John Abramovic

John M. Abramovic Jr. (February 9, 1919 – June 9, 2000) was an American professional basketball player. He played in the Basketball Association of America (BAA) for the Pittsburgh Ironmen, St. Louis Bombers and Baltimore Bullets. Abramovic was nicknamed "Brooms" and worked in his family's broom manufacturing business after his playing retirement.

Early life and college career Abramovic grew up in Etna, Pennsylvania, and graduated from high school in 1937. He worked in his family's plant manufacturing brooms for two years. Abramovic's 2,170 points made him the first college basketball player to score more than 2,000 points in a career.

BAA career statistics Legend GP Games played FG% Field-goal percentage FT% Free-throw percentage APG Assists per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high

Regular season Year Team GP FG% FT% APG PPG 1946–47 Pittsburgh 47 .242 .691 .7 11.2 1947–48 St. Louis 4 .100 .500 .3 1.0 1947–48 Baltimore 5 .000 .667 .2 .4Career 56 .237 .686 .7 9.5