Joe Ruklick

Joe Ruklick
No. 17
Power forward / Center
Personal information
Date of birth August 3, 1938 (1938-08-03) (age 73)
Place of birth Princeton, Illinois
Nationality American
High school Princeton (Illinois)
Listed height 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight 220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
College Northwestern
NBA Draft 1959 / Round: 2 / Pick: 9th overall
Selected by the Philadelphia Warriors
Pro career 1959–1962
League NBA
Career history
19591962 Philadelphia Warriors
Career NBA statistics
Points 398 (3.5 ppg)
Rebounds 286 (2.5 rpg)
Assists 48 (0.4 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Joseph "Joe" Ruklick (born August 3, 1938) is a retired American professional basketball player in the NBA. The 6'9", 220 lb, center-forward is an alumnus of Princeton High School and Northwestern University.[1]

He is known for giving the final assist to legendary Philadelphia Warriors teammate Wilt Chamberlain in his 100 point game, with a pass in the final minute of the game.[2]

References

  1. ^ Joe Ruklick, Basketball-Reference.com. Accessed November 1, 2007.
  2. ^ Berkow, Ira. "PRO BASKETBALL; A Footnote To History After 40 Years", The New York Times, July 2, 2002. Accessed November 1, 2007. "Ruklick's contribution to the record? He threw the pass to Chamberlain with 46 seconds left in the game for the basket that resulted in the 99th and 100th points."

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