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Oscar Schectman

General Information Height: 6'1 1/2" Weight: 175 lb. Birthdate: March 30, 1919 Deathdate: N/A Nickname: N/A Hometown: New Brunswick, NJ

Player's Statistics Position: Guard Forward College: Long Island University Years Played: 1938-1947 Teams Played For:   LIU Blackbirds ABL - Philadelphia Sphas Paterson Crescents NBA - New York Knicks Interesting Facts Scored the first-ever basket in the history of the NBA (the league was then known as the Basketball Association of America) on November 1, 1946. Member of the 1939 National Championship team, and was inducted into LIU's school's Athletic Hall of Fame in 2001. Member of the New York, NY Basketball Hall of Fame.

 

 

 

 

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