Frank Saul

Frank Benjamin "Pep" Saul Jr. (February 16, 1924 – November 7, 2019) was an American professional basketball player. He played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Rochester Royals, Baltimore Bullets and Minneapolis Lakers. Saul won four consecutive NBA championships from 1951 to 1954. He played college basketball for the Seton Hall Pirates and had his number 3 retired by the team.

Early life Saul was born in Oradell and raised in Westwood, New Jersey, as the eldest of eight children to Frank and Lena Saul.

College basketball career Saul played collegiately for the Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball, leaving college after his freshman year to serve for three years in the United States Army during World War II. He scored his 1,000th career point in a game against Creighton University on March 5, 1949, making him the first player from Seton Hall to reach that milestone. with him and Kerr winning four times in a row.

Later life and death Saul worked in insurance after his athletic retirement.

Career statistics

Playing

NBA Source

Regular season Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG 1949–50 Rochester 49 – .404 .723 – .6 3.7 1950–51† Rochester 63 – .339 .686 1.3 1.0 4.3 1951–52 Baltimore 39 18.5 .339 .800 2.2 2.0 5.6 † Minneapolis 25 30.4 .389 .763 3.2 2.7 8.6 1952–53† Minneapolis 70 25.7 .397 .710 2.0 1.6 7.4 1953–54† Minneapolis 71 25.4 .347 .753 2.2 2.0 6.4 1954–55 Milwaukee 65 17.5 .317 .772 2.1 1.6 4.4Career 384 23.0 .360 .739 2.0 1.6 5.6

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