Eugene Daniel Berce (November 22, 1926 – November 17, 2018) was an American

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player. He played collegiately for the

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and what are now the

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. He was selected by the

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in the

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. He played for the Tri-Cities Blackhawks (1949–50) in the

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for 3 games. He was the first Marquette player to score 1,000 career points, and is in the Marquette Hall of Fame. Berce died on November 17, 2018, at age 91.

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* 1926 births 2018 deaths American men's basketball players Basketball players from Milwaukee Cornell Big Red men's basketball players Guards (basketball) Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball players Marquette University High School alumni New York Knicks draft picks Oshkosh All-Stars players Tri-Cities Blackhawks players Small forwards {{1920s-US-basketball-bio-stub