Noble Jorgensen

{{Short description|American basketball player}}

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

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Noble Jorgensen

| height_ft = 6 | height_in = 9

| weight_lb = 228

| birth_date = {{birth date|mf=yes|1925|5|18}}

| birth_place = Columbus, Ohio, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|1982|11|2|1925|5|18}}

| death_place = Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.

| debutyear = 1947

| finalyear = 1953

| highschool = Taylor Allderdice
(Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)

| college =

• {{nowrap|Westminster (1943–1945)}}
• Iowa (1945–1947)

| career_start =

| career_end =

| career_position = Center

| career_number = 17, 15, 13, 20, 6

| years1 = 1947

| team1 = Pittsburgh Ironmen

| years2 = 1947–1948

| team2 = Portland Indians

| years3 = 1948–{{nbay|1949|end}}

| team3 = Sheboygan Red Skins

| years4 = {{nbay|1950|full=y}}

| team4 = Tri-Cities Blackhawks

| years5 = {{nbay|1950|end}}–{{nbay|1952|end}}

| team5 = Syracuse Nationals

| stats_league = BAA and NBA

| stat1label = Point

| stat1value = 2,363 (8.8 ppg)

| stat2label = Rebounds

| stat2value = 862

| stat3label = Assists

| stat3value = 915 (1.2 apg)

| highlights =

• PCPBL champion (1948)

| bbr = jorgeno01

}}

Noble Gordon "Jorgy" Jorgensen (May 18, 1925 – November 2, 1982) was an American professional basketball player. He was a center in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and other leagues. He was a member of Portland's first professional basketball championship when Portland Indians won the Pacific Coast Professional Basketball League in 1948.{{cite news |author1=Brian Gaynor |title=Portland's first pro basketball title still has some buzzing |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/sports/2012/10/portlands_pro_basketball_title.html |access-date=30 January 2024 |work=The Oregonian |date=25 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240130085544/https://www.oregonlive.com/sports/2012/10/portlands_pro_basketball_title.html |archive-date=30 January 2024}}{{cite news |author1=Brian Gaynor |title=Eugene's Ty Lovelace and other Oregonians played key roles on Portland's first pro basketball championship team in 1948 |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/sports/2012/10/eugenes_ty_lovelace_and_other.html |access-date=30 January 2024 |work=The Oregonian |date=28 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210208144922/https://www.oregonlive.com/sports/2012/10/eugenes_ty_lovelace_and_other.html |archive-date=8 February 2021}} He retired from professional basketball following the 1952–53 NBA season.{{cite news |title=Jorgensen retires |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe-jorgensen-retires/139875611/ |access-date=30 January 2024 |work=The Boston Globe |agency=Associated Press |date=4 August 1953 |page=7 |via=Newspapers.com}}{{open access}}

He played high school basketball for Taylor Allderdice High School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.{{cite news |author1=Fred P. Alger |title=Noble Jorgensen leads city league scorers |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/pittsburgh-post-gazette-noble-jorgensen/139875483/ |access-date=30 January 2024 |work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |date=1 February 1943 |page=17 |via=Newspapers.com}}{{open access}}{{cite news |author1=Fred P. Alger |title=Jorgensen family contributes another tall basketball player to high school league |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/pittsburgh-post-gazette-jorgensen-family/139875528/ |access-date=30 January 2024 |work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |date=16 December 1942 |page=19 |via=Newspapers.com}}{{open access}}