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{{Short description|American basketball player}}
{{Infobox NBA biography
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
| position = [[Center (basketball)|Center]]

| number = 17, 15, 13, 20, 6
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Noble Jorgensen
| height_ft = 6 | height_in = 9
| height_ft = 6 | height_in = 9
| weight_lb = 228
| weight_lb = 228
| birth_date = {{birth date|mf=yes|1925|5|18}}
| birth_date = {{birth date|mf=yes|1925|5|18}}
| birth_place =
| birth_place = [[Columbus, Ohio]], U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|1982|11|2|1925|5|18}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|1982|11|2|1925|5|18}}
| death_place =
| death_place = [[Minneapolis, Minnesota]], U.S.
| debutyear = 1947
| debutyear = 1947
| finalyear = 1953
| finalyear = 1953
| highschool = [[Taylor Allderdice High School|Taylor Allderdice]]<br />([[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]])
| highschool = [[Taylor Allderdice High School|Taylor Allderdice]]<br />([[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]])
| college =
| college =
*{{nowrap|[[Westminster Titans|Westminster (Pennsylvania)]] (1943–1945)}}
*{{nowrap|[[Westminster Titans|Westminster]] (1943–1945)}}
*[[Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball|Iowa]] (1945–1947)
*[[Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball|Iowa]] (1945–1947)
| years1 = 1947
| career_start =
| career_end =
| career_position = [[Center (basketball)|Center]]
| career_number = 17, 15, 13, 20, 6
| years1 = [[1946–47 BAA season|1947]]
| team1 = [[Pittsburgh Ironmen]]
| team1 = [[Pittsburgh Ironmen]]
| years2 = 1947–1948
| years2 = 1947–1948
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| stats_league = BAA and NBA
| stats_league = BAA and NBA
| stat1label = [[Point (basketball)|Point]]
| stat1label = [[Point (basketball)|Point]]
| stat1value = 2,363
| stat1value = 2,363 (8.8 ppg)
| stat2label = [[Rebound (basketball)|Rebounds]]
| stat2label = [[Rebound (basketball)|Rebounds]]
| stat2value = 862
| stat2value = 862
| stat3label = [[Assist (basketball)|Assists]]
| stat3label = [[Assist (basketball)|Assists]]
| stat3value = 915
| stat3value = 915 (1.2 apg)
| highlights =
| highlights =
*[[Pacific Coast Professional Basketball League|PCPBL]] champion (1948)
| bbr = jorgeno01
}}
}}
'''Noble Gordon "Jorgy" Jorgensen''' (May 18, 1925 – November 2, 1982) was an American professional [[basketball]] player. He was a [[Center (basketball)|center]] in the [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA) and other leagues. He was a member of Portland's first professional basketball championship when [[Portland Indians]] won the [[Pacific Coast Professional Basketball League]] in 1948.<ref>{{cite news |author1=Brian Gaynor |title=Portland's first pro basketball title still has some buzzing |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/sports/2012/10/portlands_pro_basketball_title.html |access-date=30 January 2024 |work=[[The Oregonian]] |date=25 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240130085544/https://www.oregonlive.com/sports/2012/10/portlands_pro_basketball_title.html |archive-date=30 January 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author1=Brian Gaynor |title=Eugene's Ty Lovelace and other Oregonians played key roles on Portland's first pro basketball championship team in 1948 |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/sports/2012/10/eugenes_ty_lovelace_and_other.html |access-date=30 January 2024 |work=[[The Oregonian]] |date=28 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210208144922/https://www.oregonlive.com/sports/2012/10/eugenes_ty_lovelace_and_other.html |archive-date=8 February 2021}}</ref> He retired from professional basketball following the [[1952–53 NBA season]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Jorgensen retires |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe-jorgensen-retires/139875611/ |access-date=30 January 2024 |work=[[The Boston Globe]] |agency=[[Associated Press]] |date=4 August 1953 |page=7 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}{{open access}}</ref>
'''Noble Gordon "Jorgy" Jorgensen''' (May 18, 1925 – November 2, 1982)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/j/jorgeno01.html|title=Noble Jorgensen|publisher=Basketball-Reference.com|accessdate=2011-06-01}}</ref> was a [[Center (basketball)|center]] in the [[National Basketball Association]] and other leagues.


He played high school basketball for [[Taylor Allderdice High School]] in [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]].<ref>{{cite news |author1=Fred P. Alger |title=Noble Jorgensen leads city league scorers |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/pittsburgh-post-gazette-noble-jorgensen/139875483/ |access-date=30 January 2024 |work=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]] |date=1 February 1943 |page=17 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}{{open access}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author1=Fred P. Alger |title=Jorgensen family contributes another tall basketball player to high school league |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/pittsburgh-post-gazette-jorgensen-family/139875528/ |access-date=30 January 2024 |work=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]] |date=16 December 1942 |page=19 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}{{open access}}</ref>
His brother was [[Basketball Association of America]] player [[Roger Jorgensen]].

