Costic F. "Ike" Borsavage (July 25, 1924 – January 10, 2014) was an American
basketball
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player.
He played collegiately for the
Temple University
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.
He was selected by the
Philadelphia Warriors
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in the 5th round of the
1950 NBA draft
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.
He played for the Warriors (1950–51) in the
NBA
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for 24 games.
In 2007, he was a member of the
Wrightstown borough council from the
Republican Party.
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Career statistics
NBA
Source
Regular season
References
External links
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1924 births
2014 deaths
American men's basketball players
Basketball players from Pennsylvania
Philadelphia Warriors draft picks
Philadelphia Warriors players
Temple Owls men's basketball players
Wilkes-Barre Barons players
Centers (basketball)
Power forwards (basketball)
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