Don Lofgran

Donald James Lofgran (November 18, 1928 – June 17, 1976) was an American basketball player who was a consensus All-American in 1950 while at the University of San Francisco. He also played professionally in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1950 to 1954.

Biography Lofgran was a native of Oakland, California, and a 1946 graduate of Oakland Technical High School. He spent the first two years of college (1946–48) at Grant Technical College, a junior college in Sacramento, California (now American River College). He graduated Grant Tech and enrolled at the University of San Francisco to play for the Dons basketball team. While at USF, Lofgran averaged approximately 15 points per game for his career. In his junior season of 1948–49, Lofgran led the Dons to a 48–47 win over Loyola (IL) in the 1949 National Invitation Tournament and was named the Most Valuable Player.

Lofgran was drafted as the 11th pick in the first round of the 1950 NBA draft by the Syracuse Nationals. He was traded to the Indianapolis Olympians his rookie year. During Lofgran's four year NBA career, he also played for the Philadelphia Warriors and Milwaukee Hawks.

Career statistics

NBA Source

Regular season Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG 1950–51 Syracuse 47 .297 .624 2.0 .6 3.4 1950–51 Indianapolis 14 .284 .618 4.6 .5 5.4 1951–52 Indianapolis 63 19.9 .357 .712 4.1 .8 7.2 1952–53 Philadelphia 64 27.9 .330 .728 5.3 1.7 7.4 1953–54 Milwaukee 21 18.1 .313 .653 3.0 1.2 4.9Career 209 23.1 .329 .692 3.9 1.0 6.1

Playoffs Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG 1951 Indianapolis 1 .333 1.000 1.0 .0 5.0 1952 Indianapolis 2 5.0 .000 – .0 .0 .0Career 3 5.0 .222 1.000 .3 .0 1.7