- Gino Sovran
Gino Sovran (born
December 17 ,1924 ) is a formerNational Basketball Association player.Born in
Windsor, Ontario ,Canada , Sovran attendedKennedy Collegiate Institute and was a top basketball player at Assumption College, scoring more than 1,000 points over three seasons, and playing as team captain in the 1943-44 and 1944-45 seasons. He played forUniversity of Detroit Mercy in 1945-46 where he was the team's leading scorer. Sovran then returned to the Assumption team to help it win the Ontario and Eastern Canada senior basketball championships in 1946 before losing to the Victoria Dominoes for the national title.From there, Sovran joined the newly-formed
Toronto Huskies professional team that competed in the Basketball Association of America (which later evolved into theNational Basketball Association ). Along with former Assumption teammateHank Biasatti , he was one of two Canadians to play for the Huskies in their first and only season in 1946-47. Sovran was signed by the Huskies about two weeks into the season, making his professional debut onNovember 22 ,1946 against theBoston Celtics . He appeared in six games.Sovran was also a competitive track and field athlete, setting regional records in the high jump and triple jump while a student.
He has been inducted into the University of Windsor Alumni Sports Hall of Fame (1997) and the Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame (2002).
Away from sports, Sovran earned a doctoral degree from the
University of Minnesota and worked as a research engineer forGeneral Motors .External links
* [http://www.uwindsor.ca/units/alumni/sportsHall.nsf/982f0e5f06b5c9a285256d6e006cff78/b1775de1b192027d85256dfa006ea354!OpenDocument University of Windsor Alumni Sports Hall of Fame]
* [http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/sovragi01.html Career statistics]
* [http://www.frozenhoops.com/id224.html FrozenHoops.com 100 Greatest Canadian Basketball Players]
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