sport.wikisort.org - AthleteJohn 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.
American basketball player
John Kotz|
Born | (1919-03-27)March 27, 1919 Rhinelander, Wisconsin |
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Died | May 8, 1999(1999-05-08) (aged 80) Elk Grove Village, Illinois |
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Nationality | American |
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Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
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High school | Rhinelander (Rhinelander, Wisconsin) |
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College | Wisconsin (1940–1943) |
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Position | Forward |
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1945–1946 | Sheboygan Red Skins |
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- NCAA champion (1941)
- NCAA final Four Most Outstanding Player (1941)
- Consensus first-team All-American (1942)
- Consensus second-team All-American (1943)
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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.
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Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball 1940–41 NCAA champions |
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NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player |
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*Ruled ineligible after tournament
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1942 NCAA Men's Basketball Consensus All-Americans |
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1943 NCAA Men's Basketball Consensus All-Americans |
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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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