Born in Windsor, Ontario, Sovran attended Kennedy Collegiate Institute and was a top basketball player at Assumption College, scoring more than 1,000 points over three seasons, and playing as team captain in the 1943–44 and 1944–45 seasons. He played for University of Detroit in 1945–46 where he was the team's leading scorer. Sovran then returned to the Assumption team to help it win the Ontario and Eastern Canada senior basketball championships in 1946 before losing to the Victoria Dominoes for the national title.[2]
From there, Sovran joined the newly formed Toronto Huskies professional team that competed in the Basketball Association of America (which later evolved into the National Basketball Association). Along with former Assumption teammate Hank Biasatti, he was one of two Canadians to play for the Huskies in their first and only season in 1946–47. Sovran was signed by the Huskies about two weeks into the season, making his professional debut on November 22, 1946 against the Boston Celtics. He appeared in six games,[3] before being waived by the team on December 29, 1946.[4]
Sovran was also a competitive track and field athlete, setting regional records in the high jump and triple jump while a student.
He has been inducted into the University of Windsor Alumni Sports Hall of Fame in 1997[2] and the Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame 2002.
^ ab"Gino Sovran '45". University of Windsor HOF. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
^"Gino Sovran Stats". Basketball Reference. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
^Zwerling, Jared (February 22, 2016). "Living Legend: Gino Sovran Still Recalls Many Memories of NBA’s First Season 70 Years Later". NBPA. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
External linksEdit
Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
October 21, 2023
gino, sovran, december, 1924, june, 2016, canadian, professional, basketball, player, personal, informationborn, 1924, december, 1924windsor, ontariodiedjune, 2016, 2016, aged, royal, michigannationalitycanadianlisted, height6, listed, weight175, career, infor. Gino Sovran December 17 1924 June 26 2016 was a Canadian professional basketball player 1 Gino SovranPersonal informationBorn 1924 12 17 December 17 1924Windsor OntarioDiedJune 26 2016 2016 06 26 aged 91 Royal Oak MichiganNationalityCanadianListed height6 ft 2 in 1 88 m Listed weight175 lb 79 kg Career informationCollegeAssumption 1942 1945 1946 Detroit Mercy 1945 1946 Playing career1946 1947PositionForward guardCareer history1946Toronto HuskiesStats at NBA comStats at Basketball Reference comBorn in Windsor Ontario Sovran attended Kennedy Collegiate Institute and was a top basketball player at Assumption College scoring more than 1 000 points over three seasons and playing as team captain in the 1943 44 and 1944 45 seasons He played for University of Detroit in 1945 46 where he was the team s leading scorer Sovran then returned to the Assumption team to help it win the Ontario and Eastern Canada senior basketball championships in 1946 before losing to the Victoria Dominoes for the national title 2 From there Sovran joined the newly formed Toronto Huskies professional team that competed in the Basketball Association of America which later evolved into the National Basketball Association Along with former Assumption teammate Hank Biasatti he was one of two Canadians to play for the Huskies in their first and only season in 1946 47 Sovran was signed by the Huskies about two weeks into the season making his professional debut on November 22 1946 against the Boston Celtics He appeared in six games 3 before being waived by the team on December 29 1946 4 Sovran was also a competitive track and field athlete setting regional records in the high jump and triple jump while a student He has been inducted into the University of Windsor Alumni Sports Hall of Fame in 1997 2 and the Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame 2002 Away from sports Sovran earned a doctoral degree from the University of Minnesota and worked as a research engineer for General Motors Contents 1 BAA career statistics 1 1 Regular season 2 References 3 External linksBAA career statistics EditLegend GP Games played FG Field goal percentage FT Free throw percentage APG Assists per game PPG Points per gameRegular season Edit Year Team GP FG FT APG PPG1946 47 Toronto 6 333 500 2 1 8Career 6 333 500 2 1 8References Edit Obituary nbsp a b Gino Sovran 45 University of Windsor HOF Retrieved July 4 2017 Gino Sovran Stats Basketball Reference Retrieved July 4 2017 Zwerling Jared February 22 2016 Living Legend Gino Sovran Still Recalls Many Memories of NBA s First Season 70 Years Later NBPA Retrieved July 4 2017 External links EditCareer statistics and player information from NBA com nbsp and Basketball Reference com FrozenHoops com 100 Greatest Canadian Basketball Players Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gino Sovran amp oldid 1156897112, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
