Gerald Greenspan (November 22, 1941 – September 11, 2019) was an American
basketball
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player. Greenspan, who was 6' 7", 275 lbs. played
shooting guard
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.
College
Born and raised in
Newark, New Jersey
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.
Greenspan led the team in scoring and rebounds in 1962 and 1963. He received an honorable mention for the 1963 All-American team, and was named to the second team for the All-
Atlantic Coast Conference
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. He had 501 rebounds during his college career.
NBA
He was drafted by the
Syracuse Nationals in the third round of the
1963 NBA draft
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. Greenspan remained with the team until his retirement at the end of the
1964–65 NBA season
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Season reca ...
.
Hall of Fame
Greenspan, who was
Jewish
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, was inducted into the MetroWest Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2005.
See also
*
List of select Jewish basketball players
References
External links
Basketball Reference stats
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1941 births
2019 deaths
American men's basketball players
Basketball players from Newark, New Jersey
Jewish men's basketball players
Maryland Terrapins men's basketball players
Philadelphia 76ers players
Shooting guards
Small forwards
Syracuse Nationals draft picks
Weequahic High School alumni