Johnny Norlander

John Arthur Norlander (March 5, 1921 – March 6, 2002) was an American professional basketball player born in Virginia, Minnesota.

A 6'3" forward from Hamline University, where he joined Theta Chi fraternity, Norlander played five seasons (1946–1951) in the Basketball Association of America and National Basketball Association as a member of the Washington Capitols. He averaged 8.3 points per game in his BAA/NBA career. Norlander played in the Eastern Professional Basketball League (EPBL) for York Victory A.C. during the 1950–51 season and was named to the All-EPBL Second Team. He died one day after his 81st birthday in 2002.

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

Regular season Year Team GP FG% FT% RPG APG PPG 1946–47 Washington 60 .319 .652 – .8 10.4 1947–48 Washington 48 .308 .742 – .9 9.8 1948–49 Washington 60 .361 .678 – 1.4 7.4 1949–50 Washington 40 .338 .624 – .8 6.3 1950–51 Washington 9 .375 .643 1.0 .6 2.3Career 217 .329 .677 1.0 1.0 8.3

Playoffs Year Team GP FG% FT% RPG APG PPG 1947 Washington 6 .280 .765 – .3 6.8 1949 Washington 11 .342 .769 – .6 6.4Career 17 .317 .767 – .5 6.5