==Personal life==
Jorgensen was the brother of former [[NBA]] player [[Roger Jorgensen]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Roger Jorgensen going to Pitt |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-pittsburgh-press-roger-jorgensen-goi/139829539/ |access-date=30 January 2024 |work=[[The Pittsburgh Press]] |date=16 January 1946 |page=20 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}{{open access}}</ref> and Byron Jorgensen who played college basketball for Ohio.<ref>{{cite news |author1=Paul Kurtz |title=Allderdice-South contest features city loop openers |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-pittsburgh-press-allderdice-south-co/139830113/ |access-date=30 January 2024 |work=[[The Pittsburgh Press]] |date=5 January 1939 |page=22 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}{{open access}}</ref>

==Death==
Jorgensen died in [[Minneapolis]] in 1982 due to an aortic aneurysm.<ref>{{cite news |title=Former Redskin Jorgensen dies in Minneapolis |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sheboygan-press-former-redskin-jorge/139875662/ |access-date=30 January 2024 |work=[[The Sheboygan Press]] |date=6 November 1982 |page=17 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}{{open access}}</ref>

==BAA/NBA career statistics==
{| class="toccolours" style="font-size: 90%; white-space: nowrap;"
|-
! colspan="6" style="background:#f2f2f2; border:1px solid #aaa;"| Legend
|-
| style="background:#f2f2f2; border:1px solid black;"| &nbsp;&nbsp;GP
| Games played
| style="background:#f2f2f2; border:1px solid black;"| &nbsp;MPG&nbsp;
| Minutes per game
|-
| style="background:#f2f2f2; border:1px solid black;"| &nbsp;FG%&nbsp;
| style="padding-right: 8px" | [[Field goal (basketball)|Field-goal]] percentage
| style="background:#f2f2f2; border:1px solid black;"| &nbsp;FT%&nbsp;
| [[Free throw|Free-throw]] percentage
|-
| style="background:#f2f2f2; border:1px solid black;"| &nbsp;RPG&nbsp;
| [[Rebound (basketball)|Rebounds]] per game
| style="background:#f2f2f2; border:1px solid black;"| &nbsp;APG&nbsp;
| [[Assist (basketball)|Assists]] per game
|-
| style="background:#f2f2f2; border:1px solid black;"| &nbsp;PPG&nbsp;
| Points per game
| style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black" | &nbsp;'''Bold'''&nbsp;
| Career high
|-
|}

===Regular season===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:right;"
|-
! Year
! Team
! GP
! MPG
! FG%
! FT%
! RPG
! APG
! PPG
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| [[1946–47 BAA season|1946–47]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1946–47 Pittsburgh Ironmen season|Pittsburgh]]
| 15 || – || .223 || .640 || – || .3 || 4.4
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| [[1949–50 NBA season|1949–50]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1949–50 Sheboygan Red Skins season|Sheboygan]]
| 54 || – || .353 || .766 || – || '''1.7''' || '''13.0'''
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| [[1950–51 NBA season|1950–51]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1950–51 Tri-Cities Blackhawks season|Tri-Cities]]
| 22 || – || .366 || .706 || 5.1 || 1.2 || 11.2
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| [[1950–51 NBA season|1950–51]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1950–51 Syracuse Nationals season|Syracuse]]
| 41 || – || .376 || .675 || 5.5 || 1.6 || 9.3
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| [[1951–52 NBA season|1951–52]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1951–52 Syracuse Nationals season|Syracuse]]
| 66 || '''20.0''' || '''.413''' || '''.797''' || '''4.4''' || 1.0 || 8.0
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| [[1952–53 NBA season|1952–53]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1952–53 Syracuse Nationals season|Syracuse]]
| '''70''' || 19.4 || .333 || .734 || 3.4 || 1.1 || 6.2
|-
|style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career
| 268 || 19.7 || .360 || .742 || 4.3 || 1.2 || 8.8
|-
|}

