Corky Devlin
{{short description|American basketball player}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Corky Devlin
| image =
| width =
| caption =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 5
| weight_lb = 195
| birth_date = {{birth date|1931|12|21}}
| birth_place = Atlantic City, New Jersey
| death_date = {{death date and age|1995|04|28|1931|12|21}}
| death_place =
| nationality = American
| high_school = Central (Newark, New Jersey)
| college = George Washington (1952–1955)
| draft_year = 1955
| draft_round = 2
| draft_pick = 9
| draft_team = Philadelphia Warriors
| career_start = 1955
| career_end = 1958
| career_position = Shooting guard
| career_number = 7, 8, 13
| years1 = {{nbay|1955|start}}–{{nbay|1956|end}}
| team1 = Fort Wayne Pistons
| years2 = {{nbay|1957|full=y}}
| team2 = Minneapolis Lakers
| stats_league = NBA
| stat1label = Points
| stat1value = 1,496 (7.1 ppg)
| stat2label = Rebounds
| stat2value = 449 (2.1 rpg)
| stat3label = Assists
| stat3value = 446 (2.1 apg)
| bbr = devlico01
}}
Walter James "Corky" Devlin (December 21, 1931 – April 28, 1995{{cite web |url=http://www.apbr.org/deceased.html |title=Known Deceased Basketball Individuals |author=John Grasso, Robert Bradley, Bill Hoover, David Bender and Frank Lawler |date= |publisher=APBR.org |access-date=13 March 2011}}) was an American professional basketball player. He played three seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with two different teams: two seasons with the Fort Wayne Pistons (1955–56 and 1956–57) and one with the Minneapolis Lakers (1957–58). He played in 210 games, averaging 7.1 points, 2.1 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game.
Career statistics
{{NBA player statistics legend|leader=y}}
=NBA=
==Regular season==
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Year
! Team ! GP ! MPG ! FG% ! FT% ! RPG ! APG ! PPG | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|1955}}
|style="text-align:left;"| Fort Wayne | 69 | 22.2 | .370 | .760 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 7.9 |
style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|1956}}
|style="text-align:left;"| Fort Wayne | 71 | 17.5 | .378 | .678 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 6.7 |
style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|1957}}
|style="text-align:left;"| Minneapolis | 70 | 17.8 | .348 | .773 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 6.8 |
class="sortbottom"
|style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career | 210 | 19.2 | .366 | .742 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 7.1 |
==Playoffs==
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Year
! Team ! GP ! MPG ! FG% ! FT% ! RPG ! APG ! PPG | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
style="text-align:left;"| 1956
| style="text-align:left;"| Fort Wayne | style="background:#CFECEC;"|10* | 27.5 | .406 | .600 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 9.7 |
style="text-align:left;"| 1957
| style="text-align:left;"| Fort Wayne | 1 | 25.0 | .750 | 1.000 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 13.0 |
class="sortbottom"
|style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career | 11 | 27.3 | .431 | .615 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 10.0 |
References
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External links
{{basketballstats|nba=76561|bbr=d/devlico01}}
{{1955 NBA draft}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Devlin, Walter}}
Category:American men's basketball players
Category:Basketball players from Newark, New Jersey
Category:Central High School (Newark, New Jersey) alumni
Category:Fort Wayne Pistons players
Category:George Washington Revolutionaries men's basketball players
Category:Minneapolis Lakers players
Category:Philadelphia Warriors draft picks
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
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