his opportunity, earning a starting role that he would hold for four varsity seasons. After two solid years, Ehmann became a primary scorer for the Wildcats as a junior in the 1953–54 season. He averaged 18.2 points per game and at the end of the season was named second-team All-

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and Northwestern's most valuable player for the season. As a senior, Ehmann spent the year in contention for the Big Ten scoring title as he upped his average to 23.9 points per game. He was recognized as a first-team All-Big Ten performer and earned a spot on '' Look Magazines 10-man All-American team. Ehmann left Northwestern as the school's all-time leading scorer for a career (1,291), season (501 his senior year) and single-game (38) – all since broken. Following the close of his college career, Ehmann toured with a college All-Star team in a series of exhibition games against the

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. In the 1955 NBA draft, he was selected by the

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in the fourth round, but never played in the league. Instead he joined the

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and played amateur basketball on service teams. After his military service, Ehmann entered a career in business in the Chicago area. He once contemplated a return to the business side of basketball in 1989 as a candidate for commissioner of the

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(CBA), though he ultimately withdrew his name from consideration.

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External links

College stats @ sports-reference.comNorthwestern Wildcats bio
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