===Playoffs===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:right;"
|-
! Year
! Team
! GP
! MPG
! FG%
! FT%
! RPG
! APG
! PPG
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| [[1949–50 NBA season|1949–50]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1949–50 Sheboygan Red Skins season|Sheboygan]]
| 3 || – || .386 || .600 || – || '''2.7''' || '''17.3'''
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| [[1950–51 NBA season|1950–51]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1950–51 Syracuse Nationals season|Syracuse]]
| '''7''' || – || .416 || .636 || 3.0 || 1.0 || 7.1
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| [[1951–52 NBA season|1951–52]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1951–52 Syracuse Nationals season|Syracuse]]
| '''7''' || 21.4 || .365 || '''.742''' || 3.9 || .7 || 8.7
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| [[1952–53 NBA season|1952–53]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1952–53 Syracuse Nationals season|Syracuse]]
| 2 || '''22.0''' || '''.556''' || .667 || '''5.0''' || 1.5 || 7.0
|-
|style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career
| 19 || 21.6 || .399 || .663 || 3.6 || 1.2 || 9.3
|-
|}


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{basketballstats|bbr=j/jorgeno01}}

{{Portland Indians}}
{{Portland Indians}}


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[[Category:1982 deaths]]
[[Category:1982 deaths]]
[[Category:American men's basketball players]]
[[Category:Centers (basketball)]]
[[Category:Centers (basketball)]]
[[Category:Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball players]]
[[Category:Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball players]]

Latest revision as of 23:33, 15 July 2024

Noble Jorgensen
Personal information
Born(1925-05-18)May 18, 1925
Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
DiedNovember 2, 1982(1982-11-02) (aged 57)
Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight228 lb (103 kg)
Career information
High schoolTaylor Allderdice
(Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
College
Playing career1947–1953
PositionCenter
Number17, 15, 13, 20, 6
Career history
1947Pittsburgh Ironmen
1947–1948Portland Indians
1948–1950Sheboygan Red Skins
1950–1951Tri-Cities Blackhawks
1951–1953Syracuse Nationals
Career highlights and awards
Career BAA and NBA statistics
Point2,363 (8.8 ppg)
Rebounds862
Assists915 (1.2 apg)
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference

Noble Gordon "Jorgy" Jorgensen (May 18, 1925 – November 2, 1982) was an American professional basketball player. He was a center in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and other leagues. He was a member of Portland's first professional basketball championship when Portland Indians won the Pacific Coast Professional Basketball League in 1948.[1][2] He retired from professional basketball following the 1952–53 NBA season.[3]

He played high school basketball for Taylor Allderdice High School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[4][5]

Personal life

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Jorgensen was the brother of former NBA player Roger Jorgensen[6] and Byron Jorgensen who played college basketball for Ohio.[7]

Death

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Jorgensen died in Minneapolis in 1982 due to an aortic aneurysm.[8]

BAA/NBA career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game
 PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Regular season

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Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1946–47 Pittsburgh 15 – .223 .640 – .3 4.4
1949–50 Sheboygan 54 – .353 .766 – 1.7 13.0
1950–51 Tri-Cities 22 – .366 .706 5.1 1.2 11.2
1950–51 Syracuse 41 – .376 .675 5.5 1.6 9.3
1951–52 Syracuse 66 20.0 .413 .797 4.4 1.0 8.0
1952–53 Syracuse 70 19.4 .333 .734 3.4 1.1 6.2
Career 268 19.7 .360 .742 4.3 1.2 8.8

Playoffs

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Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1949–50 Sheboygan 3 – .386 .600 – 2.7 17.3
1950–51 Syracuse 7 – .416 .636 3.0 1.0 7.1
1951–52 Syracuse 7 21.4 .365 .742 3.9 .7 8.7
1952–53 Syracuse 2 22.0 .556 .667 5.0 1.5 7.0
Career 19 21.6 .399 .663 3.6 1.2 9.3

References

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  1. ^ Brian Gaynor (October 25, 2012). "Portland's first pro basketball title still has some buzzing". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on January 30, 2024. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
  2. ^ Brian Gaynor (October 28, 2012). "Eugene's Ty Lovelace and other Oregonians played key roles on Portland's first pro basketball championship team in 1948". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on February 8, 2021. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
  3. ^ "Jorgensen retires". The Boston Globe. Associated Press. August 4, 1953. p. 7. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  4. ^ Fred P. Alger (February 1, 1943). "Noble Jorgensen leads city league scorers". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 17. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  5. ^ Fred P. Alger (December 16, 1942). "Jorgensen family contributes another tall basketball player to high school league". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 19. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  6. ^ "Roger Jorgensen going to Pitt". The Pittsburgh Press. January 16, 1946. p. 20. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  7. ^ Paul Kurtz (January 5, 1939). "Allderdice-South contest features city loop openers". The Pittsburgh Press. p. 22. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  8. ^ "Former Redskin Jorgensen dies in Minneapolis". The Sheboygan Press. November 6, 1982. p. 17. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
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