Tony Jaros

Tony Jaros

Personal information
Born	(1920-02-22)February 22, 1920 Minneapolis, Minnesota
Died	April 22, 1995(1995-04-22) (aged 75)
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school	Edison (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
College	Minnesota (1942–1946)
Playing career	1946–1951
Position	Small forward / shooting guard
Number	26, 13
Career history
1946–1947	Chicago Stags
1947–1951	Minneapolis Lakers
Career highlights and awards
2× BAA/NBA champion (1949, 1950) NBL champion (1948) Third-team All-American – Helms (1946)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Anthony Joseph Jaros (February 22, 1920 – April 22, 1995) was an American professional basketball player who won two championships with the Minneapolis Lakers, one in the Basketball Association of America (BAA) and one in the newly-formed National Basketball Association (NBA).

A 6'3" (1.90 m) forward/guard from the University of Minnesota, Jaros played four seasons (1946–1947; 1948–1951) in the Basketball Association of America/National Basketball Association as a member of the Chicago Stags and Minneapolis Lakers. He averaged 5.4 points per game in his BAA/NBA career and won two league championships with the Lakers. He also spent one season in the National Basketball League with the Lakers (1947–1948), winning the NBL title that season.

Jaros went to Edison High School in Northeast Minneapolis, and later owned a well-known bar in that neighborhood that bears his name to this day. Tony Jaros' River Garden bar is home of the "Greenie" a very strong lime-flavored drink made with vodka. The bar has several photos of Jaros, as well as one of his last NBA Pension checks, framed on the wall.

BAA/NBA 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
†	Won an NBA championship

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	PPG
1946–47	Chicago	59	.289	.707	–	.5	8.2
1948–49†	Minneapolis	59	.343	.718	–	1.0	5.8
1949–50†	Minneapolis	61	.291	.750	–	1.0	3.9
1950–51	Minneapolis	63	.307	.631	2.1	1.1	3.8
Career		242	.306	.702	2.1	.9	5.4

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	PPG
1946–47	Chicago	11	.265	.710	–	.4	9.3
1948–49†	Minneapolis	10	.357	.783	–	1.1	5.8
1949–50†	Minneapolis	2	.000	.500	–	.0	.5
1950–51	Minneapolis	7	.300	.727	1.0	.9	2.9
Career		30	.287	.731	1.0	.7	6.0

External links

• Career statistics from NBA.com  and Basketball Reference