Johnny Norlander

Template:Short description 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	2.3
Career		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	6.4
Career		17	.317	.767	–	.5	6.5

External links

• Template:Basketball stats

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