Leo Barnhorst

Leo Alphonse "Barney" Barnhorst (May 11, 1924 – August 25, 2000) was an American basketball player.

A 6'4" forward/guard from Cathedral High School in Indianapolis, Barnhorst played four seasons at University of Notre Dame, where he was an honorable mention All-American. He then played professionally in the NBA for the Chicago Stags, Indianapolis Olympians, Baltimore Bullets and Fort Wayne Pistons. Barnhorst appeared in two NBA All-Star Games (1952, 1953) and scored 3,232 career points.

Barnhorst was inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame in 1980.

Career statistics

NBA Source

Regular season

Playoffs Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG 1950 Chicago 2 – .320 1.000 – 2.0 11.0 1951 Indianapolis 3 – .371 .800 3.0 4.0 11.3 1952 Indianapolis 2 42.5 .412 .429 4.5 4.0 15.5 1953 Indianapolis 2 39.5 .364 .667 11.0 2.5 15.0 1954 Fort Wayne 4 15.0 .526 .600 1.3 1.5 5.8Career 13 28.0 .390 .703 4.1 2.7 10.8