Bill Closs
Bill Tom Closs , "Bill, Bill Tom"
Born: January 8, 1922
Edge, TX USA
Deceased: June 20, 2011
Position: F-C
High School: Hearne
College: Rice
Height: 6'5"
Weight: 195
Career: 1946-47-1951-52
Coaching Career
Bill Closs averaged 8.2 points, 1.7 rebounds and 1.0 assists per game in his 351-game career with the Anderson Duffey Packers, Anderson Packers, Fort Wayne Pistons, Houston Mavericks, Indianapolis Kautskys and Philadelphia Warriors. He began playing during the 1946-47 season and last took the court during the 1951-52 campaign.
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Player Totals:
Player | Pos | GP | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
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1946-47 | Indianapolis Kautskys | 44 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 63 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 272 | ||
1947-48 | Houston Mavericks | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | ||
1947-48 | Indianapolis Kautskys | 55 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 123 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 396 | ||
1948-49 | Anderson Duffey Packers | 64 | 0 | 0 | 203 | 166 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 516 | ||
1949-50 | Anderson Packers | 64 | 0 | 898 | 283 | 259 | 186 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 190 | 752 | ||
1950-51 | Philadelphia Warriors | 65 | 0 | 631 | 202 | 223 | 166 | 0 | 0 | 401 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 570 | ||
1951-52 | Fort Wayne Pistons | 57 | 1120 | 389 | 120 | 157 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 204 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 347 | ||
Totals | 351 | 1120 | 1918 | 1093 | 0 | 0 | 998 | 678 | 0 | 0 | 605 | 346 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 861 | 2864 |
Player Averages:
Player | Pos | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1946-47 | Indianapolis Kautskys | 44 | 0.0 | 54.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 6.2 | ||
1947-48 | Houston Mavericks | 2 | 0.0 | 42.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 5.5 | ||
1947-48 | Indianapolis Kautskys | 55 | 0.0 | 58.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 7.2 | ||
1948-49 | Anderson Duffey Packers | 64 | 0.0 | 66.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 8.1 | ||
1949-50 | Anderson Packers | 64 | 0.0 | 31.5 | 71.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 11.8 | |
1950-51 | Philadelphia Warriors | 65 | 0.0 | 32.0 | 74.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.2 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 8.8 | |
1951-52 | Fort Wayne Pistons | 57 | 19.6 | 30.8 | 68.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 6.1 | |
Averages | 351 | 3.2 | 57.0 | 67.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 8.2 |
Postseason - Player Totals:
Player | Pos | GP | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1946-47 | Indianapolis Kautskys | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | ||
1947-48 | Indianapolis Kautskys | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | ||
1948-49 | Anderson Duffey Packers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 47 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | ||
1949-50 | Anderson Packers | 8 | 0 | 109 | 33 | 30 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 91 | ||
1950-51 | Philadelphia Warriors | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | ||
1951-52 | Fort Wayne Pistons | 1 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
Totals | 26 | 21 | 123 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 248 |
Postseason Player Averages:
Player | Pos | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1946-47 | Indianapolis Kautskys | 4 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.8 | ||
1947-48 | Indianapolis Kautskys | 4 | 0.0 | 53.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.3 | ||
1948-49 | Anderson Duffey Packers | 7 | 0.0 | 74.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.1 | ||
1949-50 | Anderson Packers | 8 | 0.0 | 30.3 | 83.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 11.4 | |
1950-51 | Philadelphia Warriors | 2 | 0.0 | 25.0 | 60.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 3.5 | |
1951-52 | Fort Wayne Pistons | 1 | 21.0 | 16.7 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | |
Averages | 351 | 0.8 | 69.9 | 73.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 9.5 |