Cliff Barker

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Clifford "Cliff" Eugene Barker (January 15, 1921 – March 17, 1998) was an American basketball player who won the gold medal with the USA national basketball team at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London[1][2] and two national championships at the University of Kentucky.

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A jersey honoring Barker hangs in Rupp Arena.

While at the University of Kentucky, Barker was an All-SEC (Second Team) and All-SEC Tournament guard during the 1947–48 and 1948–49 seasons.

A member of the United States Army Air Forces during World War II, Barker was a B-17 Flying Fortress waist gunner and spent 16 months as a prisoner-of-war. "Fancy Nancy III," the B-17 he was assigned to was shot down in the vicinity of Konigslutter. "Fancy Nancy III" was assigned to the 612 Bombardment Squadron, a unit of the 401st Bombardment Group.[3][4][5]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

NBA

Source[6]

Regular season

Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1949–50 Indianapolis 49 .372 .708 2.2 5.7
1950–51 Indianapolis 56 .252 .649 1.8 2.1 2.7
1951–52 Indianapolis 44 11.2 .298 .588 1.8 1.6 2.9
Career 149 11.2 .316 .662 1.8 2.0 3.7

Playoffs

Year Team GP FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1949–50 Indianapolis 6 .387 .667 2.2 5.7
1950–51 Indianapolis 3 .211 .000 5.0 3.3 2.7
Career 9 .320 .556 5.0 2.6 4.7

See also

References

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