Barry Kramer

Barry D. Kramer (November 10, 1942 – January 4, 2025) was an American professional basketball player, jurist and attorney. Kramer was named a first-team Parade All-American basketball player for Linton High School in Schenectady, New York, and a consensus first-team All-American playing collegiately for the NYU Violets. Following his playing career, he served as a trial court judge in the New York state court system.

Basketball career A , guard–forward, Kramer played for Linton High School in Schenectady, New York. Future NBA basketball player and coach Pat Riley was a freshman at Linton when Kramer was a senior. Kramer won two Section II championships at Linton and was named a first-team Parade All-American in 1960. He was later inducted into the Schenectady School District Hall of Fame.

After graduating from Linton in 1960, That year, Kramer was the second-leading scorer in college basketball, averaging 29.3 points per game; he also received the Haggerty Award as the best college basketball player in the New York City metropolitan area. Kramer played in the 1963 NCAA tournament and the 1964 NIT with NYU. He was later named to the NYU Athletic Hall of Fame.

Legal and judicial career Kramer became an attorney after graduating from Albany Law School in 1968; In November 2009, Kramer was elected as a Justice of the New York State Supreme Court–a trial-level court–in New York's Fourth Judicial District. Kramer joined the law firm of McNamee Lochner P.C. in 2019.

Personal life and death Kramer was born in Schenectady, New York, on November 10, 1942. He died on January 4, 2025, at the age of 82.

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College Led Metropolitan NY Conference

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Regular season Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG PPG