Joe Holup

Joe Holup
Personal information
Born(1934-02-26)February 26, 1934
Swoyersville, Pennsylvania
DiedJanuary 28, 1998(1998-01-28) (aged 63)
Rexford, New York
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High schoolSwoyersville
(Swoyersville, Pennsylvania)
CollegeGeorge Washington (1952–1956)
NBA draft1956: 1st round, 5th overall pick
Selected by the Syracuse Nationals
Playing career1956–1963
PositionPower forward
Number12, 9
Career history
As player:
1956–1957Syracuse Nationals
1957–1959Detroit Pistons
1959–1960Williamsport Billies
1960–1961Baltimore Bullets
1961–1963Wilkes-Barre Barons
As coach:
1960Williamsport Billies
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points1,347 (7.0 ppg)
Rebounds852 (4.4 rpg)
Assists193 (1.0 apg)
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Stats at Basketball Reference

Joseph J. Holup (February 26, 1934 – January 28, 1998) was an American basketball player. He played college basketball for George Washington University and later professionally in the National Basketball Association and the Eastern Professional Basketball League.

College career

A 6'6' forward, Holup starred at George Washington University from 1953 to 1956. He tallied 2,226 points and 2,030 rebounds in 104 varsity games,[1] and led the NCAA in rebounds per game (25.6) during the 1955–56 season.[2] Holup held George Washington's record for most career points until 2003, when he was surpassed by Chris Monroe.[3] He ranks second among NCAA Division I rebounding leaders with his 2,030 career rebounds.

Professional career

After college, Holup was selected with the fifth overall pick of the 1956 NBA draft by the Syracuse Nationals. He played three seasons in the NBA with the Nationals and Detroit Pistons, averaging 7.0 points per game and 4.4 rebounds per game.[4] He later played several seasons in the Eastern Professional Basketball League.[5] He spent the 1959–1960 season with the Williamssport Billies where he averaged 12.4 points and 6.9 rebounds. He was named the Billies acting head coach for the remainder of the season in February 1960 after head coach Bobby Sand was injured in an automobile accident.[6][7] He started the following season with the Baltimore Bullets before being obtain by the Wilkes-Barre Barons in a cash deal in January 1961.[8]

Death

Holup died in Rexford, New York in 1998.[1]

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[4]

Regular season

Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1956–57 Syracuse 71 18.1 .329 .806 3.9 1.2 7.4
1957–58 Syracuse 16 8.3 .246 .696 1.4 .8 2.8
1957–58 Detroit 37 16.4 .348 .775 5.4 .6 5.6
1958–59 Detroit 68 22.1 .360 .760 5.2 1.1 8.4
Career 192 18.4 .342 .781 4.4 1.0 7.0

Playoffs

Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1957 Syracuse 5 17.6 .214 .667 4.0 .2 4.0
1958 Detroit 7 19.1 .349 .750 5.1 .4 6.0
1959 Detroit 3 12.0 .214 .857 2.7 1.0 4.0
Career 15 17.2 .282 .743 4.3 .5 4.9

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Obituary". Washington Post. January 29, 1998. C02.
  2. ^ ESPN Sports Almanac 2008. ESPN Books, 2007. 334.
  3. ^ Sam Doku. "Chris Monroe Breaks G.W's 47-Year Old Record". Washington Informer. March 19, 2003. 24.
  4. ^ a b "Joe Holup NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  5. ^ Pape, Doug (January 30, 1998). "Holup was pride of Valley". Times Leader. p. 2B. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  6. ^ "Holup named Billies coach". The Morning Call. February 20, 1960. p. 14. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  7. ^ "Joe named acting coach of Billies for rest of season". Williamsport Sun-Gazette. February 18, 1960. p. 15. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  8. ^ "Joe Holup and Nacincik to play with Barons in 2 Week-end games". Wilkes-Barre Times Leader. January 28, 1961. p. 13. Retrieved January 9, 2022.