Chick Reiser

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Chick Reiser

| image =

| width =

| caption =

| birth_date = {{birth date|1914|12|17}}

| birth_place = New York City, New York, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|1996|07|29|1914|12|17}}

| death_place = Destin, Florida, U.S.

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 11

| weight_lb = 165

| high_school = Stuyvesant
(New York City, New York)

| college =

NYU (1932–1933)
Pratt (1933–1935)

| draft_year = 1947

| draft_league = BAA

| draft_round = 9

| draft_pick = 75

| draft_team = Baltimore Bullets

| career_start = 1938

| career_end = 1950

| career_position = Guard / forward

| career_number = 27, 3, 29

| coach_start = 1951

| coach_end = 1952

| years1 = 1938–1939

| team1 = Kingston Colonials

| years2 = 1939–1940

| team2 = Troy Celtics

| years3 = 1940–1941

| team3 = Brooklyn Celtics

| years4 = 1941–1942

| team4 = Wilmington Blue Bombers

| years5 = 1942–1943

| team5 = Brooklyn Indians

| years6 = 1943–1947

| team6 = Fort Wayne Pistons

| years7 = 1947–1949

| team7 = Baltimore Bullets

| years8 = {{nbay|1949|full=y}}

| team8 = Washington Capitols

| cyears1 = {{nbay|1951|start}}–{{nbay|1952|start}}

| cteam1 = Baltimore Bullets

| highlights =

BAA champion (1948)
2× NBL champion (1944, 1945)

|stats_league=BAA and NBA

| stat1label = Points

| stat1value = 1,773 (10.4 ppg)

| stat2label = Assists

| stat2value = 346 (2.0 apg)

| bbr = reisech01

| cstats_league1 = NBA

| cwin1 = 8

| closs1 = 22

}}

Joseph Francis "Chick" Reiser (December 17, 1914 – July 29, 1996) was an American professional basketball player and coach.[http://members.aol.com/bradleyrd/deceased.html Known deceased basketball individuals]. Association for Professional Basketball Research.

Reiser played college basketball for the NYU Violets and the Pratt Cannoneers.{{cite web |title=Chick Reiser |url=https://probasketballencyclopedia.com/player/chick-reiser/ |website=Pro Basketball Encyclopedia |accessdate=August 3, 2020}} He played professionally in several leagues, including the National Basketball League (NBL), Basketball Association of America (BAA), and National Basketball Association (NBA). Reiser was a member of teams such as the Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons, the Baltimore Bullets, and the Washington Capitols.

From 1951 to 1952, Reiser served as coach of the Baltimore Bullets, compiling an 8–22 record. He was fired by the Bullets on November 12, 1952.{{cite web |title=Chick Reiser |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/reisech01c.html |website=Basketball Reference |accessdate=August 3, 2020}}

BAA/NBA career statistics

=Regular season=

Year ! Team ! GP ! FG% ! FT% ! APG ! PPG
class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:right;"
style="text-align:left; background:#afe6ba;"\| 1947–48† \| style="text-align:left;"\| Baltimore \| 47	.322	.741	.9	11.5
style="text-align:left;"\| 1948–49 \| style="text-align:left;"\| Baltimore \| 57	.335	.732	2.3	11.0
style="text-align:left;"\| {{nbay\|1949}} \| style="text-align:left;"\| Washington \| 67	.305	.835	2.6	9.0
style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"\|Career \| 171	.321	.772	2.0	10.4

=Playoffs=

Year ! Team ! GP ! FG% ! FT% ! APG ! PPG
class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:right;"
style="text-align:left; background:#afe6ba;"\| 1948† \| style="text-align:left;"\| Baltimore \| 11	.259	.738	.6	9.4
style="text-align:left;"\| 1949 \| style="text-align:left;"\| Baltimore \| 3	.240	.900	2.7	10.0
style="text-align:left;"\| {{nbay\|1949\|end}} \| style="text-align:left;"\| Washington \| 2	.259	.818	2.5	11.5
style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"\|Career \| 16	.257	.795	1.3	9.8