Don Lofgran

Don Lofgran

Personal information
Born	(1928-11-18)November 18, 1928 Oakland, California
Died	June 17, 1976(1976-06-17) (aged 47) Salt Lake City, Utah
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school	Oakland (Oakland, California)
College	Grant Tech (1946–1948) San Francisco (1948–1950)
NBA draft	1950: 1st round, 11th overall pick
Selected by the Syracuse Nationals
Playing career	1950–1954
Position	Power forward / Center
Number	11, 18, 9, 8
Career history
1950–1951	Syracuse Nationals
1951–1952	Indianapolis Olympians
1952–1953	Philadelphia Warriors
1953–1954	Milwaukee Hawks
Career highlights and awards
Consensus second-team All-American (1950)
Career NBA statistics
Points	1,265 (6.1 ppg)
Rebounds	817 (3.9 rpg)
Assists	216 (1.0 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Donald "Don" Lofgran (November 18, 1928 – June 17, 1976) was an American basketball player who was a Consensus Second Team All-American in 1950 while at the University of San Francisco. He also played professionally in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1950–54.

Lofgran, a native of Oakland, California, spent the first two years of college (1946–48) at Grant Technical College, a junior college in Sacramento California (now American River College). He graduated Grant Tech and enrolled at the University of San Francisco to play for the Dons basketball team. While at USF, Lofgran averaged approximately 15 points per game for his career. In his junior season of 1948–49, Lofgran led the Dons to a 48–47 win over Loyola (IL) in the 1949 National Invitation Tournament and was named the Most Valuable Player.

Lofgran was drafted as the 11th pick in the first round of the 1950 NBA Draft by the Syracuse Nationals. He was traded to the Indianapolis Olympians his rookie year. During Lofgran's four year NBA career, he also played for the Philadelphia Warriors and Milwaukee Hawks.

References

1. "Donald (Don) Lofgran". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved 24 June 2010.
2. "Don Lofgran". TheDraftReview.com. Retrieved 24 June 2010.
3. "NIT history: Past champions and MVPs". CBS Sports Interactive. Retrieved 24 June 2010.

External links

• College stats at TheDraftReview