Bob Gantt
{{Short description|American basketball player (1922–1994)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Bob Gantt
| image = Bob Gantt, Duke Chronicle 1942-02-17.jpg
| caption = Gantt with Duke in 1942
| number =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 4
| weight_lb = 205
| league =
| birth_date = {{birth date|1922|06|22}}
| birth_place = Durham, North Carolina, U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|1994|10|25|1922|06|22}}
| death_place = Waynesville, North Carolina, U.S.
| high_school = Durham (Durham, North Carolina)
| college = Duke (1941–1944)
| career_start = 1946
| career_end = 1947
| years1 = 1946–1947
| team1 = Washington Capitols
| highlights =
- All-SoCon (1943)
- 2× Second-team All-American (1942, 1943)
| bbr = ganttbo01
}}
Robert M. Gantt Jr. (June 22, 1922 – October 25, 1994) was an American professional basketball player. He played for one season with the Washington Capitols of the Basketball Association of America during the 1946–47 season. Gantt played college basketball for Duke University. He is a member of the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame.{{cite web|url=http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=220744|title=Robert M. Gantt, Jr.|publisher=Goduke.com|accessdate=July 3, 2012|archive-date=April 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190422055503/http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=220744|url-status=dead}}
BAA career statistics
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colspan="6" style="background:#f2f2f2; border:1px solid #aaa;"| Legend |
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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=
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Year
! Team ! GP ! FG% ! FT% ! APG ! PPG | ||||
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style="text-align:left;"| 1946–47
| style="text-align:left;"| Washington | 23 | .326 | .464 | .2 | 3.1 |
style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career
| 23 | .326 | .464 | .2 | 3.1 |
=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;"| Washington | 2 | .333 | .000 | .0 | 1.0 |
style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career
| 2 | .333 | .000 | .0 | 1.0 |
References
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External links
- [http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=220744 Duke Athletic HOF profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190422055503/http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=220744 |date=April 22, 2019 }}
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Category:20th-century American sportsmen
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