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John Kotz (March 27, 1919 – May 8, 1999) was an American collegiate basketball player and early professional, best known as the Most Outstanding Player of the 1941 NCAA tournament as a member of the Wisconsin Badgers.

John Kotz
Personal information
Born(1919-03-27)March 27, 1919
Rhinelander, Wisconsin
DiedMay 8, 1999(1999-05-08) (aged 80)
Elk Grove Village, Illinois
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Career information
High schoolRhinelander (Rhinelander, Wisconsin)
CollegeWisconsin (1940–1943)
PositionForward
Career history
1945–1946Sheboygan Red Skins
Career highlights and awards
  • NCAA champion (1941)
  • NCAA final Four Most Outstanding Player (1941)
  • Consensus first-team All-American (1942)
  • Consensus second-team All-American (1943)

Collegiate career


Kotz, a 6'3 forward from Rhinelander, Wisconsin, played collegiately at the University of Wisconsin–Madison from 1940 to 1943. As a sophomore, Kotz led the Badgers to the 1941 NCAA Championship and was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. He was an All-American in 1942 and 1943. Kotz left Wisconsin as the school's leading scorer.[1]

He was inducted into the University of Wisconsin Athletics Hall of Fame in 1991.


Professional career


After his standout career, he played professionally for the Sheboygan Red Skins of the National Basketball League in the 1945-46 season.


References


  1. 2008-09 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball record book[permanent dead link], University of Wisconsin, retrieved 2009-09-19



На других языках


- [en] John Kotz (basketball)

[ru] Коц, Джон

Джон Коц (англ. John Kotz; 27 марта 1919, Райнлендер, Висконсин, США — 8 мая 1999, Дейн, Висконсин, США) — американский профессиональный баскетболист. Чемпион Национальной ассоциации студенческого спорта (NCAA) сезона 1940/1941 годов.



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