John Edward Kerris (January 30, 1925 – December 4, 1983) was an American professional basketball player. Kerris played college basketball for Loyola of Chicago and was the ninth overall pick in the 1949 BAA draft by the Chicago Stags. He played for the Tri-Cities Blackhawks, Fort Wayne Pistons and Baltimore Bullets in his four-year career.
Career statistics
NBA Source
Regular season Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG 1949–50 Tri-Cities 4 – .308 .833 – 2.0 6.5 1949–50 Fort Wayne 64 – .327 .641 – 1.7 7.1 1950–51 Fort Wayne 68 – .370 .681 7.0 2.7 10.5 1951–52 Fort Wayne66* 32.5 .388 .668 7.8 3.2 8.9 1952–53 Fort Wayne 52 18.9 .330 .616 4.0 2.1 3.4 Baltimore 17 26.0 .442 .659 5.2 2.8 5.6Career 271 26.5 .363 .662 6.3 2.5 7.6
Playoffs Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG 1950 Fort Wayne 4 – .400 .591 – 1.3 9.3 1951 Fort Wayne 3 – .346 .500 6.7 3.3 7.7 1952 Fort Wayne 2 31.5 .350 .550 9.0 4.5 12.5 1953 Baltimore 2 15.5 .200 1.000 1.0 .5 3.5Career 11 23.5 .349 .582 5.7 2.2 8.4
References
External links Stats @ Basketball-reference.com Jack Kerris at LoyolaRamblers.com