Jim Riffey
Personal information
Born(1923-12-14)December 14, 1923
Washington, Indiana
DiedJanuary 30, 2018(2018-01-30) (aged 94)
Battle Creek, Michigan
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High schoolWashington (Washington, Indiana)
CollegeTulane (1946–1950)
NBA draft1950: 2nd round, 19th overall pick
Selected by the Fort Wayne Pistons
Playing career1950–1951
PositionForward
Number17, 9
Career history
1950–1951Fort Wayne Pistons
Career NBA statistics
Points150 (4.3 ppg)
Rebounds61 (1.7 rpg)
Assists16 (0.5 apg)
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

James R. Riffey (December 14, 1923 – January 30, 2018) was an American professional basketball player.[1] Riffey was selected in the second round (19th overall) of the 1950 NBA draft by the Fort Wayne Pistons after a collegiate career at Tulane.[1] He played for the Pistons in 35 total games in 1950–51.[1] He died in January 2018 at the age of 94.[2]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

NBA

Source[1]

Regular season

Year Team GP FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1950–51 Fort Wayne 35 .351 .769 1.7 .5 4.3

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Jim Riffey NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  2. ^ "James Ray Riffey obituary". Retrieved 9 July 2018.

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1950 NBA draft
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