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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
Died	May 8, 1999(1999-05-08) (aged 80) Elk Grove Village, Illinois
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Career information
High school	Rhinelander (Rhinelander, Wisconsin)
College	Wisconsin (1940–1943)
Position	Forward
Career history
1945–1946	Sheboygan 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

External links

• NBL stats
• UW Athletics Hall of Fame profile
• UW 1941 NCAA Champions tribute site

На других языках

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- [en] John Kotz (basketball)

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[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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