Bobby Wanzer

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Bobby Wanzer

Personal information
Born	(1921-06-04)June 4, 1921 Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Died	January 23, 2016(2016-01-23) (aged 94) Pittsford, New York, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight	170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High school	Benjamin Franklin (New York City, New York)
College	Seton Hall (1942–1943, 1946–1947)
BAA draft	1948: 1st round, 10th overall pick
Selected by the Rochester Royals
Playing career	1948–1957
Position	Point guard / shooting guard
Number	9
Coaching career	1955–1987
Career history
As player:
1948–1957	Rochester Royals
As coach:
1955–1959	Rochester / Cincinnati Royals
1963–1987	St. John Fisher
Career highlights and awards
As player: NBA champion (1951) 5× NBA All-Star (1952–1956) 3× All-NBA Second Team (1952–1954) No. 8 retired by Seton Hall Pirates As coach: NBA All-Star Game head coach (1957)
Career BAA and NBA statistics
Points	6,924 (12.2 ppg)
Rebounds	1,979 (4.5 rpg)
Assists	1,830 (3.2 apg)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com
Basketball Hall of Fame as player
College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2006

Robert Francis Wanzer (June 4, 1921 – January 23, 2016) was an American professional basketball player and coach. A five time NBA All-Star and three time All-NBA Second Team selection, Wanzer played his entire professional career for the Rochester Royals of the Basketball Association of America (BAA) and National Basketball Association (NBA). He won an NBA championship with the Royals in 1951. During his final two years as a player, he served as the team's player-coach. After he retired from playing in 1957, he remained as a coach with the Royals for one season, before he became the head coach of the St. John Fisher Cardinals college basketball team in 1963. He stayed in the role with the college for 24 years until his retirement in 1987. Wanzer was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1987 and into the newly formed New York City Basketball Hall of Fame in 1991.