Andrew Levane

Andrew Joseph "Fuzzy" Levane (April 11, 1920 – April 30, 2012) was an American professional basketball player and coach. A 6'2" guard, he played collegiately at St. John's University. He spent three years in the NBA and its predecessor league, the Basketball Association of America, playing for the Rochester Royals, the Syracuse Nationals and the Milwaukee Hawks. In his final year with the Hawks he was a player-coach.

Levane coached the Hawks for one additional season, then coached the New York Knickerbockers. He returned to the Hawks, now playing in St. Louis, for a final season in 1962.

Levane's son, Neil, a.k.a. Fuzzy, was a basketball star at Great Neck South high school on Long Island, New York from 1963 to 1967. Following his senior season, he was listed as a fifth-team Parade Magazine All-American. After playing for a year on the freshmen team at the University of Houston, he transferred to St. John's University in Queens where he played from 1968 to 1970.

In 1992 his legacy was honored by the basketball family of New York City with his induction into the New York City Basketball of Fame

Andrew Levane died April 30, 2012, of heart failure, at the age of 92.

Career statistics

Legend GP Games played MPG Minutes per game FG% Field-goal percentage FT% Free-throw percentage RPG Rebounds per game APG Assists per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high

NBA

Regular season Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG 1948–49 Rochester 36 – .285 .619 – 1.1 3.4 Syracuse 60 – .333 .635 – 2.6 5.5 Milwaukee 7 9.7 .125 .667 1.3 1.3 1.1Career 103 9.7 .310 .633 1.3 2.0 4.5

Playoffs Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG 1950 Syracuse 9 – .351 1.000 – 1.4 3.4

Head coaching record

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