Sidney Hertzberg

Sidney "Sonny" Hertzberg (July 29, 1922 – July 25, 2005) was an American professional basketball player.

Early life Hertzberg was born in Brooklyn, New York, grew up in Crown Heights, and was Jewish. Hertzberg played at Samuel J. Tilden High School and City College of New York, where he was a teammate of longtime Knicks coach Red Holzman. Hertzberg was reunited with former Washington coach Auerbach in his second season with Boston in 1950–51. Auerbach and rookie point guard Bob Cousy referred to Hertzberg as "the second coach on the floor", and he was respected for his playmaking and court savviness.

After playing five seasons of professional basketball, Hertzberg served as a scout and broadcasting commentator for the Knicks.

He is a member of the New York City Basketball Hall of Fame, the Old-Timers Basketball Hall of Fame, the City College Hall of Fame, and the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.

Later life and death Hertzberg went on to become a managing director of Bear Stearns, an investment banking and brokerage firm.

Hertzberg died of heart failure on July 25, 2005, at his home in Woodmere, New York.

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 New York 59 .289 .758 – .6 8.7 1947–48 New York 4 .071 .750 – .3 1.3 1947–48 Washington 37 .273 .797 – .6 7.4 1948–49 Washington 60 .285 .817 – 1.9 7.4 1949–50 Boston 68 .318 .749 – 2.9 10.2 1950–51 Boston 65 .316 .826 4.0 3.8 9.8Career 293 .299 .792 4.0 2.1 8.7

Playoffs Year Team GP FG% FT% RPG APG PPG 1947 New York 5 .217 .750 – 1.0 7.2 1949 Washington 11 .348 .851 – 2.5 10.7 1951 Boston 2 .231 .800 1.0 1.5 5.0Career 18 .294 .833 1.0 1.9 9.1