Gene Vance
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 Vance in 1948 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 25, 1923 Clinton, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | February 16, 2012 (aged 88) Champaign, Illinois, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Clinton (Clinton, Illinois) |
| College | Illinois (1941–1943, 1946–1947) |
| NBA draft | 1947: 4th round, 38th overall pick |
| Drafted by | Chicago Stags |
| Playing career | 1947–1952 |
| Position | Guard / forward |
| Number | 25 |
| Career history | |
| 1947–1949 | Chicago Stags |
| 1949–1952 | Tri-Cities Blackhawks / Milwaukee Hawks |
| Career BAA and NBA statistics | |
| Points | 1,437 (8.3 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 103 (2.9 rpg) |
| Assists | 399 (2.3 apg) |
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| Women's Basketball Hall of Fame | |
Ellis Eugene Vance (February 25, 1923 – February 16, 2012) was an American professional basketball player. He played in the Basketball Association of America (BAA) and National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Chicago Stags and Tri-Cities Blackhawks / Milwaukee Hawks.
Vance played college basketball for the Illinois Fighting Illini where he led the team as a member of the famed "Whiz Kids" of the 1940s. He and the other Whiz Kids, Andy Phillip, Art Mathisen, Ken Menke, and Jack Smiley, are regarded as some of Illinois' all-time greats, but only he and Phillip are on the team's all-century team. Vance and his Whiz Kids teammates left basketball to serve in World War II in 1943. Vance was selected by the Stags in the 1948 NBA draft, and played professionally for five seasons. He served as the athletic director of the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign from 1967 to 1972.[1]
Vance was married to Grace Hoberg from 1943 until her death from stomach cancer in 1980. They had four children and seven grandchildren together. Vance later married Janann Duffy. He died on February 16, 2012, at age 88.[1]
Honors
[edit | edit source]- 1973 - Inducted into the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association's Hall of Fame as a player.[2]
- 2004 - Elected to the "Illini Men's Basketball All-Century Team".[3]
- December 18, 2006 - The post office in his hometown of Clinton was named the "Gene Vance Post Office" in his honor.
- September 13, 2008 - Honored jersey which hangs in the State Farm Center to show regard for being the most decorated basketball players in the University of Illinois' history.
College and professional statistics
[edit | edit source]University of Illinois
[edit | edit source]| Season | Games | Points | PPG | Big Ten Record |
Overall Record |
Postseason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941–42 | 23 | 98 | 4.2 | 13–2 | 18–05 | Big Ten Champions |
| 1942–43 | 18 | 126 | 7.0 | 12–0 | 17–1 | Big Ten Champions Premo-Porretta National Champions |
| 1946–47 | 20 | 135 | 6.75 | 8–4 | 14–6 | — |
| Totals | 61 | 359 | 5.9 | 33–6 | 49–12 |
BAA/NBA
[edit | edit source]| 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
[edit | edit source]| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947–48 | Chicago | 48 | – | .264 | .603 | – | 1.0 | 8.4 |
| 1948–49 | Chicago | 56 | – | .338 | .724 | – | 3.0 | 10.3 |
| 1949–50 | Tri-Cities | 35 | – | .338 | .717 | – | 3.5 | 8.7 |
| 1950–51 | Tri-Cities | 29 | – | .404 | .701 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 4.8 |
| 1951–52 | Milwaukee | 7 | 16.9 | .269 | .643 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 3.3 |
| Career | 175 | 16.9 | .315 | .687 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 8.3 | |
Playoffs
[edit | edit source]| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | Chicago | 5 | – | .258 | .765 | – | .2 | 9.4 |
| 1949 | Chicago | 2 | – | .229 | .833 | – | 3.5 | 10.5 |
| 1950 | Tri-Cities | 3 | – | .226 | .500 | – | 3.0 | 6.3 |
| Career | 10 | – | .242 | .697 | – | 1.7 | 8.7 | |
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Gene Vance at Find a GraveLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Career statistics from NBA.comLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). · Basketball Reference
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