Noble Jorgensen

Noble Gordon "Jorgy" Jorgensen (May 18, 1925 – November 2, 1982) was an American professional basketball player. He was a center in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and other leagues. He was a member of Portland's first professional basketball championship when Portland Indians won the Pacific Coast Professional Basketball League in 1948. He retired from professional basketball following the 1952–53 NBA season.

He played high school basketball for Taylor Allderdice High School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Personal life Jorgensen was the brother of former NBA player Roger Jorgensen and Byron Jorgensen who played college basketball for Ohio.

Death Jorgensen died in Minneapolis in 1982 due to an aortic aneurysm.

BAA/NBA career statistics Legend GP Games played MPG Minutes per game 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 MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG 1946–47 Pittsburgh 15 – .223 .640 – .3 4.4 1949–50 Sheboygan 54 – .353 .766 – 1.7 13.0 1950–51 Tri-Cities 22 – .366 .706 5.1 1.2 11.2 1950–51 Syracuse 41 – .376 .675 5.5 1.6 9.3 1951–52 Syracuse 66 20.0 .413 .797 4.4 1.0 8.0 1952–53 Syracuse 70 19.4 .333 .734 3.4 1.1 6.2Career 268 19.7 .360 .742 4.3 1.2 8.8

Playoffs Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG 1949–50 Sheboygan 3 – .386 .600 – 2.7 17.3 1950–51 Syracuse 7 – .416 .636 3.0 1.0 7.1 1951–52 Syracuse 7 21.4 .365 .742 3.9 .7 8.7 1952–53 Syracuse 2 22.0 .556 .667 5.0 1.5 7.0Career 19 21.6 .399 .663 3.6 1.2 9.3