Boris Nachamkin

Boris Nachamkin
Personal information
Born(1933-12-06)December 6, 1933
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
DiedFebruary 14, 2018(2018-02-14) (aged 84)
Millbrook, New York, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High schoolThomas Jefferson
(Brooklyn, New York)
CollegeNYU (1951–1954)
NBA draft1954: 2nd round, 16th overall pick
Selected by the Rochester Royals
PositionSmall forward
Number17
Career history
1954Rochester Royals
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Boris Alexander Nachamkin (December 6, 1933 – February 14, 2018) was a Russian-American professional basketball player.[1]

Nachamkin was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Russian immigrants, and was Jewish.[2] He played basketball for Thomas Jefferson High School.[3][4] He then played college basketball for the New York University Violets men's basketball team.[1]

He played in the 1953 Maccabiah Games in Israel, winning a gold medal with the US team.[5]

Nachamkin was selected in the 1954 NBA draft (second round, 16th overall) by the Rochester Royals.[1] He played for the Royals in 1954 as a forward and averaged 3.3 points, 3.2 rebounds and 0.5 assists per contest in six career games.[1]

Boris was drafted by the U.S. Army, which subsequently cut his NBA career short. After his discharge from the service, he had a 36-year career with Bankers Trust, where he rose to the Head of Global Shipping in London.


Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

NBA

Source[1]

Regular season

Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1954–55 Rochester 6 9.8 .300 .615 3.2 .5 3.3

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Boris Nachamkin NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
  2. ^ Wechsler, Bob (August 4, 2008). Day by Day in Jewish Sports History. KTAV Publishing House, Inc. ISBN 9780881259698 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ Friedland, Stan (December 26, 2007). The Judo Twins. AuthorHouse. ISBN 9781463482893 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ "The Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle from Milwaukee, Wisconsin on April 7, 1950 · Page 16". Newspapers.com. April 7, 1950.
  5. ^ "78 LOCAL ATHLETES ON MACCABIAH LIST; 102 From Metropolitan Area Will Compete in Games at Tel Aviv This Month". The New York Times.


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