Irv Bemoras

Irv Bemoras
	The Illio, 1953
Personal information
Born	November 18, 1930; Chicago, Illinois
Died	November 1, 2007 (aged 76); Buffalo Grove, Illinois
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school	Marshall (Chicago, Illinois)
College	Illinois (1950–1953)
NBA draft	1953: 3rd round, 18th overall pick
	Selected by the Milwaukee Hawks
Playing career	1953–1957
Position	Forward / guard
Number	7, 26
Career history
1953–1957	Milwaukee / St. Louis Hawks
Career highlights and awards
	Second-team All-American – Look (1953);
Career statistics
Points	827 (6.3 ppg)
Rebounds	341 (2.6 rpg)
Assists	125 (1.0 apg)
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball Reference

Irving "Irv" Bemoras (November 18, 1930 – November 1, 2007) was an American basketball player.^[1]

He played collegiately for the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, where he was voted as one of the top 100 players of all time.

He was selected by the Milwaukee Hawks in the 1953 NBA draft. He played for the Milwaukee Hawks in 1953-54 and the relocated St. Louis Hawks in 1956-57 in the NBA for 131 games.

He is a member of the Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame.

Family

Irv Bemoras and Sally, his wife for over 50 years, had three children and six grandchildren.

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^[2]

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	PPG
1953–54	Milwaukee	69	21.7	.366	.668	3.1	1.1	7.4
1956–57	St. Louis	62	15.9	.322	.680	2.0	.7	5.1
Career		131	18.9	.347	.672	2.6	1.0	6.3

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	PPG
1956	St. Louis	3	6.7	.375	1.000	2.0	.3	3.0

References

^ Trevor Jensen. "Irving Bemoras: 1930–2007". Chicago Tribune. 3 November 2007.
^ "Irv Bemoras NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved September 30, 2023.

External links

Career statistics from NBA.com and Basketball Reference

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[1] Trevor Jensen. "Irving Bemoras: 1930–2007". Chicago Tribune. 3 November 2007.

[bbr-2] "Irv Bemoras NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved September 30, 2023.

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