Bob Faught

{{Short description|American basketball player (1921–2002)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Bob Faught

| image =

| number = 10

| position = Forward

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 5

| weight_lb = 185

| birth_date = {{birth date|1921|9|2}}

| birth_place = Columbus, Ohio

| death_date = {{death date and age|2002|4|23|1921|9|2}}

| death_place = Hilton Head, South Carolina

| nationality = American

| high_school = Cleveland Heights
(Cleveland Heights, Ohio)

| college = Notre Dame (1941–1943)

| career_start = 1946

| career_end = 1947

| years1 = 1946–1947

| team1 = Cleveland Rebels

| highlights =

| bbr = faughbo01

}}

Robert Edward Faught (September 2, 1921 – April 23, 2002{{cite web|url=http://www.apbr.org/deceased.html|title=Known Deceased Basketball Individuals|publisher=}}) was an American professional basketball player. He played for the Cleveland Rebels of the Basketball Association of America (now known as the National Basketball Association).{{cite web|url=http://www.databasebasketball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=FAUGHBO01 |title=Bob Faught Past Stats, Playoff Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012081615/http://www.databasebasketball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=FAUGHBO01 |archivedate=2012-10-12 }}

High school career

Bob attended Cleveland Heights High School in Cleveland Heights, Ohio.{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/friv/high_schools.cgi?state=OH|title=NBA & ABA Players Who Attended High School in Ohio|work=Basketball-Reference.com}}

College career

Bob attended the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana.{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/friv/colleges.cgi?college=notredame|title=NBA & ABA Players Who Attended University of Notre Dame|work=Basketball-Reference.com}}

Professional career

Bob played 51 games for the Cleveland Rebels during the 1946–47 BAA season. When the Cleveland Rebels folded, Bob was drafted by the Philadelphia Warriors in the dispersal draft, but did not go on to play for the team.{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/f/faughbo01.html|title=Bob Faught|work=Basketball-Reference.com}}

BAA 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;"|   GP

| Games played

style="background:#f2f2f2; border:1px solid black;"|  FG% 

| style="padding-right: 8px" | Field-goal percentage

style="background:#f2f2f2; border:1px solid black;"|  FT% 

| Free-throw percentage

style="background:#f2f2f2; border:1px solid black;"|  APG 

| Assists per game

style="background:#f2f2f2; border:1px solid black;"|  PPG 

| Points per game

=Regular season=

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:right;"
Year

! Team

! GP

! FG%

! FT%

! APG

! PPG

style="text-align:left;"| 1946–47

| style="text-align:left;"| Cleveland

| 51

.295.575.66.7
style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career

| 51

.295.575.66.7

=Playoffs=

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:right;"
Year

! Team

! GP

! FG%

! FT%

! APG

! PPG

style="text-align:left;"| 1946–47

| style="text-align:left;"| Cleveland

| 3

.3441.000.38.3
style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career

| 3

.3441.000.38.3

References

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